Family reunification to individuals with temporary protected status
When you have been granted temporary protected status in accordance with Aliens Act Section 7 (3), you may normally not sponsor an individual applying for family reunification until your residence permit has been extended after 2 years of residence.
Only if it follows from international conventions applying to Denmark will it be possible to sponsor an individual applying for family reunification before 2 years have passed. However, the international conventions do not normally require Denmark to grant family reunification before 2 years have passed. This applies to all family members applying for family reunification with a person in Denmark with temporary protection status.
Spouses, cohabiting partners and minor children
If you have your temporary protected status extended after 2 years of residence, a spouse or cohabiting partner and minor children can be granted family reunification according to the general rules.
Applications for family reunification cannot be submitted sooner than two months before the temporary protected status has been held for 2 years.
It is normally not possible to get a family reunification before this point. However, in certain situations, international conventions could dictate that the rights to family life should take precedence, and that waiting 2 years to permit family reunification could cause a hardship. This would e.g. be the case if you, before leaving your home country, were the caretaker for a handicapped spouse in your home country, or if you have a seriously ill minor child still living in your home country. A child’s health and well-being can also have a bearing on whether to permit family reunification at an earlier date.
Other family members
Other family members can only be family reunified if failing to do so would violate international conventions applying to Denmark. This applies before and after your temporary protected status is extended beyond 2 years.
Other types of family members include spouses under the age of 24, children over the age of 15 or parents or siblings applying for family reunification with a child living in Denmark.
It also applies to these family members that the international conventions do not normally require Denmark to grant family reunification before you have had your residence permit extended after 2 years of residence.
However, in certain situations, international conventions could dictate that the rights to family life should take precedence, and that waiting 2 years to permit family reunification could cause a hardship. This would e.g. be the case if you, before leaving your home country, were the caretaker for a handicapped spouse in your home country, or if you have a seriously ill underage child still living in your home country. A child’s health and well-being can also have a bearing on whether to permit family reunification at an earlier date. This would e.g. be the case for an unaccompanied underage child living in Denmark whose parents are applying for family reunification.