Eight MPs from multiple parties have proposed changes to how citizenship and residence permits are revoked. The proposers argue that current practice is too strict and are calling on the government to instruct the immigration authorities to raise the threshold for opening revocation cases, halt ongoing cases, and enshrine time limits and proportionality assessments in law.
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The Storting calls on the government to instruct the immigration authorities to raise the threshold for initiating revocation cases, ensuring that cases are not opened when revocation would be disproportionate in any case.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that the Directorate of Immigration does not open revocation cases under the Immigration Act or Citizenship Act when the basis is false or incomplete information provided by the person themselves or their parents or guardians, if the person was a child when the false information was first given.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that the Directorate of Immigration suspends all pending cases until new instructions aligned with Parliament's intent in amending section 26 of the Citizenship Act are in place.
The Storting calls on the government to propose legislation establishing a ten-year time limit for revocation of residence permits and citizenship.
The Storting calls on the government to propose legislation requiring a proportionality assessment in cases involving revocation of residence permits under section 63 of the Immigration Act.
The Storting calls on the government to develop a checklist of factors to be considered in revocation cases for residence permits and citizenship, including mandatory considerations such as the best interests of the child and the right to family life, as well as other factors such as level of integration and employment prospects and connections in a new country.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that all persons in revocation cases have the right to appear in person.
The Storting calls on the government to reinstate the arrangement known as Lex Amelie, which allows persons who have been deported and have entry bans to obtain work permits in Norway.
The Storting calls on the government to instruct the Directorate of Immigration to offer a new review of their cases to all persons who received a citizenship revocation decision on or after 1 January 2020, to ensure the decisions comply with the Citizenship Act.