Realizing Refugees’ Right to Family Unity:The challenges to family reunification in Norway, Sweden and Denmark

Policies regarding family reunification have become increasingly strict over the last years, especially after the influx of asylum applications that all Scandinavian countries received in the summer and autumn of 2015. Shortly after, the number of asylum applications rapidly decreased, while the number of family reunification applications have continued to increase in recent years. The report, commissioned by UNHCR, is a comparative legal study of the legal framework, policies and practice pertaining to the family reunification procedure in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Key wordsfamily reunification / refugees

CountriesDenmark / Norway / Sweden