Resettlement refugees (quota refugees) to Norway
Official name: Overføringsflyktninger (kvoteflyktninger)
Norway resettles refugees from abroad within an annual quota set by the Storting. UNHCR decides who it proposes as resettlement refugees to Norway, so individuals cannot apply themselves. For 2026 the government proposed cutting the quota from 500 to 100 places, and UDI expects 140 resettlement refugees to arrive in 2026.
Life in Norway
Finance
3
Currency
Norwegian Krone
NOK
Norwegian Krone
Cost of living
96
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2025
Tax
22–39.8%
Income tax (national)
VAT 25% · social security 7.6%
22% tax on general income (18.5% in Troms and Finnmark) plus bracket tax of 1.7%-17.8% on personal income above NOK 226,100; top step from NOK 1,467,201. Max effective marginal rate on wages 47.4% including national insurance.
Living
1
Happiness
#6 of 145 countries
World Happiness Report 2025
Who it’s for
Refugees outside Norway proposed by UNHCR for resettlement.
Eligibility
UNHCR proposal only
UDI states that UNHCR decides who it proposes as resettlement refugees to Norway. There is no application form for individuals.
Annual quota
Norway's parliament sets the number of resettlement quota places in the budget each year.
Quota places for 2026
- Previous quota
- 500
- Proposed 2026 quotagovernment budget proposal
- 100
- Expected arrivals 2026UDI estimate, March 2026
- 140
- The government's 2026 budget proposed cutting the quota
Official wording
The Storting decides the number of quota places in the budget. The government's 2026 budget proposed reducing the quota from 500 to 100 places; UDI's March 2026 estimate expects 140 resettlement refugees to arrive in 2026.
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Official sources
Other routes to Norway
- Visit & tourismSchengen tourist & business visa
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