Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 visit to Iran

Re:Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 vis... by PietdeVries on Friday February 03, 2017 @10:19AM (#13560317)

You are aware that getting a new, clean passport without any trace of his visit to Iran would have cost him less than the efforts of going through, say, getting an ESTA in place?

If customs is triggered by what countries one has visited in the past, know that only someone who has means no harm has these in his or her passport. All others will remove this evidence prior to flying...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 vis... by 086421357909764 on Friday February 03, 2017 @10:29AM (#13560408)

I'm surprised he didn't have a second diplomatic passport.

I've always had two standard US Blue passports. All I was required to do to get them was write a explanation as to why I needed it and await approval. The most common reason is travel to Israel and other Middle Eastern countries, keeping them separate reduces some of the headaches.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 vis... by js2 on Friday February 03, 2017 @10:42AM (#13560518)

FWIW, Israel no longer stamps passports.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 vis... by mcguire on Friday February 03, 2017 @04:29PM (#13563493)

But do they check the stamps you have?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 vis... by 086421357909764 on Friday February 03, 2017 @10:43AM (#13560528)

Ah, haven't been in a few years. Is it because of the above issue?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 vis... by js2 on Friday February 03, 2017 @11:21PM (#13565620)

My understanding is that it was because US travelers with an Israel stamp would have trouble if later trying to visit a country not friendly toward Israel.

I was just there last summer. They gave me a bar-coded receipt in lieu of the passport stamp.

There's still an issue that if you visit Jordan from Israel you get a stamp from Jordan that states the entry point.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 vis... by iaskwhy on Friday February 03, 2017 @10:32AM (#13560435)

I had a conversation about this yesterday and I assumed USA keeps a database of your entries into other countries thus ending this new passport hack. Can anyone confirm this?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 vis... by Cyph0n on Friday February 03, 2017 @10:49AM (#13560575)

How would the US know if a non-US citizen entered Iran if there is no stamp? Keep in mind that this law does not apply to US citizens.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 vis... by iaskwhy on Sunday February 05, 2017 @03:38PM (#13574496)

Someone posted this, I guess that's how: https://papersplease.org/wp/2013/09/29/how-the-nsa-obtains-a...

[ Parent | on HN ]