Immigrating to Denmark and checking its terms
Immigrating to Denmark and obtaining residency and acquiring citizenship of Denmark are possible in several ways, which will be discussed in detail in this article. Applicants for immigration to Denmark often face questions such as: what are the conditions for immigrating to Denmark? What are the new rules for getting a residence permit in Denmark and what is the best way to immigrate? Follow this article and in addition to finding the answers to these questions, get acquainted with all the important aspects of different ways to immigrate to Denmark. The experts of Malekpour Law Firm (Austrian MIE Institute) are ready to provide free advice to you dear ones, all you have to do is select one of the contact ways from the contact section of the institute and consult with the experts.
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Immigrating to Denmark and introducing Denmark
Denmark is located in northern Europe. It is bordered only by Germany. A bridge called the Oresund Bridge connects Denmark to Sweden. Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. Denmark has a population of about 5.5 million, of which 8.5% are immigrants who have come to Denmark, and majority of them come from South Asia and the Middle East. Although the country has been a member of the European Union since 1973, it still retains its currency and is not a member of the Eurozone. The currency is the Danish kroner. The country’s official language is Danish, and the majority of its population (80.4%) is Christian.
Despite having a monarchy, Denmark has a prosperous state and ranks first in the world in terms of low income differences. It also ranks seventh in the world in terms of per capita income, and in annual surveys, its people are repeatedly declared the “happiest” people in the world. It is one of the least corrupt countries in the world.
Denmark has a four-season climate, with average temperatures in winter and February being the coldest month in the country at around zero degrees Celsius, and summer and August being the warmest months in the country. It is about 15.7. C.
Hans Christian Andersen, the world’s most famous Danish author, is the creator of The Ugly Duckling.
Danish cuisine, like other northern European countries, mainly includes red meat and fish. This is due to the geography of the country and its long, cold winters.
In Denmark, jokes play an important role in public relations. People can tell each other things that are unpleasant to the listener and easily frighten a new person; but it is often a sign of friendship and mutual respect.
Denmark is one of the countries with the largest number of cyclists in the world. During rush hour in the city, there are many cyclists on the way home or at work.
In the division of the country, the main territory of Denmark is divided into five provinces. The provinces of Denmark include Huvudstaden, Nordjylland, Midioland, Shiland, and Nyidanmark. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are the two overseas and autonomous regions of Denmark.
Migration of nurses in Denmark
Nurses are a special group that has special conditions for immigrating to Denmark. In most countries, you must be offered a job in order to obtain a work permit, while an Iranian nurse must equate his/her university degree in order to work abroad; therefore, it is not possible for nurses to be able to directly receive a job offer or residency. Most countries do not issue nurses visas for equivalence, but Denmark is one of the few countries that has special conditions for this particular group. Due to the Denmark’s need for nursing workforce, visa requirements for this group of people have been facilitated. Nurses can obtain a visa to take a Danish language course and qualify for their degree, and after learning the Danish language, they can take a job in the country by passing the equivalence test.
Immigrating to Denmark through study
Education in Denmark is free and compulsory for children aged 7 to 16 (primary and secondary school). Until the seventh grade, the content of the training is the same for all students. But students may be taken to eighth to tenth grade classes in math, English, German, physics, and chemistry in classes with advanced levels. Studying in the tenth grade is optional. Students can drop out of school after completing ninth grade. The tenth grade aims to prepare students for life outside of school and to provide the necessary knowledge to study in higher education.
Denmark has world-renowned universities, an easy student exchange system, more than 600 undergraduate, graduate and PhD programs in English in a variety of disciplines such as engineering, life sciences, and social sciences. Similarly, the advanced education system and high security are one of the best destinations for international students to study. The level of higher education in Denmark is of high quality and the degree you get by studying at Danish universities is recognized all over the world, so by studying in Denmark, you can guarantee the future of your professional life. The Danish education system is based on promoting creativity, innovation, analytical and critical thinking, and the use of prominent professors from prestigious universities around the world, and the opportunity for students to gain more work experience and experience while studying. Most foreign students studying at Danish universities are satisfied that they have chosen this country for their studies and state various reasons for their satisfaction, including the quality and high level of education, the availability of a job market for students. After graduation, the high level of culture among the people in Denmark, the respect and cordial treatment of foreigners and the dominance of the majority of the people in this country in English.
