Published 23-12-2022
Certain cases on family reunification, when the spouse in Denmark is an economically active Turkish citizen, will be put on hold
The European Court of Justice delivered a decision in a prejudicial case on 22 December 2022. The case regards situations where the spouse in Denmark is an economically active Turkish citizen and where there is a requirement in relation to the application for family reunification of spouses regarding the spouse’s Danish language skills as part of the transferred requirements for permanent residence permit.
The decision can influence the immigration authorities’ administration of cases on family reunification of spouses involving Turkish citizens who are economically active in Denmark. Due to this, the Immigration Service has decided to put the processing of all cases, where the decision can be relevant, on hold for now. This concerns cases where the spouse in Denmark, who is an economically active Turkish citizen, does not seem to meet the requirement of a passed Prøve i Dansk 1 or another Danish test at the same or higher level in relation to the transferred requirements for permanent residence permit and the requirement of a passed Prøve i Dansk 3 or another Danish test at the same or higher level in relation to the integration requirement.
