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==== Norway ==== {{Main|Immigration to Norway}}[[File:Norway migrant education.png|thumb|Educational attainment of migrants in Norway in 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09623/|title = 09623: Educational attainment of immigrants, by country background (Single country) 2004 – 2020}}</ref>]] Apart from citizens of [[Nordic countries]], all foreigners must apply for permanent residency in order to live and work in Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35|title=Lov om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven) – Lovdata|website=lovdata.no|language=no|access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the Norwegian immigrant population was made up of: citizens of EU and [[European Economic Area|EEA]] countries (41.2%); citizens of Asian countries, including Turkey (32.4%); citizens of African countries (13.7%); and citizens of non-EU/EEA European, North American, South American and Oceanian countries (12.7%).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/statistikker/innvbef|title=Innvandrere og norskfødte med innvandrerforeldre|work=ssb.no|access-date=2 March 2018|language=nb-NO}}</ref> In 2015, during the [[European migrant crisis]], a total of 31,145 asylum seekers, most of whom came from Afghanistan and Syria, crossed the Norwegian border.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/asylsituasjonen_i_Norge_2015_og_2016|title=Asylsituasjonen i Norge 2015 og 2016|last=Garvik|first=Olav|date=2017|website=Store Norske Leksikon}}</ref> In 2016, the number of asylum seekers dramatically reduced by almost 90%, with 3460 asylum seekers coming to Norway. This was partly due to the stricter border control across Europe, including an agreement between the EU and Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forskning.no/innvandring-samfunn-samfunnskunnskap/2016/12/fra-30-000-til-3000-asylsokere-hva-har-skjedd|title=Fra 30 000 til 3000 asylsøkere, hva har skjedd?|last=Amundsen|first=Bård|date=23 December 2016|website=Forskning.no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/policies/european-agenda-migration/background-information/eu_turkey_statement_17032017_en.pdf|title=EU-Turkey Statement 2016}}</ref> As of September 2019, 15 foreign residents who had travelled from Norway to Syria or Iraq to join the [[Islamic State]] have had their residence permits revoked.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=7299474|title=Norska IS-resenärer förlorar uppehållstillstånd – Nyheter (Ekot)|last=Radio|first=Sveriges|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=14 September 2019|language=sv|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> The [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] has named the reduction of high levels of immigration from non-European countries one of their goals: : "Immigration from countries outside the EEA must be strictly enforced to ensure a successful integration. It can not be accepted that fundamental Western values and human rights are set aside by cultures and attitudes that certain groups of immigrants bring with them to Norway."<ref>[http://www.frp.no/nor/mener/En-enklere-hverdag/FrP-fra-A-til-AA#id38159 The Progress Party's politics] (In Norwegian) From the official website of the Progress Party (23 November 2014)</ref> An extreme form of opposition to immigration in Norway were [[2011 Norway attacks|the 22/7 attacks]] carried out by the terrorist [[Anders Behring Breivik]] on 22 July 2011. He killed 8 people by bombing government buildings in Oslo and massacred 69 young people at a youth summer camp held by the [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour Party]], who were in power at the time. He blamed the party for the high level of Muslim immigration and accused it of "promoting multiculturalism".<ref>"[https://archive.today/20141123214301/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/07/25/norway.terror.attacks/index.html?_s=PM:WORLD Prime minister: Norway still 'an open society' despite 'the horror']" [[CNN]], 25 July 2011</ref>
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