{"id":1374938,"date":"2026-03-27T19:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/norway-has-limited-protection-for-ukrainian-men-who-does-this-affect\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:46:07","slug":"norway-has-limited-protection-for-ukrainian-men-who-does-this-affect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/norway-has-limited-protection-for-ukrainian-men-who-does-this-affect\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway has limited protection for Ukrainian men: who does this affect?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"235\"><strong>Norway is changing the rules for Ukrainian refugees &#8211; men aged 18-60 will no longer receive collective protection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"235\"> This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regjeringen.no\/no\/aktuelt\/ap-regjeringen-strammer-inn-reglene-for-fordrevne-fra-ukraina-menn-mellom-18-og-60-ar-far-ikke-lenger-kollektiv-beskyttelse\/id3155103\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is reported by<\/a> the Norwegian government.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"407\"> 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.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"550\"> After the changes, men of draft age are not covered by the collective protection program, which provides for simplified obtaining of a residence permit.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"735\"> 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.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"829\"> The restrictions only apply to new applicants and do not affect those who already have temporary protection.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-section-id=\"15t2d4o\" data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"859\"> <strong>Who is exempt?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"902\"> Exceptions were provided for certain categories: <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1071\"><\/p>\n<li data-section-id=\"uma697\" data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"942\"> men under 18 and over 60 years old<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li data-section-id=\"nkvuy5\" data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"985\"> persons unfit for military service<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li data-section-id=\"ptq6cs\" data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1026\"> evacuated within the framework of medical programs<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li data-section-id=\"1um5zkd\" data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1071\"> men who raise children alone<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1121\"> The new rules will come into effect soon.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1121\"> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norway is changing the rules for Ukrainian refugees &#8211; 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. 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