Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Astri Aas-Hansen (Lab.)
Minister of Justice and Public Security
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security is responsible for the judiciary, correctional facilities, the police and prosecution authorities, the rescue service, public security, immigration authorities and the polar regions.
Civil protection and emergency preparedness
Instructions for the Ministries' work with civil protection and emergency preparedness.
Questions and answers about Norwegian immigration policy
How is responsibility divided between the Ministry, the Directorate of Immigration and the Immigration Appeals Board?
Latest from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security
What's new
- State Secretary Kallset participated in the G20 ministerial meeting in South Africa Press release 17/10/2025
- Norway in the High North – Arctic policy for a new reality Press release 27/08/2025
- Major celebration to mark Svalbard’s 100th anniversary as part of the Kingdom of Norway Press release 14/08/2025
- New regulation on field safety in Svalbard – guides must be approved Press release 06/06/2025
- Norway’s Seventh Periodic Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights News story 28/05/2025
Documents
- Norway's response to the CPT report (2024) 49 Letter 20/06/2025
- Return Strategy 2025 – 2030 Plans/strategy 12/02/2025
- Meld. St. 9 (2024–2025) - Total preparedness Report to the Storting 10/01/2025
- Meld. St. 26 (2023–2024) - Svalbard Report to the Storting 31/05/2024
- Instruction GI-06/2024 – Rejection of Russian citizens with Schengen visas for tourist purposes and other non-essential travel, in accordance with section 126, first paragraph of the Immigration Act Circular 27/05/2024
Contact
E-mail: postmottak@jd.dep.no
Phone:
+47 22 24 90 90
Address:
Postboks 8005 Dep, 0030 Oslo
Visitor address:
Gullhaug Torg 4A, Oslo