Dual citizenship for Norway- May 1st protest

annasmith452 · 2013-04-17T16:07:14+02:00

Join the May 1st protest in Bergen for dual citizenship in Norway. Learn about how this affects foreigners and the rights to vote.

annasmith452 Member

Member since 09 December 2009

annasmith452Member17 April 2013 14:07:14

Hi all,

We are going to protest on 1st of May (International Worker's Day) for the introduction of dual citizenship in Norway.

If you are a foreigner here in Norway, this affects you!!!

Fight for your right to vote in the country where you live!

We are going to protest under the 芦For fred, velferd og folkestyre. Mot imperialisme, rasisme, krig og terrorisme.禄
parade. We are going to gather at V氓gsallmenningen at 12.30pm and parade from there.

For more information on dual citizenship in Norway, see the Facebook page

facebook.com/#!/pages/Dobbelt-statsborgerskap-for-Norge-Dual-Citizenship-for-Norway/374355309338353

For the event itself, see

facebook.com/#!/events/145721368941113/

I hope as many of you as possible can make it!

Cheers

dmcart13 Serial expat

Member since 15 December 2009

dmcart13Serial expat17 April 2013 14:11:33

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Thanks for this. I have wished for a long time that they would introduce dual citizenship. I seen some discussions in the media on the issue recently. I hope something will happen about this soon. Perhaps with the change in government. Certainly not while Sp is in power.

Good luck,

David

dmcart13 Serial expat

Member since 15 December 2009

dmcart13Serial expat17 April 2013 19:51:58

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It's about Norway not allowing you to hold another citizenship in addition to Norwegian citizenship.

dmcart13 Serial expat

Member since 15 December 2009

dmcart13Serial expat17 April 2013 20:09:50

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Then you shouldn't go to the protest.

sctld ViP

Member since 29 October 2009

sctldViP19 April 2013 06:28:14

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I support dual citizenship, and would come, but I'll be away on holiday.

To be honest, I don't think the next government is going to do anything about this. Last time this issue was brought up, H酶gre and Frp voted against, and unless they need Venstre in order to govern (and they won't - they've got KrF), I don't see this being on the agenda at all. Which is a shame.

dmcart13 Serial expat

Member since 15 December 2009

dmcart13Serial expat19 April 2013 06:41:46

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One of the papers, or NRK had an article about it. I think with so many foreigners living in Norway, and so many Norwegians living abroad, there will be an increase in demand for dual citizenship. I suspect you are right though sctld. This won't be a pressing issue, and I suspect most Norwegians will be against it. I'm not sure I would actually want Norwegian citizenship, but I would like the option. Being able to vote would be nice. I don't see why voting can't be based on residency. If we pay tax, I think we should be allowed to vote.

AuNordDuMonde Serial expat

Member since 09 August 2010

AuNordDuMondeSerial expat23 April 2013 08:39:49

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One can already vote at local election without the Norwegian nationality. It is as the community level that many important decisions are taken here. When it comes to the dual citizenship; as stated on UDI website and practically speaking, Norway is not very strict on this issue compared to some other countries like the US.