If you move away from the family residence
How will it affect your residence permit if you no longer live at a joint address with your family?
If you hold a residence permit as an accompanying family member to a foreigner who is working or studying in Denmark, you have to live at the same address as this sponsor.
If you do not live at a joint address with the sponsor, you will no longer meet the conditions of your permit. As a consequence, with the exception of extraordinary circumstances, your permit will be revoked and you will have to leave Denmark.
This is also the case if you are a grown up child who wants to leave the parental home.
You are obliged to inform SIRI if you hold a residence permit as accompanying family member in Denmark and your family situation changes.
If you do not live at a joint address with the sponsor, your permit will be revoked, except if there are extraordinary circumstances.
A residence permit as an accompanying family member is granted with a view to temporary residence, and only in absolutely exceptional circumstances can we refrain from revoking your permit.
This could for example be the case if you suffer from a serious disease.
Before we revoke your permit, we will always offer you the opportunity to inform us about exceptional circumstances that can influence our decision. If it is possible you will have to document such circumstances.
If you wish to continue your residence in Denmark, as a rule you will have to apply for a new permit on a new basis, this could be on the basis of work or study.
If you submit a new application in Denmark, it is important that you do it before the revocation of your present permit.
Read more about legal residence and submission
If you apply on a new basis before the revocation of your permit as an accompanying family member, you can stay in Denmark while we process your new application.
But if you apply on a new basis after the revocation of your previous permit, you will have to apply from abroad. If you are in Denmark when you apply, your application will be rejected.
Read more about application on the basis of work
Read more about application on the basis of study
However, special rules apply for submitting an application after the Labour Market Attachment scheme. Such an application can only be submitted after the permit that you hold has been revoked or refused extension (but no later than 7 days after).
Read more about the Labour Market Attachment scheme
There are also special rules for submitting an application based on the Educational Attachment scheme. Such an application can only be submitted after the permit that you hold has been revoked or refused renewal. However, you must submit the application no later than 7 days after we have made a decision that your residence permit has been revoked or refused extension.
Read more about the Educational Attachment scheme
If the sponsor moves away from the family residence, it has the same consequence as if you youself moved away. The basis of your permit will no longer be valid and your permit can be revoked.
If the sponsor is stationed abroad, and therefore moves away from your joint address then you can only uphold your residence permit for 6 months. Otherwise the condition of cohabitation will as a rule no longer be met.
