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

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.

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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.

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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?

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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?

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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.

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