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DR Congo → Norway

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
DR Congo
To
Norway
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
730
Change since 2018
+8.3%
Share of all arrivals in Norway, 2023
0.92%
Inflow 2023730OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from DR Congo to Norway

Inflows of nationals of DR Congo recorded by Norway; stock of nationals of DR Congo living there; and acquisitions of Norway's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

6611,321200020032006200920122015201820212023
6611,3212000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200037
200148
2002114
2003147
200479
2005319
2006204
2007353
200883
200919
201014
201167
201262
2013246
2014158
2015247
201651
201784
2018674
20191,321
2020206
2021922
2022925
2023730
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—5,551—
20237304,894147
20229254,018114
20219223,190138
20202062,99888
20191,3211,723102
20186741,09157
2017841,102102
2016511,167117
20152471,095196
20141581,256320
20132461,277258
2012621,424222
2011671,508189
20101422527
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Residence permits in Norway

First residence permits issued by Norway to citizens of DR Congo (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family157
  2. Other reasons53
  3. Work3
  4. Education1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025214000
202438101061
202368201471
20221,03801140
20218301380
2020830880
20194101020
2018430570
20173801021
20165701170
20156101970
20144103250
20136402580
20123602180
20117101840
20107901380
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)3
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
5,642
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
263
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Norway in DR Congo, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyKinshasanorway.no
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Norway, 2023; DR Congo ranks 19.

Inflows to Norway, 2023
  1. Ukraine32,935
  2. Poland6,444
  3. Syria3,116
  4. Lithuania2,341
  5. Sweden2,242
  6. India2,113
  7. Romania1,672
  8. Germany1,461
  9. Spain1,460
  10. Philippines1,210
  11. Latvia1,040
  12. Denmark1,039
Other destinations for people from DR Congo, 2023
  1. United States7,630
  2. Canada5,320
  3. France4,164
  4. Belgium2,295
  5. Sweden379
  6. Italy282
  7. Germany261
  8. Finland242
  9. Switzerland228
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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