Published 11-04-2024

Presented proposal to change the rules regarding permanent residence permit and family reunification

Today the Ministry of Immigration and Integration has presented a proposal to the Danish Parliament to change the rules regarding permanent residence permit and family reunification of spouses.

If the proposal is passed, the requirement that you may not have been convicted of certain crimes is tighten, so that also a charge or indictment of certain crimes in the future will hinder you from getting a permanent residence. The same applies to the transferred requirements for permanent residence permit, which you must meet, when you apply for family reunification of spouses if the spouse in Denmark is a foreigner but not a refugee.

In accordance with the drafted proposal, the new rules will apply on applications for permanent residence permit and for family reunification of spouses submitted from the time where the proposal is presented to the Danish parliament, unless a decision is made in such cases before the time of entry into force. This means applications for permanent residence permit and certain applications for family reunification of spouses submitted from and including today 11 April 2024.

Read the presented proposal (in Danish only)

Read the previous news about the proposal

If the bill is passed in Parliament, the Immigration Service will provide further information.