Dual citizenship, Foreigners and Integration

Danish citizenship conferred by the statements made on

december, the Danish Parliament adopted new rules on dual citizenshipThe rules stated in law no.

december about change of law on Danish nationality (Acceptance of dual citizenship and payment of the fee in cases of Danish nationality), hereinafter ”the law on dual citizenship”.

The law means that the Danish nationals, who wish to acquire a foreign citizenship, can do this without forfeiting their Danish citizenship. They must have the occasion not to do anything in relation to the Danish authorities. It will, however, depend on the law of the country where he or she wishes to acquire citizenship, if dual citizenship is accepted, or whether there may be requirements on the solution from Danish citizenship. Danish nationals may, at the request continues to be released from their Danish citizenship. The law also means that foreign nationals who wish to acquire Danish citizenship will no longer be the face of a Danish requirements on the solution. It will, however, depend on the law of the country where he she already has citizenship, if dual citizenship is accepted, or whether the person will lose his citizenship in that country by the acquisition of Danish citizenship. The law also contains two transitional arrangements concerning the acquisition of Danish nationality by submitting a statement. Former Danish nationals, who have lost their Danish citizenship under the now repealed section seven of the indfødsretsloven (for example, because of the after the application has been citizens of any other country), in a period from the. september to and including the. august reacquire Danish citizenship by making a declaration to that effect to the state Administration. It is a precondition for acquisition of Danish citizenship by declaration, that the former Danish national is not sentenced to an unconditional custodial sentence in the period between loss of Danish nationality and the submission of the statement. For former Danish citizens over twenty-two years, who are born abroad, in the case where there is not at the age of. year taken a decision on the preservation of the Danish citizenship by virtue of indfødsretslovens section, of the further condition that the person concerned before the age of. years have been resident here in the kingdom or had a stay in the realm of a total of at least one year's duration. Danish citizenship is for the person's child, including adopted child, unless it is expressly specified that the child shall not be covered. However, it is a condition to the declarative has a part in the custody of the child, that the child is unmarried and the other parent, who has custody has given his or her consent.

For adopted children it is also a condition that the adoption is valid under Danish law.

It is not important whether the child has previously been a Danish citizen. Foreign nationals which has been the subject of a law on naturalization communication, adopted in december or later, with the requirements on the solution from the historical nationality, and which has not been released from their previous citizenship, in a period from the. september to and including the. august, submit a declaration to the state Administration, after which they acquire Danish citizenship without being released from their previous citizenship. march or later, the person's child, including adopted child, unless it is expressly specified that the child shall not be covered. However, it is a condition to the declarative has a part in the custody of the child, that the child is unmarried, under the age of eighteen years and residing here in the kingdom. For adopted children it is also a condition that the adoption is valid under Danish law. Statements made in the period september through February does not, however, the erklærendes children. This applies even if the erklærendes children originally included in the application for Danish citizenship by naturalization. For this group of children, it is in the explanatory memorandum to the amending law no. February indicated that there per. more detail immediately below. Special transitional regime for the children of the people, as in the period. February has provided a statement in accordance with section four of the law on dual citizenship, Children who do not have the opportunity to become Danish nationals together with their parents (as a minor character), must meet the general conditions for inclusion in a bill on naturalisation notice. The conditions stated in circular letter no. October for naturalization.

march introduces a special -year transitional regime, cf

Applications for Danish nationality by naturalization from children, including adopted children, of persons who in the period september to February The state administration has provided a statement in accordance with section four of the law on dual citizenship, however, will, if the application is submitted to the Aliens affairs and Integration by February, could be submitted to Parliament Indfødsretsudvalg.

The committee will consider whether that can be communicated to the applicant a derogation from the general naturalisationsbetingelser, as the member might not meet. The presentation will happen, if the declarative parent on the erklæringstidspunktet had a part in the custody of the applicant, and the applicant on the erklæringstidspunktet was unmarried, under the age of eighteen years and residing here in the kingdom.

For adopted children it is also a condition that the adoption is valid under Danish law.

The application must be submitted to the Aliens and the ministry of Integration on a special application form: application FORM - CHILDREN. The application shall, in addition to the documents stated on page two of the application form, attach a copy of the declarative parent's statsborgerretsbevis, issued by the The state administration under section four of the law on dual citizenship. For applicants who are over eighteen years, cost. eight hundred kr.

in the fee to apply for Danish citizenship.

You only pay the fee once. The fee paid to Foreigners and the ministry of Integration, by the submission of the application form to the following bank account: Registration number, account number. When paying from a foreign bank are used the following information: IBAN: DK, BIC SWIFT: DABADKKK. Applicant's CPR. or name must be specified with payment of the fee. The rules on payment of a fee in connection with naturalization is evidenced by the indfødsretslovens § twelve (order no. July on Danish nationality, as amended by law no. The statement must be submitted to the state Administration. Forms for the submission of the declaration to the state Administration are available on the Government website.