Do you want to help?

Should you wish to help Ukrainians, contact an aid organisation to learn how your effort can be best put to use.

The police receive many questions from people who, for various reasons, want to collect people fleeing Ukraine and help them enter Norway. The police can provide no form of advance clearance, neither verbally nor in writing. 

Legal entry to Norway

All foreigners travelling to Norway must enter Norway legally. This also applies to Ukrainians. There are several ways to travel legally into the country. Examples of this could be persons who:

• already have obtained a valid residence permit in Norway, or
• already have a valid visitor's visa to Norway, or
• can travel visa-free to Norway (applies if they have a biometric passport), or
• want to apply for protection (asylum) in Norway

Relevant links

• Information from the Directorate of Immigration to those who want to help refugees from Ukraine (udi.no).
• Overview of contact information and websites for the major Norwegian humanitarian NGOs providing relief in connection with the crisis in Ukraine (regjeringen.no) (in Norwegian only).