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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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 Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:55 am Post subject: Now harder to get Norwegian citizenship |
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http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2008/09/01/norway-tightens-rules-over-citizenship-applications/
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As of today, 1st September, anyone applying for Norwegian citizenship will have to demonstrate their fluency in the Norwegian language. In addition, the fee for application has been increased to NOK 2,500 (nearly USD 500). These measures are part of a new campaign to make it harder for immigrants to gain citizenship and a passport.
All persons between the age of 18 and 55 who want to become a Norwegian citizen will have to pass a language proficiency exam or take a series of required language courses to prove that they can speak the language. Applicants must show that they have successfully completed 300 hours of Norwegian languages classes, which can cost as much as NOK 15,000.
Applicants who cannot provide documentation that they have taken a language course will have to pass a language exam administered by either the Folkeuniversitetet or an official adult education program in their town. This exam also requires paying a fee.
As well as fulfilling the new language proficiency requirement, applicants need to have a clean police record and prove they have lived in Norway for seven of the previous 10 years. If granted citizenship, they will have to give up their existing citizenship and pay a NOK 2,500 fee when they submit their application. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| Bring this policy to Canada please. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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It's a good policy, and good for the language too, one that should be stronger than it is. I'd like to see dual citizenship added to the mix, and so would a lot of other citizens from nearby countries like the Netherlands and Germany that have been living in Norway for a long time but don't want to throw away their citizenship to become Norwegian.
Here's the current situation in Denmark, by the way. It's quite serious:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=s-mOy8VUEBk |
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