Taiwanese residing in Norway sue over name change to China

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/02
By: Hu Yu-li and Frances Huang

Berlin, Sept. 2 (CNA) A group of Taiwanese residing in Norway said Monday that they have filed a lawsuit against Norwegian government authorities, accusing them of changing their nationality to China from Taiwan in their residency permits.

One of the three Taiwanese plaintiffs in the case, who identified himself as Joseph, said they filed the lawsuit at a district court in Oslo on Aug. 29, and a court hearing is scheduled to be held in early 2020.

The other two plaintiffs are a Taiwanese married to a Norwegian citizen and a Taiwanese post-doc candidate in the Northern European country, said Joseph, a Taiwanese lawyer working in Norway.

The three plaintiffs have named the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI), the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) and the Oslo Police District as defendants in the lawsuit, Joseph said.
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