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Temporary work permit while an asylum application is pending

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

It is a right for an asylum applicant to take work until the application is decided (utlendingsloven § 94). The official source does not state why the scheme exists.

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  • The reason the scheme exists is not stated in the text read.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

It covers applicants for protection (asylum seekers) whose application is pending, and also an appellant after a first-instance refusal if the decision was appealed and given suspended enforcement.

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  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/§94
    Er en søknad om beskyttelse avslått i første instans, gjelder en tillatelse gitt etter første ledd fortsatt dersom vedtaket er påklaget og gitt utsatt iverksetting. En klager som ikke allerede har tillatelse etter første ledd, kan etter anmodning gis slik tillatelse forutsatt at vilkårene i første ledd er oppfylt, og vedtaket er gitt utsatt iverksetting.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

The asylum interview must have been held (exception if it is highly probable a permit under section 28 will be granted), there must be no doubt about identity, and it must not be likely that a rejection decision can be enforced before the person has stayed six months in Norway or that a readmission request will be made to another country.

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  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/§94
    Det er en forutsetning for tillatelsen at følgende vilkår er oppfylt: a. det er gjennomført asylintervju av søkeren, b. det er ikke tvil om søkerens identitet, og c. det er ikke sannsynlig at et vedtak om bortvisning vil kunne iverksettes før utlendingen har oppholdt seg i riket i seks måneder, eller at det vil bli fremmet tilbaketakelsesbegjæring overfor et annet land.
  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/§94
    Det kan gjøres unntak fra kravet om gjennomført asylintervju i første ledd bokstav a dersom det er høy sannsynlighet for at søkeren vil få oppholdstillatelse etter § 28

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The asylum seeker must present an approved travel document or national identity card (exception for applicants from countries that do not issue these). The request is made to the police; permits are granted by Utlendingsdirektoratet, which may authorise the police.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

It is a permission to work valid for up to 6 months, renewable if conditions are met, noted in the asylum seeker registration certificate. It applies only until the first-instance decision unless the decision is appealed and given suspended enforcement; after a final refusal by Utlendingsnemnda it does not lapse before the departure deadline, unless the six-month period ends first. The official source does not state whether family members are included.

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  • Whether family members are included is not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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