The reception centres offer temporary residence to  asylum seekers in Norway. The offer is available from when the application for asylum is made until the person concerned has either been granted a residence permit and been settled in a municipality, or has his or her application rejected, in which case the offer of residence applies until the exit date as determined by the authorities.

 

The reception centres are operated under municipal or private management by arrangement with the Directorate's regional offices. The director of operations is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the reception centre pursuant to the guidelines laid down by the UDI. The state covers all costs associated with the running of the state reception centres.