1

Don't see why you should, usual requirement is that passport be valid for at least 6 months, so you're covered. Would help to know your nationality and how long you plan to be in SEA.

2

ask your embassy if there are any restrictions

3

You need to verify with your Embassy, and you dont mention your Nationality. Does it have blank pages for Visa stamps/entry permits?

4

You didnt think to ask this at the Embassy?

5

Its a Norwegian passport, and the woman at the consulate told me to figure it out by my self. Just wondering if anybody knows :)

6

I would complain to your embasy and your foreign office as that is really quite outrageous you should be made fully aware of any restrictions

A stongly worded email complaint might also elicit a reply

7

It does not surprise me at all, embassy staff for many countries, much like the people that work at the UN, are nothing but a bunch of freeloaders and blood sucking govt nitwits that have no business being in the positions they have.

You might want to Skype a EU consulate and get a answer.

8

#Mr Tim apart from the question of why do you think an EU consulate might be better than the Norwegian one since when was Norway in the EU?

9

Sigh. Well at least Mr. Tim tempered with "for many countries", allowing some Embassy staff to tell themselves he didn't mean THEM, of course not ! Maybe Mr. Tim applied for the Foreign Service of his country and was turned down, or was refused something from his Embassy recently and is still smarting ?

In addition to what they describe as mind-numbing paperwork, Embassy staff are also the ones who ID dead bodies, deal with grieving families, arrange air evacuation of their critically ill citizens, check regularly on those who are too ill to be moved, visit their citizens in prison who were too dumb to refrain from smuggling drugs, etc.. Some people should stop basing their views and criticism on what Hollywood says diplomacy is supposed to be.

I personnally know a number of Embassy staff, from various countries, who are in fact utter morons whom I'd like to send to the bottom of Halong Bay. But I know even more of them who are good hard-working people with very interesting life stories, and their citizens appreciate the work they do. A shame not everybody does.

10

#9 you make some very valid comments.

As a UK citizen our embasies generally have a good reputation for most of the things you describe in your 2nd para but the problem is more when you run into problems like losing all your money/cards and passport and need some short term help till you can get cash transfered. You have a big need but they don't care