From another article: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/world/europe/a-harsh-climate-calls-for-banishment-of-the-needy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/

From another article: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/world/europe/a-harsh-climate-calls-for-banishment-of-the-needy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/world/europe/a-harsh-clim... "The key to Svalbard’s status as probably Europe’s closest thing to a crime-free society, according to the governor, is that unemployment is in effect illegal. “If you don’t have a job, you can’t live here,” Mr. Ingero said, noting that the jobless are swiftly deported. Retirees are sent away, too, unless they can prove they have sufficient means to support themselves." Basically Svalbard can have relatively open borders because it's unappealing and they are very very aggressive about deportations.