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Danish Citizenship


From this page you can:

        1.    Start your application process for Naturalization
        2.    Apply to recover your lost Danish citizenship

You can acquire Danish citizenship by one the following ways

        1.    Naturalization
        2.    Birth
        3.    Adoption
        4.    Declaration
        5.    Recovery of lost citizenship

Denmark applies easier nationality rules to Nordic and EU/EEA citizens than third country nationals

 

1.  Danish Citizenship by Birth

Who is a Dane by Birth?
 
 
  • Legitimate children of Danish nationals, irrespective of whether they were born in Denmark or in any other country

    • When the child's parents are not married and only the father is a Danish national, the child will only acquire Danish nationality if born within Denmark

    • If a child of a Danish father and an alien mother has not acquired Danish nationality at birth, the child will acquire Danish nationality through the subsequent marriage of the parents provided the child is unmarried and under 18 years of age at the time of parents' marriage

  • A child found abandoned in Denmark

    Apply for Danish Citizenship by Birth


2.  Danish Citizenship by Adoption

You become a Danish citizenship by adoption if:
 
 
  • You are under 12 years of age and adopted, through a Danish adoption order, by a married couple where at least one of the spouses is a Danish national, or by an unmarried Danish national

    Note: Danish nationality is acquired from the time when the legal effects of the adoption come into force

    Apply for Danish Citizenship by Adoption



3.  Danish Citizenship by Declaration

You may acquire Danish citizenship by making a declaration to that effect if:
 
 
  • You are between the age of 18 and 23 and have lived in Denmark for an aggregate period of not less than 10 years, of which an aggregate period of not less than 5 years within the last 6 years

  • You are a natural-born Danish national and lived in Denmark until attaining the age of 18, provided that you have lived in Denmark during the last two years preceding the declaration

    Note: If you hold a foreign nationality, such declaration can only be made if you prove that this will cause you to lose your foreign nationality

    • A person who is charged with a criminal offence or expelled by judgment or national of an enemy state at war with Denmark cannot acquire Danish nationality by declaration

      Apply for Danish Citizenship by Declaration


4.  Danish Citizenship by Naturalization

You may be naturalized as a Dane if:
 
 
  • You are at least 18 years of age and have been a continuous resident in Denmark for at least 9 years possessing certain knowledge of the Danish language

    • The required period of residence is only 8 years, for stateless citizens and refugees


    • Note: If you are a Nordic national this period is reduced to 2 years. If you have been married to a Danish citizen for at least 3 years, you require only 6 years of residence in Denmark

    • You must renounce your former citizenship except when you are a refugee or when renunciation is either legally or de facto impossible

      Apply for Danish Citizenship by Naturalization


5.  Loss of Danish Citizenship

 
  • You will lose your Danish Citizenship if you acquire another nationality by petition, explicit consent or by taking up a position with the public authorities of another country

    Note: If you are a Danish national, born abroad but have never lived in Denmark nor stayed there under conditions indicating interdependence with the country, you will lose your Danish citizenship upon attaining the age of 22. However, this does not apply should you thereby become stateless

    Residence in a Nordic country for an aggregate period of not less than 7 years is equivalent to residence in Denmark

    Consult VisaPro Immigration Adviser


6.  Recover Danish Citizenship

You can recover your lost Danish citizenship, if:
 
 
  • You are a natural-born Danish national who has lived in Denmark until attaining the age of 18 and also during the last 2 years preceding the nationality declaration

    Note: If you hold a foreign nationality, such declaration can only be made if you prove that this will cause you to lose your foreign nationality

  • You have lost your Danish citizenship and have subsequently remained a national of a Nordic country after having taken up permanent residence in Denmark

    Apply for Recovery of Danish Citizenship
 

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