Norwegian Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi)

Latest from Norwegian Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi)

1. Guideline7 Oct 2026

   IMDi publishes monthly and quarterly NIR statistics on refugees; municipalities must register within two months

   • The National Introduction Register (NIR) tracks refugees in introduction programmes and Norwegian and civics classes. Municipalities must enter data continuously, and within two months at the latest.
   • Municipalities can use the statistics to see their results, compare with others and build better services for refugees.
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2. Press release1 Oct 2026

   IMDi and NHO open nominations for Norway's 2026 Diversity Prize – deadline 1 November

   • IMDi (the Directorate of Integration and Diversity) and NHO (the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise) are giving out two workplace diversity awards in 2026 – one for small businesses and one for larger ones (more than 20 staff). Any Norwegian public or private employer can be nominated. The deadline is 1 November 2026.
   • The prize rewards workplaces that are good at hiring and including immigrants, and that can inspire others to do the same.
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3. Report30 Sept 2026

   New report maps Norwegian municipalities' extra health-care costs for refugees in 2025

   • The report looks at how much extra money Norwegian municipalities spent on health care for refugees in 2025, but the actual content — numbers and conclusions — is not included in the source we received.
   • This matters because the central government partly reimburses municipalities for these costs, but we cannot say what the report found or recommended.
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4. Op-ed23 Sept 2026

   IMDi director: Integration in Norway is more successful than public debate suggests, but school dropout among boys is a genuine concern

   • Youth crime looks different from what many assume: violence among the youngest has risen, but the total number of young people charged with crimes has fallen over 20 years.
   • Over one million people in Norway have immigrant backgrounds. Only about a third are refugees, and half come from European countries — it is a very mixed group.
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5. Report15 Sept 2026

   Youth crime in Norway has fallen sharply over 20 years, but immigrant youth are strongly overrepresented as victims

   • The share of boys charged with a crime has fallen significantly over the past 20 years in all groups. Among boys with roots in Africa, Asia, Latin America and non-EU Eastern Europe, the share dropped from 33% to 24%. Among other Norwegian boys, it fell from 24% to 15%.
   • Fewer boys are also being charged with violent offences, but since 2015 the number of violence charges among the very youngest has risen.
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6. News article7 Sept 2026

   KS, Nav and IMDi invite municipal staff to digital inspiration sessions on refugee employment – next session 25 September on mentoring project in Arendal

   • Digital Teams sessions open to all municipal and Nav staff working with the introduction programme and qualification pathways.
   • Next session: 25 September 09:00–10:00, featuring Arendal municipality's 'Mentor as Catalyst' project, which receives IMDi grant funding to recruit needed labour while utilising refugees' skills and experience.
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7. Report4 Sept 2026

   IMDi summarises experiences from whistleblowing cases against interpreters in 2024–2025

   • The report reviews IMDi's processing of complaints against interpreters in the National Interpreter Register in 2024 and 2025, covering types of violations reported and how cases were handled.
   • Key findings and recommendations focus on improving reporting procedures, clearer criteria for sanctions, and stronger follow-up on interpreters' professional and ethical standards.
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8. Report28 Aug 2026

   Survey of Norwegian municipalities' costs for settling and integrating refugees in 2025

   • The report documents actual municipal expenditures on the settlement and integration of refugees and newly arrived immigrants in 2025, relevant for assessing whether state grants cover real costs.
   • No body text is available beyond the title, so specific figures, findings, or conclusions cannot be reported.
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9. Report28 Aug 2026

   Integration grant now covers 96.7% of municipal costs, but Norwegian-language grant coverage fell to 71.5% in 2025

   • The general integration grant coverage increased from 90.9% to 96.7% in 2025 – a notable improvement – according to the Advisory Calculation Committee's report published 28 August 2026.
   • Coverage for the Norwegian language and social studies grant fell by 11.6 percentage points to 71.5%, continuing a multi-year trend of low coverage that has now worsened.
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10. Report27 Aug 2026

    IMDi's 2026 integration report: Positive generational trends alongside persistent challenges in language, school completion and social control

    • The report «How is integration progressing in Norway – Indicators, status and trends in 2026», published by IMDi, documents wide variation in outcomes by country of origin, length of residence, education level and generation.
    • Positive trend: immigrant employment is rising even as the population has shifted toward more refugees and fewer labour migrants; the second generation performs markedly better than the first in education, work and finances.
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