[Arnt]

Difficult to believe that a junior agent dares to stop someone with a Norwegian diplomatic passport.

[dagw]

Not if he's been told by everyone from his immediate superior right on up to the President to stop EVERYONE!!! with an Iranian stamp.

[dwc]

"Please step over here, sir, while I contact my supervisor" is about what I'd expect at worst from a junior agent in this situation.

[CaptSpify]

I kind of agree. I don't know how the process works which is why I'm asking for someone more knowledgeable. But my current understanding is that is how it is done.

[coldtea]

So you mean that terrorists just need to create officially looking Norwegian diplomatic passports?

[halomru]

Or pretend to have lost their passport and get a new passport without stamp. Or get a secondary passport that's made available by most governments because of issues like this one.

But you are right in principle. Letting people through because they look important is a big security hole.

[kybernetikos]

There's not a whole lot that border control can do to stop people who are good at making fake passports though.