Studying in Denmark is free for citizens of this country and citizens of the Scandinavian countries of Northern Europe (Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland), citizens of EU member states and Switzerland. For citizens of other countries, the annual tuition fee in Denmark varies from 6,000 to 16,000 euros (45,000 to 120,000 DKK in Denmark) depending on the field, level and place of study. Also, people from other countries will have free education, provided they meet the following conditions:
It will take a full 20 years to complete your PhD studies in Denmark. The length of the bachelor’s degree is 3 years (for non-technical fields and fields that are done through research) up to 4.5 (four and a half years for technical fields), 2 years for master’s degree and 3 years for doctorate.
Citizens of countries outside the European Union and outside the Scandinavian countries of Northern Europe (the Nordic region refers to Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland) must apply for residency in Denmark. In general, these individuals must first receive admission from a university or place of study before applying to study in Denmark. One of the conditions for admission to these training centers, in addition to having the minimum level of language required to study at that educational institution, is acceptance in the initial assessment of abilities and acceptance of the applicant’s documents to enter and pay tuition for the first semester.
Those interested in studying in Denmark can contact MIE Consulting Institute (Malekpour Law Firm) and be informed about the services and conditions of this institute in obtaining academic admission from Danish universities.
In general, studying at any of the following three levels will result in residency in Denmark:
Immigrating to Denmark through work
Citizens of countries outside the European Union and outside the Scandinavian countries of Northern Europe (Nordic area) must apply for a residence permit and a work visa in order to work in Denmark. If you get a work visa, you will be allowed to stay with your family members. Obtaining a work visa depends primarily on the applicant’s ability to do so. Various methods and schemes have been defined to attract labor, which are mentioned below. Earlier, Denmark had a program called the Danish Green Card, which was a scoring system. If you earn the required points in this system, you can obtain a residence permit in Denmark. But now the Danish green card has been revoked and it is no longer possible to do so.
To work in Denmark, you must be able to get a job offer from an employer in Denmark. The job must first be advertised in Denmark and the European Union, and no one has been found to hold it, in which case the employer can invite you. It is clear that it will not be easy for a person outside the EU to receive a job offer, so people who are eligible to study in Denmark usually enter through a study visa and work in the country after graduation. Denmark or other European countries.
Paying attention to the unemployment rate is very important for job seekers in a foreign country. The unemployment rate in Denmark in 2019 was 4.8, which indicates a favorable labor market and many job opportunities in this country. You can also see the trend of changes in this rate in recent years in the chart below.
Immigrating to Denmark through investment and company registration
According to the World Bank, Denmark is one of the best European countries for investing and starting a business. According to the same report, Denmark is ranked third out of 189 countries in the world for starting a business and investing. The corporate tax rate in this country is 22%. Having the necessary infrastructure, skilled and educated staff, extensive knowledge of English (more than 80% of Danish people are fluent in English), advanced and up-to-date rules and in accordance with European standards for business, transportation system and Effective Quotes, Existence of the World’s Best and Largest Maritime Transport Companies in Denmark, Ease of E-Commerce In such a way that even electronic registration of the company is easily and in a short time possible Electronic and unnecessary presence in Denmark, the presence of agencies and headquarters of some of the world’s largest companies in Denmark, a very low rate of corruption so that Denmark tops the list in terms of the lowest level of corruption and the highest economic transparency.
