Apply for a permanent residence permit as a retired employee of an international organisation

When you have held a residence permit for at least 5 years as a retired employee of an international organisation, you can get permanent residence permit if you meet a number of requirements.

The fee is
DKK 5,025,-

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You may not have been convicted of certain crimes.

If you were sentenced to less than six months’ of incarceration, or if the sentence was suspended, you will be temporarily ineligible for a permanent residence permit. You will also be temporarily ineligible for a permanent residence permit if you are charged or indicted for a crime that can result in a sentence of less than six months of incarceration, or a suspended sentence.

If you were sentenced to more than six months’ of incarceration, you are permanently ineligible for a permanent residence permit. You will also be permanently ineligible for a permanent residence permit, if you are charged or indicted for a crime that can result in more than six months of incarceration.

You can see an overview of certain types of sentences and how they affect your eligibility for permanent residence under the ordinary requirements for permanent residence, where the same requirement about not having been convicted of certain crimes apply. Read more about the ordinary requirements for permanent residence

If your application for a permanent residence permit is refused because you were charged or indicted for certain crimes, you can request for a re-opening of the application, if you have information, that you are expected only to be sentenced with a fine penalty, beside situations mentioned in the Alien’s Act section 11 b, or when the criminal proceedings have been concluded finally.

You may not have any overdue public debts. A debt is considered overdue if the public is entitled to payment of the debt, or if the amount due has not been repaid by the due date.

The following types of debt are those that are considered public debt. If you have overdue payments for any of the types of debt below, you cannot qualify for a permanent residence permit (conclusive list):

  • Social Service Act or Active Social Policy Act benefits that you are required by law to repay (such as overpaid social benefits)
  • Child support paid in advance
  • Day-care payment
  • Overpaid housing benefits
  • Housing-subsidy loan
  • Taxes and levies, unless the amount in arrears is due to circumstances beyond your control

Other debts, such as student loans, bank loans or loans from a building society are not considered public debts and will not disqualify you from being granted a permanent residence permit.

Read more about the ordinary requirements for permanent residence where the same requirement about no public debt applies

You need to pass the Danish language test 2 (Prøve i Dansk 2), or a Danish exam of an equivalent or higher level.

See a list of Danish language tests that are equivalent to or higher than the Danish language test 2

You must have passed an active citizen exam or having displayed active citizenship in Denmark for at least a year by doing things like serving on a board or being a member of an association.

Read more about the ordinary requirements for permanent residence where the same requirement applies as a supplementary requirement

You may not have received public financial benefits within the last 5 years of applying for a permanent residence permit. Nor may you receive them until the time when the permanent residence permit is granted.

Among other things, public financial benefits include: 

  • old age pension,
  • early aged pension,
  • early retirement pension (efterløn),
  • benefits paid during periods of illness (sygedagpenge) or paternity leave (barselsdagpenge),
  • child assistance (børnetilskud), and
  • housing assistance (boligstøtte).

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Who can be granted a permanent residence permit?

You can be granted a permanent residence permit in Denmark once you have held a residence permit in Denmark for at least 5 years and in the entire period you must have held a residence permit as a retired employee of an international organization (the Aliens Act section 9 q).

You must meet certain requirements.

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The information below explains how to apply for a permanent residence permit as a retired employee of an international organisation.

We recommend that you make sure you know the requirements for obtaining a residence permit before paying the application fee. Read more about the requirements in the ‘Need to know’ tab.

You need to enclose documentation with your application, so it is a good idea to gather it all before you start. 

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20 to 25 minutes

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You, who are applying for a residence permit, need to fill in the application form.

The application form includes detailed instructions for how to fill it in and which types of documentation you need to enclose.

You can fill in the application form in Word format on your computer before printing it out. The application form is also available as a PDF file that can be printed out and filled in by hand.

 

Download form TU5 for print (in Danish only):

Download form TU5 (Word)

Download form TU5 (pdf)

When you submit an application to the Immigration Service, we will process your personal information. You can read more about your rights and how we process your information in the application form or on this page: Personal data – How we process your data

 

You can submit your application to the Immigration Service's Citizen Service.

You must book an appointment before you show up at the Citizen Service. Read more about where the Immigration Service’s Citizen Service has branch offices and how you book an appointment

You can also send your application to the Immigration Service.

When you submit your application, you will normally need to provide us with your fingerprints and a picture of your face (biometric features) within 4 weeks. Your biometric features are required in order for you to get a new residence card.

You can have your biometric features recorded at the Immigration Service’s Citizen Service. You must book an appointment before you show up at the Citizen Service. Read more about where the Immigration Service’s Citizen Service has branch offices and how you book an appointment

Read more about residence cards with fingerprints and facial pictures

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