Section 66. Expulsion of foreign nationals without a residence permit

A foreign national without a residence permit may be expelled
  1. a.
    when the foreign national has grossly or repeatedly breached one or more provisions of this Act, has with intent or gross negligence provided materially incorrect or manifestly misleading information in a case falling under the Act, or evades implementation of an administrative decision requiring him or her to leave the realm,
  2. b.
    when the foreign national, less than five years previously and abroad, has served or received a penalty for an offence which under Norwegian law is punishable by imprisonment. The same applies when a special sanction has been imposed as a result of a criminal offence as mentioned,
  3. c.
    when the foreign national has in the realm received a penalty or special sanction for an offence which is punishable by imprisonment, or for violation of section 323 (minor theft), section 326 (minor misappropriation), section 334 (minor receiving of proceeds of a crime), section 339 (minor money laundering), section 362 (minor document forgery) or section 373 (minor fraud) of the Penal Code,
  4. d.
    when an administrative authority in a Schengen country has made a final decision on rejection or expulsion of the foreign national due to failure to comply with the country’s provisions on foreign nationals’ entry or residence,
  5. e.
    when the foreign national has contravened chapter 18 of the Penal Code or has provided a safe haven for a person the foreign national knows to have committed such an offence, or
  6. f.
    when the foreign national’s application for protection has been refused examined on its merits under section 32, first paragraph, (a) or (d), and the applicant’s application has also previously been refused examined on its merits, and the application appears to represent misuse of the asylum system.
Unless it would constitute a disproportionate measure, see section 70, a foreign national without a residence permit shall be expelled
  1. a.
    when the foreign national has not complied with the obligation to leave the realm by the time limit given under section 90, sixth paragraph, or
  2. b.
    when the foreign national has not been given a time limit for return because
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      there is a risk of absconding; see section 90, sixth paragraph, (a), and section 106 a,
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      an application has been rejected as manifestly unfounded or as a result of materially incorrect or manifestly misleading information; see section 90, sixth paragraph, (b),
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      the foreign national has been found to pose a threat to public order; see section 90, sixth paragraph, (c), or
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      the foreign national has been found to pose a threat to fundamental national interests; see section 129, fifth paragraph.