Norway has limited protection for Ukrainian men: who does this affect?

Norway is changing the rules for Ukrainian refugees – men aged 18-60 will no longer receive collective protection.

This is reported by the Norwegian government.

According to Justice Minister Astri Aas-Hansen, the country has already accepted the largest number of Ukrainians among the Scandinavian countries and is facing an overloaded system and a housing shortage.

After the changes, men of draft age are not covered by the collective protection program, which provides for simplified obtaining of a residence permit.

They will now only be able to apply through the standard asylum procedure with individual consideration. The government notes that only a small proportion of such applications receive a positive decision.

The restrictions only apply to new applicants and do not affect those who already have temporary protection.

Who is exempt?

Exceptions were provided for certain categories:

• men under 18 and over 60 years old
• persons unfit for military service
• evacuated within the framework of medical programs
• men who raise children alone

The new rules will come into effect soon.

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