Immigration regulation - StatRes

In StatRes, the use of resources in the various bodies is measured by expenditure figures and man-year figures.

Input - expenditure (UDI and UNE in total)

Own production is the sum of wage costs and the purchase of goods and services that are used by the UDI and UNE in their production of activities/services. Transfers apply to the UDI’s purchase of places from private and municipal refugee reception centres.

Contracted man-years adjusted for long term leaves

Contracted man-years adjusted for long term leaves are calculated by Statistics Norway as the sum of the number of full-time jobs and part-time jobs converted to full-time equivalents, excluding man-years lost due to doctor-certified sick leave and parental leave. For further information, see About the statistics.

The following table presents some indicators for activities and services for the immigration administration (UDI and UNE). The UDI has a more diverse division of case types than the UNE. This is related to the fact that the UDI has far more cases than the UNE within the individual case types.

Processed cases (UDI)

Processed appeals and requests for decision reversals (UNE)

In 2009, deportation was removed from Other case types and given its own category.

Processing times for the UDI

From when the case is received by the UDI until a decision is issued by the UDI. In median and number of days. The UDI and UNE use different methods to calculate the processing times – further details are available in About the statistics.

Processing times for the UNE

From receipt until a decision is made, on average and number of months (rounded off to the nearest half month).

The number of permits granted by the UDI based on the first decision in the case. With regard to asylum cases, decision reversals in the UDI after the initial decision are also included

Appeals/requests for decision reversals partly or fully upheld UNE

The table shows the number of cases where an appeal or request for decision reversal is partly or fully upheld. It should be noted that this does not necessarily signify that a permit has been granted.

The following table shows the average costs for the UDI and UNE by case type (unit costs in NOK). The operating expenses in the calculation basis here will deviate from the UDI’s accounting figures. Further details are given in About the statistics.

Related indicators are indicators that throw light on immigration regulation, but where the activities are not carried out by the UDI or UNE. The scope of and results from immigration regulation activity by the police and foreign service missions are included in the indicators “incoming cases” and “total number of permits granted in the immigration administration”. In order to describe the immigration regulation’s significance for the total immigration to Norway, where the immigration from other Nordic countries and non-Nordic countries in the EU is also included, statistics are included which are compiled by Statistics Norway based on notifications received by the Central Population Register on emigration to Norway.

Number of incoming cases to the immigration administration

The figures include asylum applications that are submitted to the police and processed by the UDI.

Total number of permits granted by the immigration administration by case type.

Protection applies to both permits granted after application for asylum and resettlement refugees.

Number of persons in refugee reception centres and number of paid places on average per month end

Total number of immigrants to Norway (Statistics Norway)

Population statistics (based on data from the population register)

Number of returns by type

Previous asylum seekers with a deportation order can apply to the UDI for economic and practical assistance to return to their native country.

The police have the authority to forcibly return asylum seekers to another country in Europe where the asylum application is to be processed there. The police will also forcibly return to their native country previous asylum seekers and others who are illegally domiciled in Norway and who do not leave voluntarily, as well as other foreign nationals who are subject to deportation due to a criminal conviction.