Udlændingenævnet har den 27. februar 2023 givet os medhold i en klage over SIRIs afgørelse, hvorved vores klients ansøgning om et opholdsdokument efter Brexit-bekendtgørelsen blev afvist, idet ansøgningen var indgivet efter ansøgningsfristen. Udlændingenævnet har i sagen fundet, at SIRI ikke havde opfyldt sin vejledningspligt, idet SIRI ikke individuelt og personligt havde vejledt vores klient om ansøgningsperioden, da han i december 2020 forinden ved fysisk fremmøde ved SIRI fik udstedt et opholdsdokument. På baggrund heraf har Udlændingenævnet tilbagesendt sagen til SIRI med henblik på, at SIRI skal tage stilling til, om vores klient kan få udstedt et opholdsdokument efter Brexit-bekendtgørelsen. Vores …

The Immigration Appeals Board has ruled in our favor that SIRI had not fulfilled its duty to provide guidance in a case of a late application for a residence document under the Brexit Order Read More »

Before the election, the Parliament considered a bill which, among other things, contained proposals to introduce a new temporary scheme for the employment of foreign labour, a so-called ‘temporary new supplementary pay limit scheme’ (...)

Planned new scheme for work permits Read More »

On 22 December 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on a preliminary ruling. The case concerns situations where the resident spouse is an economically active Turkish national and where, in the context of an application for spousal reunification, the spouse's knowledge of the Danish language is required in the context of the conditions transferred for permanent residence (...)

Suspension of certain family reunification cases where the spouse in Denmark is an economically active Turkish national Read More »

In May 2022, the European Court of Justice ruled on a case concerning residence permits for parents of children who are citizens of the Union. The case concerned the case-law under which a third-country national, as parent of a minor child of Union citizens, must exceptionally be granted a residence permit under Article 20 TFEU if there is a relationship of dependency between the Union citizen child and the third-country national of such a nature that the Union citizen child, whose residence permit is refused, would be obliged to leave the EU together with the third-country national (...)

Adjustment of practice and the possibility of reopening certain cases in which third-country nationals who are parents of a Danish child have been refused family reunification Read More »

On 20 April 2021, the Socialdemokratiet together with Venstre, Det Konservative Folkeparti and Liberal Alliance, adopted a new agreement on citizenship. The agreement entails several significant tightening of the conditions for obtaining citizenship. It can be read in full here. Exclusion from citizenship in the event of a suspended or unconditional prison sentence Under the new agreement, it will no longer be possible to become a Danish citizen if you have previously been sentenced to an unconditional or conditional prison sentence (...)

Now it will be even harder again to get Danish citizenship Read More »

Many people dream of living in a houseboat, and now there is light ahead for those who want to make this dream come true in Copenhagen. Houseboats are defined as floating units moored in a harbour and used for private residential or commercial purposes. To qualify as a houseboat, the use must be of a permanent (...)

New hope for houseboats in the port of Copenhagen Read More »

On 15 December 2021, the Supreme Regional Court ruled that a number of residents of Mjølnerparken have the right to bring legal action against the Ministry of the Interior and Housing regarding the measures in the "Ghetto Package". More specifically, the lawsuit concerns the Ministry of Interior and Housing's approval of a development plan for Mjølnerparken, which involves selling off the residents' homes (...)

Mjølnerpark residents allowed to continue case against Interior and Housing Ministry - Two UN rapporteurs have now request to intervene in the case Read More »

British nationals who have so far resided in Denmark on the basis of EU law must apply for a new residence permit under the Withdrawal Agreement by 31 December 2021. It is therefore becoming the last call if you as a British national want to secure your right to reside in Denmark in the future. To obtain a residence permit under the Withdrawal Agreement, it is a requirement that prior to the end of the (...)

Last call for UK nationals to apply for residence after withdrawal agreement Read More »

On 14 September 2021, in a case in which we assisted a person who had been permanently expelled following a criminal conviction, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of our client that the expulsion constituted a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The person concerned was born in Somalia but came to Denmark when he was four years old and (...)

Permanent expulsion was a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights Read More »

The European Court of Justice must clarify whether it is contrary to EU law that Danes born with dual nationality abroad automatically lose their Danish nationality at the age of 22, unless they have previously applied to retain it, or meet a number of requirements for residence or stay in Denmark (...)

EU Court to assess Danish rules on loss of citizenship for Danes born abroad Read More »

Denmark has accepted dual citizenship since 1 September 2015. The previous restriction on dual nationality has meant that many Danes have lost their Danish nationality in connection with acquiring nationality in another country. For these persons, the possibility of reacquiring Danish citizenship is now in sight (...)

Planned reintroduction of temporary access to reacquire Danish citizenship Read More »

The transitional period of the EU-UK withdrawal agreement expires on 31 December 2020, and British nationals will no longer be able to enjoy the right to free movement within the EU after the end of the year. If you are a British citizen who was granted a residence permit in Denmark under EU rules (...)

British nationals in Denmark after the end of the transitional period Read More »