Readmission agreements

Overview of countries Norway has signed readmission agreements with.

Norway has signed readmission agreements with several countries. The purpose of these agreements is to ensure returns in safety and dignity forms.

Per January 2024, Norway has signed readmission agreements with 31 countries.

Country

Date signed

Date in force

Afghanistan

10.08.2005

10.08.2005

Albania

12.09.2008

01.05.2009

Armenia

20.01.2010

26.06.2010

Azerbaijan

03.12.2014

01.06.2015 

Bangladesh

28.06.2018

28.06.2018

Bosnia

30.06.2005

25.11.2007

Bulgaria

16.12.1998

26.09.1999

Burundi

10.03.2009

10.03.2009

Estonia

14.01.1997

11.05.1997

Ethiopia

04.01.2019

04.01.2019

Georgia

10.11.2011

25.01.2012

Hong Kong

15.09.2006

01.01.2007

Iraq

15.05.2009

15.05.2009

Kazakhstan

12.10.2010

14.06.2016 (return)
13.07.2016 (visa)

Kosovo

15.10.2010

01.01.2011

Croatia

24.01.2005

30.07.2005

Latvia

15.05.1997

01.07.1997

Macedonia

25.09.2006

21.06.2007

Moldova

21.03.2005

09.08.2006

Montenegro

16.12.2009

16.12.2009

Pakistan

25.01.2017

01.05.2019

Romania

17.07.2002

24.07.2003

Russia

08.06.2007

01.12.2008

Serbia

30.11.2009

01.06.2010

Slovakia

15.02.2005

28.05.2005

Somalia

26.05.20216

01.01.2017

Switzerland

16.06.2005

22.09.2005

Tanzania

05.04.2011

05.04.2011

Turkey

26.04.2016

not in force

Ukraine

13.02.2008

01.09.2011

Vietnam

04.07.2007

14.10.2007

 

Other signed agreements 

  Sign date Date in force

Lithuania


15.02.1992

15.01.1993

Sweden


18.12.2003

18.12.2003

Czech Republic


12.07.1990

01.01.1993