Immigration to Norway
The most common countries of birth of immigrants living in Norway were Poland (109,654), Ukraine (65,566), Lithuania (42,733), Syria (38,708), Sweden (36,612), Somalia (27,665), Germany (26,860), Eritrea (25,137), the Philippines (24,718) and Iraq (23,603).
The Hanseatic League introduced large scale trade in Bergen and Northern Norway.
According to the Norwegian Immigration Act, all foreigners have to apply for permanent residency in order to live and work in Norway, except for citizens of Nordic countries.
[7] There are four main reasons for immigration to Norway that are lawfully accepted – employment, education, protection and family reunification.
[10] The leader of a Somali community organization in Norway and the Norwegian Medical Association protested the tests and wished they would be discontinued.
[10] In 2010, UDI started DNA-tests on Somali childless couples who applied for family reunification where one spouse already resided in Norway.
Since the end of the 1990s, new groups of asylum seekers from countries such as Iraq, Somalia, and Afghanistan have arrived in Norway.
[13] During the European migrant crisis in 2015, a total of 31,145 asylum seekers crossed the Norwegian border in 2015.
[15] The EU-Turkey agreement, implemented 20 March 2016, was made in order strengthen organized channels of immigration to Europe, and prevent irregular migration from Turkey to the EU.
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) stated that "some" of the married children in Norway live "with their partners."
"[18] As of 2014, an official study showed that 4,081,000 people or 79.9% of the total population were Norwegians having no migrant background (both of their parents were born in Norway)[19] and more than 759,000 individuals (14.9%)[19] were immigrants—or descendants of recent immigrants—from neighbouring countries and the rest of the world.
325,000 (49%)[19] had a non-Western background mostly from Turkey, Morocco, Iraq, Somalia, Pakistan and Iran (Incl.
These statistics indicate that Norway's population is now 87.8% ethnic Norwegian, a figure that has steadily decreased since the late 20th century.
People of other European ethnicity are 5.8% of the total, while Asians (including Pakistanis, and Iraqis) are 4.3%, Africans 1.5%, and others 0.6%.
[33][34] This number should be interpreted with caution according to a report by Statistics Norway, as there are significant religious minorities in several of these countries, and varying degrees of commitment to the religion.
[38] Immigrants from low income countries in Africa and Asia constitute a large proportion of those diagnosed with chronic infectious diseases Tuberculosis, HIV and Hepatitis B.
In the same period the number of citizens of nations on other continents increased from about 25,000 to about 127,000, of which 112,230 from Middle East, Asia, Africa and South America.
[42] According to a book chapter published by Amsterdam University in 2008 and authored by Prof. Mete Feridun of University of Greenwich, immigration has a positive impact on economic growth in Norway and it has no statistically significant impact on unemployment in the job market.
[44][needs update] According to data released by the European Council, 341 out of the year 2000 prison inmate population of 2643 were foreign nationals, a share of 12.9%.
These figures were corroborated by officials of the Norwegian Correctional Service which stated the rising trend escalated when 8 countries joined the Schengen Area in 2007.
[47] In September 2016, Norwegian authorities discovered that more than a million identity papers had been issued without stringent checks which enabled fraudsters to claim social welfare benefits of many persons simultaneously.[48][relevant?]
[50] According to Statistics Norway, every non-Western immigrant mean net deficit of 4.1 million NOK for Norwegian authorities, where tax income are reduced by welfare payments.
The 15400 non-Western immigrants who arrived in 2012 will then result in expenses of about 63 000 million NOK, half the sum the Norwegian government revenue from the oil fund.
[52] According to calculations by Finansavisen, the cost of the average Somali to the state is 9 million NOK, assuming that the descendants are perfectly integrated into Norwegian society.
Swedes who already have an education and migrate to Norway give a net addition to the state balance sheet.
The Progress Party describes their position like this: "Immigration from countries outside the EEA must be strictly enforced to ensure a successful integration.
It can not be accepted that fundamental Western values and human rights are set aside by cultures and attitudes that certain groups of immigrants bring with them to Norway.
The attacker opposed migration for anti-Islamic reasons and accused the Labour Party of "promoting multiculturalism".
