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Nordic Passport Union
Type
Free movement and open borders area
Established
1952 (open borders) 1954 (free movement)
Members
Iceland
Denmark and Faroe Islands (excluding Greenland)
Norway (excluding Svalbard)
Sweden
Finland
Area
1,259,974 km2
Population
~27 million (2016)
The Nordic Passport Union allows citizens of the Nordic countries – Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland – to travel and reside in another Nordic country without any travel documentation (e.g. a passport or national identity card) or a residence permit. Since 25 March 2001, all five states are also in the Schengen Area.
For citizens of any Nordic country, identity documentation is legally not required to enter or reside within any other Nordic country[citation needed]. However, identity documentation is still useful, as companies may require proof of identity for certain services, such as trains, airports, age check for alcohol purchase, or for services aimed at residents, like banking, picking up postal packages or dealing with authorities[citation needed]. Usually any valid proof of identity is accepted, in many cases local identity documentation like Nordic driver's license, ID card from bank or other trusted private institute are accepted[citation needed]. An important exception is the "temporary" border controls which were introduced in 2015 and which as of 2024 still are in place[citation needed].
The Faroe Islands are part of the Nordic Passport Union[1] but not the Schengen Area, while Greenland and Svalbard are outside both.
However, Greenland has an open border with all Nordic countries, and allows Nordic citizens to enter, settle and work without requiring a passport or permits.[2][3] Svalbard allows Nordic citizens to settle and work without permits, as a result of the Svalbard Treaty; however, valid travel documentation (such as a passport, or a national identity card from a European Union or EFTA country) is required to enter Svalbard. Norwegian citizens were allowed to use other documents such as a Norwegian driving licence until 30 April 2022.[4][5] Furthermore, as citizens of a Nordic country, those from Svalbard and Greenland are permitted to reside in any other Nordic country.
In other parts of the world, public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries are to assist citizens of another Nordic country if that country is not represented in the territory concerned, according to the Helsinki Treaty.[6]
^Since 1 January 1966
^"New to Denmark - Family reunification". Nyidanmark.dk. 23 February 2001. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^Service, The Danish Immigration. "Visa to the Faroe Island or Greenland". New to Denmark. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^"Om pass og ID-kort". Politiet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^"Nasjonalt ID-kort". Sysselmesteren på Svalbard (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^"Meld. St. 12 (2010–2011)". April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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