Return

If you are staying in Norway without a legal residence permit, you must return to your home country. You can apply for financial support to return home and re-establish yourself.

Change in support for assisted return for individuals with a service passport

Foreigners with a service passport, special passport or other special travel documents allowing visa-free entry into Norway will usually no longer be granted support for assisted return or to return home.

Apply for assisted return

Assisted return offers practical support and financial grants to asylum seekers and foreign nationals who do not have legal residence in Norway.

Return programmes and schemes

Specific information about the various schemes and how much money can be granted

Who is eligible for the return scheme and how to apply

Practical information about who is eligible for the scheme and how to apply

Who does what in the return process?

Overview of what individual authorities and organisations do in the event of a return.

How to talk to someone about assisted return?

Questions about assisted return?

Here you will find information on how to contact us.

You can find more information about assisted return on the IOM website, including brochures in different languages (external website).