Polygamy on the rise in Norway

Aftenposten:

Norway's Directorate of Immigration (UDI) reports that despite being illegal, there are an increasing number of men with multiple wives in Norway.

The reason is married men travel to countries where polygamy is legal and then add a wife, NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting) reports.

"This is something that Norwegian authorities cannot prevent," said UDI divisional director Karl Erik Sjøholt.

In connection with new marriage laws, the UDI will also try to tighten rules to discourage bigamy or polygamy. Their suggestion is that married men who enter into a new marriage without first divorcing in Norway be permanently prevented from reuniting their family here. So far men have been allowed to bring their second wife into Norway.

The UDI wants the proposal integrated into the new Marriage Act currently under consideration at the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs.

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