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Unaccompanied minor protection application

NorwayHumanitarian protection

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

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

This route concerns a child under 18 who enters Norway alone and applies for asylum; UNHCR says the asylum process is almost the same as for an adult, with additional rights for the child.

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  • Only the cited route-specific official content is established; independent review remains pending.

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

UNHCR identifies an unaccompanied asylum-seeker as a child under 18 entering Norway alone and applying for asylum.

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  • Only the cited route-specific official content is established; independent review remains pending.

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

Protection is requested by contacting the police. As of 15 July 2024, anyone applying for protection must go to Råde to register the application at the National Arrival Centre. Children travelling alone (unaccompanied minor asylum-seekers) can get help to travel to the National Arrival Centre.

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  • The first two sentences are the general UDI instruction for all applicants, not a child-specific text; child-specific procedure (asylbarn.no) was not captured.

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

An unaccompanied minor has the right to a representative in Norway, an adult who acts on their behalf and looks after their rights legally and financially, and will also be appointed a lawyer. If the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) doubts whether the child is below 18, an age examination (X-rays of the hand and teeth evaluated by a doctor) is offered; declining it may affect the asylum case.

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Limits of the record
  • Registration steps, reception/care arrangements and family handling for unaccompanied minors are not described in the captured child-specific text.

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

UDI refers unaccompanied minors applying for protection to asylbarn.no for more information.

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Limits of the record
  • No competent-authority contact specific to minors, UN body channel or fraud warning is stated in the captured texts.

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

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