As of 1 August 2018 Norway recognises ordinary Somali passports and Somali service passports that have been issued in the Benadir region (including Mogadishu) or by an embassy of Somalia after 1 January 2014. See Annex 10 to the Visa Code Handbook Part I. Due to this the circular is no longer valid and archived.

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has repealed instruction GI-03/2014, which gives instructions on interpretation of the Immigration Act section 67 second paragraph and 68 second paragraph. this is due to the UNE Grand Board resolution of 21 June 2018, which stated that foreigners who commit crimes and are decided expelled, shall be assessed based on their residence status when they committed the criminal offense. Persons with a temporary residence permit at the time of the criminal offense shall be assessed after Section 67. Persons with a permanent residence permit shall be assessed after Section 68.The Ministry will assess whether there are grounds for regulatory changes and, if necessary, return to this.

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has repealed the Immigration Regulations section 17-21 third paragraph. The provision stated that when an application for protection is suspended, the passport or other travel document submitted by the applicant together with the application must be returned to the applicant. Current sections 17-21 fourth to eighth paragraph become third to seventh paragraph. The changes take effect immediately.

Two new sections to the Immigration Regulations were added on 20 July 2018 coinciding with the new Personal Data Act. The new section17-7a states the purpose of processing personal data and section 17-7b decides who is the data controller. Previous sections 17-7a through 17-7g have been adjusted to sections 17-7c through 17-7i.

Annex 10 to the Visa Code Handbook has been updated in accordance with notifications by member states until 17 July 2018. Norway is one of the countries that have notified an amendment. Norway now recognises Somali service passports and ordnary Somali passports that have been issues in the Benadir region (including Mogadishu) or by an embassy of Somalia after 1 January 2014.

The circular has been revised to correspond with the Norwegian version.