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New Immigration Rules of Norway is Big Concern among Sikh Communities Sikh men always wear beards, and so do most fundamentalist Muslims. Sikh men also wear turbans and most Muslim men wear distinctive headgear. There are many challenges that Norway Sikhs are facing due to the changes made in the regulations relating to the passport photos by the Norwegian Police Directorate. Norway has imposed a new Immigration rule in relation to the turbans. The Sikh men now have to lift and tie their turban above ears. The changes in the passport regulations require them to have totally visible ears when taking Passport Photographs. It forces Sikhs in Norway to take off their turban while having their pictures clicked. Each time they arrive at the immigration, they need to remove their Turbans to show their ears to match their picture with a Passport photo, i.e. with their Ears visible. Also Read: DSGMC sends list of abandoned brides; demands revocation of passports of NRI grooms This measure is causing extreme embarrassment and humiliation to the Sikhs as the Turban is an integral part of Sikhs, identity, Culture, and Dignity. In order to sensitize the Norwegian Government about the Sikh Culture and identity, India’s Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has written to Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj. She has appealed her to take this matter diplomatically with the Norwegian authorities. Also Read: SAD takes up issue of screening of Sikhs without turban in Italy with Sushma Swaraj Harsimrat Badal wrote from her Facebook wall, “Have requested MEA, Ms. Sushma Swaraj to take up with the Norwegian authorities the extreme embarrassment & humiliation caused by a new rule which requires Sikhs to remove their turbans to show their ears every time they approach the immigration authorities there.” -PTC NEWS
