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Original name: Utlendingsloven (Nr 35 av 2008).
Name: Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
Country: Norway
Subject(s): Migrant workers
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 2008-05-15
Entry into force:
ISN: NOR-2008-L-88330
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=88330&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Act online in Norwegian Act online in Norwegian Ministry of Employment and Inclusion, Norsk Lovtidend, www.lovdata.no, Norway PDF in Norwegian PDF in Norwegian (consulted on 2011-11-03)
Unofficial English Translation Unofficial English Translation University of Oslo, Norway PDF of Act in English PDF of Act in English (consulted on 2011-11-07)
Abstract/Citation: Contains 125 articles divided in 14 chapters covering, inter alia, the following:

Chapter 1: Purpose, scope, relation to international regulations.
Chapter 2: Visas, border control, provisions for expulsions.
Chapter 3: Regulation of residence permits for non-EEA citizens.
Chapter 4: Legal protection, refugee status, asylum seekers.
Chapter 5: Provisions for granting residence permit due to exceptional circumstances.
Chapter 6: Family reunification.
Chapter 7: General regulations for granting residence permit etc.
Chapter 8: Expulsions.
Chapter 9: Non refoulement.
Chapter 10: Organisation of the migration authorities.
Chapter 11: Rules governing casework, including special regulations for migrants with special protection needs.
Chapter 12: Use of personal identification data - including biometric - and enforcement.
Chapter 13: Special regulations for foreigners under the EEA and EFTA agreements.
Chapter 14: Concluding remarks, including entry into force and repeal of the Aliens Act (No. 64 of 1988).
Repealed text(s):
  • 1988-06-24 (NOR-1988-L-52492)Aliens Act (No. 64 of 1988) (consolidation).
Amending text(s):
  • 2014-01-10 (NOR-2014-L-99008)Act (No. 1 of 2014) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
  • 2013-12-17 (NOR-2013-L-97484)Act (No. 132 of 2013) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
  • 2013-06-21 (NOR-2013-L-97480)Act (No. 90 of 2013) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
  • 2013-06-21 (NOR-2013-L-97481)Act (No. 91 of 2013) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
  • 2013-06-21 (NOR-2013-L-97482)Act (No. 92 of 2013) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008) and certain other acts.
  • 2013-06-14 (NOR-2013-L-97464)Act (No. 32 of 2013) amending the Working Environment Act (No. 62 of 2005) and certain other acts.
  • 2012-06-22 (NOR-2012-L-94415)Act (No. 51 of 2012) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
  • 2012-04-13 (NOR-2013-L-94400)Act (No. 15 of 2012) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
  • 2012-01-20 (NOR-2012-L-94322)Act (No. 5 of 2012) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008) and certain other Acts.
  • 2012-01-06 (NOR-2012-L-94323)Act (No. 2 of 2012) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
  • 2011-06-24 (NOR-2011-L-89160)Act (No. 30 of 2011) on Municipal Health Services (The Health Care Act).
  • 2011-06-24 (NOR-2011-L-89876)Act (No. 30 of 2011) on Municipal Health and Care Services.
  • 2010-12-17 (NOR-2010-L-89254)Act (No. 88 of 2009) amending the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
  • 2010-01-15 (NOR-2010-L-89101)Act (No. 3 of 2010) amending the Aliens Act (No. 64 of 1988) and the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008) (seizure, duty to report, determined place of residence).
  • 2009-12-18 (NOR-2009-L-88491)Act (No. 132 of 2009) to amend the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
  • 2009-06-19 (NOR-2009-L-88417)Act (No. 38 of 2009) to amend the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008) (implementation of Regulation No 767/2008 and Council Decision No. 633/2008 concerning the Visa Information System VIS).
  • 2009-06-19 (NOR-2009-L-88420)Act (No. 41 of 2009) to amend the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008) and other Acts.
  • 2009-05-08 (NOR-2009-L-88396)Act (No. 23 of 2009) to amend the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008)(the requirement that the sponsor must have been working or studying for four years in Norway in order for the applicant to be entitled to family reunification).
  • 2009-01-09 (NOR-2009-L-88379)Act (No. 1 of 2009) to amend the Immigration Act (No. 35 of 2008).
Implementing text(s):
  • 2009-12-23 (NOR-2009-R-88497)The Immigration Center Ordinance (No. 1890 of 2009).
  • 2009-10-15 (NOR-2009-R-88455)Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
Related text(s):
  • 2016-03-14 (NOR-2016-R-107155)Ordinance (No. 256 of 2016) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2014-12-04 (NOR-2014-R-99010)Ordinance (No. 1698 of 2014) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2014-03-20 (NOR-2014-R-98971)Ordinance (No. 327 of 2014) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2014-03-18 (NOR-2014-R-99009)Ordinance (No. 296 of 2014) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2013-12-20 (NOR-2013-R-99007)Ordinance (No. 1683 of 2014) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2013-12-17 (NOR-2013-R-97485)Ordinance (No. 1568 of 2013) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2013-09-24 (NOR-2013-R-97483)Ordinance (No. 1130 of 2013) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2013-06-08 (NOR-2013-R-97467)Ordinance (No. 888 of 2013) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2013-06-05 (NOR-2013-R-97479)Ordinance (No. 582 of 2013) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2013-02-08 (NOR-2013-R-97458)Ordinance (No. 177 of 2013) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2013-01-04 (NOR-2013-R-97478)Ordinance (No. 11 of 2013) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2012-12-20 (NOR-2012-R-94459)Ordinance (No. 1358 of 2012) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2012-08-31 (NOR-2012-R-94416)Ordinance (No. 848 of 2012) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2012-07-11 (NOR-2012-R-94420)Ordinance (No. 742 of 2012) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2012-06-19 (NOR-2019-R-94410)Ordinance (No. 599 of 2012) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2012-05-11 (NOR-2012-R-94402)Ordinance (No. 418 of 2012) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).
  • 2012-04-01 (NOR-2012-R-94399)Ordinance (No. 303 of 2012) amending the Immigration Ordinance (No. 1286 of 2009).

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