Comments on National Legislation

The international obligations of States regarding refugees and non-refugee stateless persons as well as the prevention and reduction of statelessness need to be translated into national laws in order to ensure their effective implementation. UNHCR reviews and comments on national legislation in order to assist States in ensuring that national legislation is in accordance with international standards related to refugee law and statelessness.

UNHCR has promulgated guidelines (Internal link) and a checklist (Internal link) to assist those reviewing and commenting on national legislation related to refugees and non-refugee stateless persons. These should be consulted by UNHCR staff and others involved in reviewing and commenting on national legislation.

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UNHCR Observations on the proposed amendments to the Norwegian Immigration Regulation of 18 January 2017 to reduce the income requirement in family reunification cases and introduce a requirement providing that an application for family reunification must be submitted within three months after the granting of the status [Invitasjon til høringsmøte og høring om endringer i utlendingsforskriften – underholdskravet i familieinnvandringssaker – senking av underholdskravet og endring av ettårsfrist for unntak for flyktninger] 13 February 2017 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR Observations on the proposed legislative amendments to Chapter 12 of the Norwegian Immigration Act on the use of coercive measures, including administrative detention of families with children, arrest, directed residence/residence restrictions and regular reporting to the authorities- public hearing/public consultation [Høringsbrev om endringer i utlendingslovens regler om tvangsmidler] February 2017 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
Observations by the UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe on the members of parliament's legislative motion concerning age assessment of children seeking asylum in Norway ("Representantforslag 93 S (2015–2016) om nye og mer treffsikre metoder for alderstesting av barn som søker asyl") 8 November 2016 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR Observations on the proposed amendments to the Act No. 19 of 1997 (the National Insurance Act) and Regulations, Act No. 41 of 26 June 1998 concerning Cash Benefit for Parents with Small Children and the Law on supplementary benefit for persons who have only lived a short period in Norway October 2016 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR Observations on the proposed amendments to the Norwegian Immigration Act and Regulation: Høring – Endringer i utlendingslovgivningen (Innstramninger II) 12 February 2016 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
Observations by UNHCR on the proposed amendments to the Norwegian Immigration Act to allow for detention of asylum-seekers in the 48-hours accelerated procedure October 2015 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR's Observations on the proposed amendments to the Norwegian Immigration Regulation Forslag til end ring i utlendingsforskriften - 15-manedsregel for saksbehandlingen i Utlendingsnemnda (UNE) October 2012 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation

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