You are waiting for an answer on permanent residence
You have applied for permanent residence permit and are waiting for an answer. This page provides information about the application process and the time until you receive an answer.
Questions and answers
Once the Immigration Service receives your application for a permanent residence permit, we will evaluate it along with the enclosed documentation. The Immigration Service will then decide whether to accept it for processing or to reject it.
The application can be rejected if it does not include the required information this means that the necessary documents are not enclosed or the necessary information is lacking in order to be able to rule in the case.
The application forms clearly state which information you need to submit, and which documentation you need to include with the application. If the application for a permanent residence permit is rejected, the Immigration Service will only process the application for a temporary extension of residence permit.
The application can be rejected if it is not submitted through the mandatory digital self-service solution TU1-4 online or the mandatory printable application form TU4. Read more about the mandatory use of digital self-service or printable application forms
If the application is rejected the Immigration Service will not process the application and you have to apply once more.
When the Immigration Service receives your application, we will send you (the applicant) or your family member in Denmark, a letter confirming that it has been received. The letter also includes general information, such as expected maximum processing times and whether you have the right to stay in Denmark while your application is being processed. If your application can be processed within 30 days, you will not receive a letter confirming that we have received it.
If your application includes all the information required, is signed and includes the necessary documentation, you normally won’t hear from us again until we reach a decision.
If we require further information in order to reach a decision, we will contact you.
If we exceed the expected maximum processing time, because we, for example, needed to obtain further information in order to reach a decision, we will send you a letter before the processing time is exceeded informing you of the new expected processing time.
The Immigration Service has set maximum expected processing times for applications for permanent residence permit. The processing time is the maximum amount of time you can normally expect to wait before receiving a decision.
The expected maximum processing time for applications for permanent residence permit:
10 months
While your application is being processed, you are required to provide the documentation necessary for the Immigration Service to make a decision in your case.
This means, that you are required to inform us, if you get a new job, become unemployed, get divorced as a family reunified spouse etc., while your application for permanent residence permit is being processed.
When you apply for a permanent residence permit and you have a residence permit on the basis of work or studies, or you are an accompanying family member of an employee or student, the Danish Immigration Service will, as part of the case processing, ask SIRI whether the conditions for your current temporary residence permit are still met.
If there are less than 3 months until your current temporary residence permit expires, SIRI will decide whether your temporary residence permit can be extended in connection with the hearing from the Danish Immigration Service. SIRI will contact you if they need information from you in this regard.
If there are more than 3 months until your current temporary residence permit expires, SIRI will decide whether the conditions for the residence permit are still met and respond to the hearing from the Danish Immigration Service. SIRI will not extend your residence permit, as it is not necessary for the processing of your application for a permanent residence permit at the Danish Immigration Service.