What country are you from?
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Ukraine
If you are not a Ukrainian citizen, you must have a valid residence permit in Ukraine to be eligible for support.
You will have to organise your trip yourself. UDI is not able to assist with arranging tickets, transport or a travel assistant.
Please note:
- It may take up to eight weeks to process your application once you have submitted it. We cannot guarantee that your application will be processed and that you will receive the payment within eight weeks, but it is possible. The processing time will vary depending on whether you use eID when applying and when you send the confirmation of your address change from the Norwegian Tax Administration to UDI.
- The application form is below on this page. You are only to use the form when you submit your application with attachments. Do not send in a new application if you have already applied and are waiting for a decision. Sending in a new application will not speed up the decision. Do not use the application form if you need to add documents later, after you have submitted your application. Please use: Send documents to UDI.
- Your application will not be visible on My Page on udi.no after you have applied. When you submit your application and receive confirmation by email, your application will be registered and processed.
- To disburse the cash support, we require that you provide a Norwegian bank account. If you do not have a Norwegian bank account, you may provide a Norwegian bank account belonging to another person. In that case, it is your own responsibility to ensure the funds become available to you after UDI has made the payment to the specified account.
Who can apply?
You may apply if you have
- individual or collective protection, or
- a residence permit on humanitarian grounds after applying for protection, or
- residence based on family immigration with a person covered by either of the two points above
You are not eligible for repatriation support if you are a Norwegian citizen.
What forms of support are given?
You will receive NOK 17,500 in support to return home. This same amount will be granted for each child returning with you. UDI is not able to provide any transport assistance to Ukraine.
How to apply
Apply via the link below. You are to log in with an e-ID if you have one. If not, you can create a user profile with a username and password.
Parental consent
A separate application is required for each family member. Parents may apply on behalf of children under 18 years of age.
Parental consent is required for applications for children under 18 years of age. If both parents reside in Norway, but only one of the parents is returning home with the child, the other parent must provide written consent using the form "Providing consent for a move abroad with children (pdf, 191 kB)".
You must complete the consent form before you start filling in the application.
Parents with children in Norway will not receive support if any children younger than 18 years remain behind without a caregiver.
Confirmation of a move from Norway
Before disbursing cash support, UDI must receive confirmation that you have reported your move to the Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten) (external website).
Acceptable forms of confirmation include:
- a copy of a digital confirmation from the Tax Administration that you have reported your move, or
- a copy of your report of a move abroad with a confirmation or stamp from the Norwegian Tax Administration, or
- a written statement from a municipal or NAV employee that confirms that you have reported your move to the Norwegian Tax Administration
You do not have to send the confirmation together with your application, but we must receive your confirmation before you leave Norway. Forwarding a confirmation to UDI.
Not a Ukrainian citizen?
If you are not a Ukrainian citizen, you must submit documentation of a valid residence permit in Ukraine.
Go to the application formDid you come to Norway either as a medevac patient or a relative of a medevac patient?
If you came to Norway as a medevac patient or as a patient’s next of kin, you may apply for repatriation support. Additional travel support for medical needs or a personal assistant is available from UDI.
UDI can transfer the support funds to a Norwegian bank account or to a Ukrainian bank account. If you have a Ukrainian bank account, you must obtain the following information before you start filling out the application:
- IBAN-number (bank account number)
- SWIFT code
- The name of your bank.
- The address of your bank.
- Your address in Ukraine.
Are you allowed to return to Norway?
More information is available here: Can I return to Norway if I regret moving back to Ukraine?
If you move back to Norway, you will normally be required to repay the support you received when you left Norway — either in full or in part. You must also repay the support if you did not leave Norway after receiving support for repatriation.
Please contact us for information about how much you must repay and to which account. You can:
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Send an email to varp@udi.no, or
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Send a letter to:
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
P.O. Box 2098 Vika
NO-0125 Oslo
Norway
When you contact us, you must include the following information:
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Your DUF number. If you received support for children and/or accompanying family members, you must also include their DUF numbers.
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Information about when you returned to Norway, or information that you did not leave Norway after receiving repatriation support.
UDI will then provide you with information on how much you must repay and to which account.
The amount you must repay depends on how long you stayed outside Norway.
Rates for the repayment of repatriation grants
Amount of time spent in your home country Amount to be repaid Less than 12 months NOK 15 000 13–18 months NOK 10 000 18–24 months NOK 5 000 More than 24 months NOK 0 If you are moving back to Norway because you had to flee from harassment in your home country, you can apply for an exemption from grant repayment.
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Another country
You may apply if you have
- individual or collective protection, or
- a residence permit on humanitarian grounds after applying for protection, or
- arrived in Norway as a resettlement refugee, or
- residence based on family immigration with a person covered by either of the two points above
You are not eligible for repatriation support if you are a Norwegian citizen.
In order for us to assist you in moving home, you must have a valid passport.
Please note, the application form is below on this page. You are only to use the form when you submit your application with attachments. Do not send in a new application if you have applied already and are waiting for a decision. Sending in a new application will not speed up the decision. Do not use the application form if you need to add documents later after you have submitted your application. Please use Send documents to UDI.
What forms of support are given?
UDI will pay for your journey and book the tickets for you. You cannot buy plane tickets on your own. You will also receive NOK 15,000 to cover the cost of repatriation. There are similar grants for each of the children returning home with you.
How to apply
You apply via the link below. You are to log in with an e-ID if you have one. If not, you can create a user profile with a username and password.
Parental consent
A separate application is required for each family member. Parents may apply on behalf of children under 18 years of age.
Parental consent is required for applications for children under 18 years of age. If both parents reside in Norway, but only one of the parents is returning home with the child, the other parent must provide written consent using the form "Providing consent for a move abroad with children (pdf, 191 kB)".
Parents with children in Norway will not receive support if any children younger than 18 years remain behind without a caregiver.
Reporting a move from Norway
In order for UDI to disburse cash support, you must have reported your move to the Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten) (external website).
Go to the application formAre you allowed to return to Norway?
If you have a residence permit with refugee status (protection/asylum), you can lose your refugee status if you voluntarily return to your home country and reside there. Read more about "Losing a residence permit or citizenship" here.
If you move back to Norway, you will normally be required to repay the support you received when you left Norway — either in full or in part. You must also repay the support if you did not leave Norway after receiving support for repatriation.
Please contact us for information about how much you must repay and to which account. You can:
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send an email to varp@udi.no, or
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send a letter to:
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
P.O. Box 2098 Vika
NO-0125 Oslo
Norway
When you contact us, you must include the following information:
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Your DUF number. If you received support for children and/or accompanying family members, you must also include their DUF numbers.
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Information about when you returned to Norway, or information concerning that you did not leave Norway after receiving repatriation support.
UDI will then provide you with information on how much you must repay and to which account.
The amount you must repay depends on how long you stayed outside Norway.
Rates for the repayment of repatriation grants
Amount of time spent in your home country Amount to be repaid Less than 12 months NOK 15 000 13–18 months NOK 10 000 18–24 months NOK 5 000 More than 24 months NOK 0 If you are moving back to Norway because you had to flee from harassment in your home country, you can apply for an exemption from grant repayment.