Visible ears on passports opposes freedom of religion
Since 2014, it has been mandatory to have visible ears on Norwegian passport photos. Man believe this is an attack on religious freedom. The proposal…
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Long waiting time and queues to get passports
Some places in Eastern Norway have several months of waiting time to get a new passport. In Oslo, people are queuing for hours in the…
New rules require passports to use Bank ID
New rules require passports to use Bank ID A new money laundering law means that Norwegian banks will require passport ID for customers to be…
11,155 people needed emergency passports in June and July
In the first seven months of the year 20,705 emergency passports were issued in Norway. More than half were issued in June and July. …
The government did not get majority vote to confiscate passports from suspected terror fighters
Both parties; the Right and Frp probably will not get the majority of Parliament behind the proposal that the Ministry of Justice should have the…
62 children sent abroad against their will last year
Last year, 107 people from Norway were reported as being sent and abandoned abroad against their will. 62 of them were children. Now the government…
Another postponement for new passports and ID cards
The introduction of new passports and national ID cards must be postponed once more. Justice Minister Sylvi Listhaug of Fremskrittsparti (Frp) admits that the project…
Listhaug considers passport retention and travelling bans
Retaining passports and prevention from travelling outside the Schengen area are two of the measures being considered by the government to counteract social control and…
The government will change passports for children at risk of being sent to Koran Schools
Confiscation of passports is one of the measures the government is considering after troubling stories from young people who have been sent to Koran schools…
Do children need passports to travel in the Nordic countries?
Incorrect information has cost Norwegians and their families a lot of time and money, the Police Directorate (politiet.no) have said that you do not need…
Norwegians are requested to bring passports when travelling to Sweden
Sweden has increased their border controls. It also means that the Norwegians who are crossing the border may experience closer scrutiny. Travellers are advised to…
Finnmark Police want passport office on wheels
Police in Finnmark want a mobile passport office, so to serve a dispersed population when there will now be fewer places issuing passports. ‘We have…
Several police stations stop issuing passports
The police station in the Eastern Police District will no longer be issuing passports. The reason given is that it is no longer considered a…
Unaccompanied minors have to obtain passports themselves
85 unaccompanied minors seeking asylum have to obtain a passport for austerity from the government themselves. Some of them are just 12 years old, the…
Police Directorate hoping for quick fix for passports
The Police Directorate will endeavor to bring about a quick clarification about the new passport rules that may lead to thousands being listed with unknown…
Anundsen considering sending passports by courier
300 Norwegian passport disappear in the mail annually. The solution to the problem may be sending passports by courier. This is according to a letter…