The Norwegian police have launched an updated version of the Norwegian passport, with Minister of Justice and Emergency Management Monica Mæland saying its redesign will help fight crime.The new version of the passport has several security elements and a new design. New Design Studio designed fit.Mæland pointed out that the new passports were more difficult to falsify."This is an important measure to prevent crime. It helps prevent the misuse of ID and serious crime such as work-related crime, human trafficking and terrorism, "Mæland said on Monday.Mæland was among the first in the queue to get the new passport yesterday.She booked an appointment at the passport office in Ski on Monday.- The police have strengthened the ID check that is carried out during the application process, and the passport is even more difficult to forge, Mæland noted.Prices also rose this week for passports issued abroad:"The reason for the change is that it is significantly more expensive to issue passports at the foreign service missions than in Norway. The new rates cover the costs of issuing and producing the passports, and are calculated on the basis of the average cost per passport at the foreign service missions", said the Norwegian embassy in the UK.
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