Can I return to Norway if I regret moving back to Ukraine?
Yes, you can come back to Norway if you want.
Norwegian authorities are not able to help you with transport or financial assistance if you are returning to Norway.
The below information is for those whose permit will still be valid when they return.
If you have been rejected an extension of your collective protection permit or your permit has expired, this may have consequences for your stay in Norway.
Please, contact your municipality or reception centre
If you were settled in a municipality before you left Norway, you need to contact the municipality when you return.
You might have lost some of the rights you had before you left such as finanical support, the offering of an introduction programme and your living accommodations. UDI is unable to provide information about your rights in the municipality.
If you did not receive a settlement offer before you left, you do have the right to stay in a reception centre. If you have lived in a reception centre before, you are to contact UDI in the same region where the reception centre you previously lived in was located.
You will normally be placed in the same reception centre where you lived previously. If there is no room in the same centre, you will be offered accommodation in a different centre.
If you have not stayed in a reception centre before, please contact the Unit for Arrival and Transit (ATE), which will find a spot for you in a reception centre.
If you declined a municipality's settlement offer before you left you do not have the right to stay in a reception centre.
You must report your move to the Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten)
When you moved out of Norway, you had to notify the Tax Administration of your move. When you move back to Norway, you will need to contact the Tax Administration again and report your move (external website). The Tax Administration will re-register you in the National Population Register (Folkeregisteret).
Did you receive any financial assistance to move back to Ukraine (repatriation grant)?
If you received a repatriation grant to return to Ukraine, you will have to pay back part or all of the money you received when you left. How much you will have to pay depends on how long you were back in your home country.
Rates for the repayment of repatriation grants:
Number of months 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 |
| Over 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.