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The total expenditure of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and Norwegian Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) was NOK 3.7 billion in 2012; a 2.5 per cent fall from 2011. Excluding long-term leave, the total number of contracted man-years in immigration regulation in 2012 was 1 243, which is 41 fewer than in 2011.
Almost NOK 2.4 billion, or 64 per cent, of the expenditure was related to the purchase of residence places for asylum seekers from various private and municipal bodies (referred to as transfers in the statistics). This is less than in 2011, when the transfers totalled NOK 2.5 billion.
The operating expenses in UDI and UNE, excluding the expenditure on the purchase of residence places, made up 34 per cent of the total expenditure, or close to NOK 1.3 billion in 2012. The level in 2011 were 32 per cent and NOK 1.2 billion. This expenditure, which is referred to as own production in the statistics, is made up of NOK 966 million in UDI and NOK 300 million in UNE. Investment expenditure in 2012 constituted 2.6 per cent of the total expenditure, at NOK 97 million.
The total expenditure in UDI and UNE combined was 2.5 per cent lower in 2012 than 2011, which was due to a reduction in the spending on the purchase of residence places for asylum seekers.
Large variation from one year to another
Unlike other governmental activity areas, immigration regulation has seen a reduction in expenditures in recent years. Before that, the increase in expenditures was substantial. The reason that the expenditure changes differ from those in the other parts of the governmental administration is that the number of asylum seekers varies from one year to another. At the same time, the expenditures of immigration regulation are closely related to the number of asylum seekers. The UDI handled a particularly large number of asylum cases in 2009 and 2010. The number of forced returns by police has increased every year since 2007.
For asylum cases, the unit cost was NOK 22 600 in 2012, which is approximately 10 times higher than the average of the other case types. This implies a reduction from 2011, but is a higher level than the years before. The number of asylum cases increased with 900 to 11 400 in 2012.
Fewer man-years
The total number of contracted man-years in immigration regulation in 2012, excluding long-term leave, was 1 234, made up of 955 in UDI and 288 in UNE. This is 41 fewer contracted man-years than in 2011, and the fall was greatest in UNE, with 26 fewer man-years. Every year from 2007 to 2010, both UDI and UNE experienced an increase in total man-years, whereas in 2011 in particular and even in 2012 there was a reduction.
More cases processed in 2012
The total number of cases processed by the UDI in 2012 was 100 700. This is an increase of 3 000 cases from 2011, and only just under the figure for 2009. The greatest increase was in the number of cases relating to work and residence permits, while the greatest fall was for citizenship cases.
A total of approximately 18 750 cases were processed by UNE in 2012; an increase of some 1 000 cases from 2011. This increase is due to more family immigration cases. Since 2009, the number of cases processed by UNE has stayed at a higher level than before.
Shorter processing time in UDI; increase in UNE
The processing time in UDI in 2012 was reduced for the case types Asylum cases, Work and residence permits, Family immigration and Expulsions. For Permanent settlement and Citizenship cases the processing time increased. Compared with 2010, the processing time was lower for all case types except Permanent settlement and Other cases.
In UNE, the processing time has increased every year since 2010 for all case types.
Source: SSB / Norway Today
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