High quality of life and investment security, flexible working hours for companies in this country so that they can attract labor for 365 days a year and 24 hours a day without any restrictions on the ceiling of overtime and a limit to start earning And there is no work for companies in this regard, not paying fines And the lack of cumbersome rules when adjusting or firing workers for companies, the possibility of experimental recruitment for three months and 3 has made Denmark one of the best countries in the world to start a business and invest.
In general, registering a company in Denmark is possible through online registration and paper registration. Companies registered in Denmark must select an auditor and submit annual financial performance reports. Under the following conditions, it will not be necessary to select an auditor and submit audited reports:
The amount of the balance sheet is equal to 4,000,000 DKK in Denmark
The net financial turnover is 8,000,000 DKK
Average employment of 12 full-time people during the fiscal year
Note that you cannot obtain a residence permit in Denmark by registering a company alone. You need to present a strong business plan to the Danish government and prove that it can have a positive impact on the employment of Danish citizens and the economy. Therefore, it is very important to be familiar with the business market in Denmark. In general, in Denmark, you can register the following types of companies:
Immigrating to Denmark by child’s birth
In terms of obtaining residency and citizenship in countries, two systems of soil (Jus soli) and blood (Jus sanguinis) are followed. Countries that follow the right of soil grant citizenship to children born in their territory. Few countries in the world use this system, the most important countries that follow the right of soil are Canada, the United States and Brazil. In the right of blood, citizenship is granted on the basis of parental citizenship, meaning that the child born will acquire the citizenship of his or her parents regardless of the place of birth. Now in many countries there is no difference between mother and father, and if each parent has the citizenship of that country, the child is also given citizenship, but in countries like Iran and some Arab countries, citizenship is transferred only through the father. In other words, if the citizenship of the father of the child born is Iranian, the child is also Iranian, but if it is only the citizenship of the Iranian mother, the child does not receive Iranian citizenship.
Countries usually follow one of these two systems, but in exceptional cases follow another; For example, in countries that follow the right of blood, when the child’s parents are not identified, the child will become a citizen of that country if he or she was born on that territory. Giving citizenship by birth in Denmark follows the right of blood, which means that a child must be born to a Danish parent in order to be able to obtain Danish citizenship by birth.
Immigrating to Denmark through marriage
One of the easiest ways to become a Danish citizen is to marry a Danish person or a Danish resident. However, it should be noted that today, due to the abuses committed in this way, very strict laws have been enacted in this regard. So now only people can immigrate to Denmark with a marriage visa to prove their true intentions.
One of the laws that prevents any abuse of a marriage visa today is the issuance of a passport to a foreign spouse after living together for several years. In Denmark, too, there are strict rules, and if you want to marry a Danish citizen, you have to prove that your marriage is based on love and understanding, and that your goal is not a formal marriage to stay in Denmark. If the validity of the marriage is proved, the foreign couple will be granted temporary residence in Denmark, and after 2 years of marriage and living in Denmark, the person can apply for Danish citizenship.
Immigrating to Denmark through asylum
MIE Consulting Institute (Malekpour Law Firm) does not provide any services regarding asylum and does not approve of this method. There are many life, financial and psychological dangers lurking in the refugee camps, and many of them resort to lying to seek refuge. Therefore, we recommend that you choose one of the methods mentioned above to immigrate to Denmark.
