FACT CHECK: Is Norway's government 'handing out citizenships like candy?'

FACT CHECK: Is Norway's government 'handing out citizenships like candy?'

Erlend Wiborg, immigration spokesperson for the populist-right Progress Party, has claimed that Norway is "handing out citizenships like candy". So, how generous is the country really?

Frp wants to make it more difficult to become a Norwegian citizen – Norway is now handing out citizenship like candy, at least compared to Denmark, says immigration policy spokesperson Erlend Wiborg in the Progress Party to Bergens Tidende. Frp is now proposing to tighten the requirements for becoming a Norwegian citizen. Among other things, they want a minimum of 10 years of residence in Norway, and that convicted criminals can never be grante…