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Kristersson on Passport Fraud: More to be Done

Abuse of Swedish passports has decreased after the rules were tightened. But there is more to be done, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party).

» Published: 22 October 2024

Kristersson on Passport Fraud: More to be Done
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He visited the police's passport department on Kungsholmen in Stockholm on Tuesday. There, he got to try out the latest equipment for taking passport photos and fingerprints.

Our travel documents are among the world's best. They are extremely difficult to forge, said Sandra Karman, the police's process leader for travel documents.

The abuse of passports reported as lost, but actually sold, has decreased significantly since it became possible to obtain only three passports in five years in 2016.

The passport police expressed a wish during the visit that a similar rule should be introduced for national ID cards, which are also a travel document. Kristersson also heard that there are problems with too many temporary pink passports in circulation.

There is more to be done, but it's much better now than before, says the Prime Minister.

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