Every foreigner (non-national) residing in Denmark has the right to apply for asylum in Denmark, regardless of whether he or she is legally or illegally present in Denmark. Pursuant to paragraph 1 of Section 7 of the Convention on Human Rights, a refugee is a person who has been abroad for reasons of race, religion, nationality, or ethnicity, membership in certain groups, or having particular political views, and fears that with Referral to one’s own country, tortured or punished, or subjected to inhumane treatment. Also, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Section 7 of the Convention, a refugee has the right to temporary residence in the country where he / she has applied for asylum for at least one year and for a maximum of three years. It should be noted that during the period of processing the asylum status, the refugee is not allowed to bring his family members, except in special cases where the duration of the asylum procedure is more than three years, after which the refugee can apply for a dependent
An asylum application must be submitted to the Danish Police Department or the Sandholm Residence Center. With the direct presence of the applicant and the submission of a written request, the relevant officer at the Sandholm Police Department or Residence Center captures fingerprints and images, records the applicant’s details in the personnel information system and guides the refugee to accommodate in a camp in Denmark. After submitting the application, the applicant’s file will be processed at the Immigration Office. The Danish Immigration Service will first examine whether the applicant’s asylum case is in line with Denmark’s jurisdiction under Dublin law, or whether other member states should hear the applicant’s case. The Dublin Act is an agreement between members of the European Union and Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Under Dublin law, only one member state will be responsible for handling an asylum application. Therefore, if a person has previously applied for asylum in another country and the application process is pending in that country, the person cannot apply for asylum in Denmark.
Also, in the first stage of the application for asylum, the Danish Immigration Service can transfer the applicant to another safe country outside the European Union. If a person has resided in another country for some time before entering Denmark or has entered Denmark through another safe country before entering Denmark, the Danish Immigration Service can return the applicant to that third country. It is possible to detect this by registering the applicant’s details in the personal information system. Therefore, if the first step is to ensure that the applicant’s case is to be considered in Denmark, or if the asylum seekers transfer to another safe country outside the EU is not possible, the asylum procedure will enter the second phase. During the second stage of the review, the applicant is usually accommodated in one of the accommodation centers for immigrants.
If the asylum application is approved, the Danish Immigration Service will introduce the asylum seeker to one of the municipalities in the area. However, if the asylum application is rejected by the Migration Board, the applicant’s case will be referred to the Board of Appeals by default. The Immigration Service should have rejected the asylum application through a standard procedure and reviewed the criteria set out in it to ensure that the asylum application was rejected for sufficient reasons. Also, the Immigration Department is obliged to notify the applicant in writing of the rejection of the asylum application.
The Board of Appeals is an independent board similar to the Court. The board reviews asylum applications in accordance with standard forms. At this stage, the reasons for requesting asylum (asylum case) will be verbally considered by the asylum seeker, so at this stage, the asylum seeker can choose a lawyer for himself. Otherwise, the Board of Appeals can directly select a substitute lawyer for the asylum seeker. The decision of the Board of Appeals is final. If the applicant’s application is eventually rejected after the relevant procedures have been completed, the asylum seeker must leave Denmark within 15 days.
If the asylum seeker does not leave Denmark within this period, he or she will be deported from Denmark, accompanied by a police escort, and will not be allowed to enter Denmark or any of the EU countries for at least two years. Despite this restriction, if the person is re-entered and detained in the EU during the period of deprivation, he or she will be barred from entering the EU for 5 years.
The Danish Immigration Service can grant temporary residence permits to individuals for humanitarian and human rights reasons.
In some cases, an asylum application is not accepted on a case-by-case basis and does not meet the requirements for asylum. In such circumstances, the Danish Immigration Service shall notify the Danish Immigration Council of the matter, and after their approval without the applicant’s referral to the Board of Appeal, the asylum applicant’s case shall be deemed completely inadmissible and may not be appealed.
The Board of Appeals shall consider the case in the form of an oral statement by the asylum seeker. Written statements will only be accepted in special circumstances, such as an applicant’s illness, in which it is not possible for the asylum seeker to be present. The board consists of five people, each with the right to vote. One of the members of the board will chair the board, and the process will be similar to that of the appellate courts. The vote of the majority of the members will be the vote of the Board of Appeals. One member of the Board of Appeals will be nominated by the Ministry of Justice and another member of the Board of Foreign Affairs will be nominated by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Immigration and will be a representative of the relevant organization. If the board approves the Danish Immigration Service’s refusal to grant asylum to the applicant, the applicant must leave Denmark. If the Board of Appeals rejects the decision of the Denmark Migration Board, the applicant will be granted a residence permit through asylum.
