Over 30 persons have been denied access to Norway due to insufficient funds for their stay as well as for the ticket of return to their country of origin.
Asylum applicants from Macedonia will be processed within 48 hours. The purpose of the introduction of 48 hour-processing time is to prevent a large number of unfounded asylum applications from these countries. Several European countries have experienced a considerable increase in applications for asylum from citizens of these counties after the visa free travel was introduced on December 19th, 2009.
The 48 hour-processing time proved very effective when a similar situation with asylum applications occurred after visa free travel for citizens of Bulgaria and Romania was introduced. This procedure is used when it is obviously believed that the application for asylum is unfounded.
Persons who receive a rejection to their asylum application are obliged to leave the Kingdom of Norway.
Norwegian authorities note that persons that do not have sufficient funds for their stay in Norway, and for a return ticket to their country of origin, may be denied access into Norway. Persons who are earlier convicted for a serious offence may also be denied access to Norway. We also note that an asylum rejection is final. Persons that get a rejection to their asylum application can not change their status to tourist.