Published 02-05-2024
Presented proposal to change the rules regarding family reunification of spouses
On 11 April 2024, the Ministry for Immigration and Integration presented a proposal to the Danish Parliament to change the rules regarding family reunification of spouses.
If the proposal is passed, the requirement that the spouse in Denmark need to have passed Prøve i Dansk 3 or another Danish test at the same or higher level, in order for the couple collectively to meet the integration requirement, can also be met by the spouse in Denmark by documenting having been in ordinary full-time employment for 5 years, which has significantly involved communication in Danish.
In addition, the financial guarantee requirement that must be met in order to qualify for family reunification of spouses will be reduced from approx. DKK 114,000 to DKK 57,000
If the proposal is passed, the new rules will come into force on 1 July 2024. However, it will also be possible to have an application submitted before this time, processed under the new rules when they come into force. It could be, for example, if the spouse in Denmark wants the further processing of the case to await the reduction of the financial guarantee to DKK 57,000, or if the spouse in Denmark has been in ordinary full-time employment for 5 years, which has significantly involved communication on Danish, and where the person in question does not have documentation of having passed Test in Danish 3 or an equivalent or higher Danish test. In the concrete cases, the Danish Immigration Service will give the spouse in Denmark the opportunity to indicate whether the couple wants the further processing of the case to await the expected entry into force of the new rules.
Applicants whose application for family reunification of spouses has been refused before the proposal was presented on 11 April 2024, because they did not meet the current financial guarantee requirement or the current language requirement, have the opportunity to submit a new application for family reunification of spouses after the proposal’s expected entry into force.
Read the proposal as presented (in Danish only)