Asylum seekers are usually accommodated in refugee accommodation centers designated for this purpose. But in some cases, an asylum seeker can live outside a refugee camp. If the refugee is able to finance his or her place of residence, the possibility of living outside the designated refugee centers will be considered.
All living expenses of asylum seekers will be paid by the Migration Board. If asylum seekers marry one of the legal residents of Denmark, all asylum applications must be paid for by the asylum seeker’s spouse. The Immigration Service will provide the following support to an asylum seeker over the age of 18.
Early and daily living expenses, clothing, food (if the person lives outside the refugee camp)
Health and medical services
Children’s education
Asylum seekers training
Providing accommodation in the accommodation centers of asylum seekers (Refugee Camp)
An asylum seeker over the age of 18 can apply to the Denmark Migration Board after 6 months of applying for asylum, so that he or she can have a job according to his or her level of competence and skills until the final asylum application is processed. In this case, the Immigration Office is obliged to examine the labor market of Denmark and find a job for the applicant on a full-time or part-time basis and offer it to the applicant in accordance with the capabilities of the said person. An asylum seeker cannot set up a business in Denmark on his or her own, or directly apply for a contract with employers. In this case, the asylum seeker is subject to a fine and may even be sentenced to one year in prison. Employers who enter into employment contracts with asylum seekers without the consent of the RASA Immigration Service have also been sentenced to pay a fine, and in some cases may be sentenced to two years in prison. Therefore, it is necessary for asylum seekers to find a job through the Migration Board.
All children under the age of 18 asylum seekers who are of compulsory education will study in Danish schools in cooperation with the Denmark Migration Board. Asylum seekers over the age of 17 are also required to take Danish language classes and get acquainted with Danish culture, which is organized by the Denmark Migration Board or organizations that work with the Denmark Migration Board. There are also other courses offered by the Immigration Service to improve the level of general and professional skills that applicants can participate in, but there is no requirement to participate in these courses. These courses have been prepared for this purpose so that if the applicant’s application for asylum is approved, the necessary preparation has been obtained to participate in the community.
Immigration to Denmark and Danish citizenship laws
Citizenship and a Danish passport can be obtained through any of the above methods. To become a Danish citizen, you must have lived in Denmark for a certain number of years and apply for permanent residence in Denmark at the time of application. Therefore, you must first obtain permanent residence in Denmark and then apply for citizenship. In most cases, you can apply for citizenship if you have lived in Denmark for 9 consecutive years. Refugees can apply after 8 years. The time required to obtain citizenship will be shorter if a person marries a Danish citizen or lives in Denmark before reaching legal age and attends school in that country. If you have a history of imprisonment or unpaid public debt that has expired, you cannot apply for citizenship. You have to prove that you have the ability to pay for your living expenses, and you have not received any grants from the government in the past year. Usually, Denmark does not allow dual citizenship, except in certain cases, such as marrying a Danish or being born with dual citizenship. Therefore, people who do not meet these conditions must revoke their previous citizenship.
Answer the most common questions about immigration to Denmark
✅Where do I start to immigrate to Denmark?
The first step to immigrating to Denmark is to learn how to immigrate to Denmark and choose the best option. Then you have to provide the conditions and documents of immigration based on the chosen method.
✅What are the best ways to immigrate to Denmark?
Of course, your personal circumstances are very important in choosing the best way to immigrate to Denmark; but in general, a Danish work visa, studying at a Danish university and investing in Denmark are the best ways to immigrate to Denmark.
✅What is the least expensive way to immigrate to Denmark?
Methods such as getting a job offer are among the least expensive ways to immigrate to Denmark. Studying in Denmark is also the second least expensive method.
✅Do we have to apply through an immigration lawyer to immigrate to Denmark?
No. You can learn the rules of immigration to Denmark by spending time. But of course, a lawyer can do your job faster and give you more experience.
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