If you get divorced or your cohabitation ends
How will it affect your residence permit as an accompanying spouse or cohabiting partner if you get divorced or your cohabitation ends?
If you get divorced or your cohabitation ends you will no longer meet the conditions as an accompanying family member to an alien, who is working or studying in Denmark. Your permit will be revoked and you will have to leave Denmark.
You are obliged to inform SIRI if you hold a residence permit as accompanying family member in Denmark and your situtation in the family changes.
If you do not wish to continue your residence in Denmark due to your divorce or termination of cohabitence you can leave Denmark according to your own plan – but not later than the deadline of departure stated in your letter of revocation.
If you get divorced or your cohabitation ends, your permit will be revoked, except if there are extraordinary circumstances.
A residence permit as an accompanying family member is granted with a view to temporary residence, and only in absolutely exceptional circumstances can we refrain from revoking your permit.
This could for example be the case if you suffer from a serious disease.
Before we revoke your permit, we will always offer you the opportunity to inform us about exceptional circumstances that can influence our decision. If it is possible you will have to document such circumstances.
If you wish to continue your residence in Denmark, as a rule you will have to apply for a new permit on a new basis, this could be on the basis of work or study.
If you submit a new application in Denmark, it is important that you do it before the revocation of your present permit.
Read more about legal residence and submission
If you apply on a new basis before the revocation of your permit as an accompanying family member, you can stay in Denmark while we process your new application.
But if you apply on a new basis after the revocation of your previous permit, you will have to apply from abroad. If you are in Denmark when you apply, your application will be rejected.
Rad more about application on the basis of work
Read more about application on the basis of study
However, special rules apply for the submission of applications under the Labour Market Attachment scheme. Such an application can only be submitted after the permit that you hold has either been revoked or refused extension (but no later than 7 days after).
Read more about the Labour Market Attachment scheme
There are also special rules for submitting an application based on the Educational Attachment scheme. Such an application can only be submitted after the permit that you hold has been revoked or refused extension. However, you must submit the application no later than 7 days after we have made a decision that your residence permit has been revoked or refused renewal.
