Family
reunification with children
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Family reunification with children
If you want family reunification with children, it is basically a condition that you have parental authority. However, exemptions may be granted for specific humanitarian reasons.
If the child is under 15 years of age, there is a presumption that the child has the right to reunification if you can show that there is a relationship between you, if the child is not married, if the child has not started another family himself, and if the child has not moved into his own housing facility.
The person with whom the child is to be reunited must meet the following conditions: The person must have permanent residence in Denmark, must have Danish (or Nordic) citizenship, may have been granted a residence permit according to the rules of the Refugee Convention, or may have been granted permission to reside permanently in Denmark.
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Living with someone other than parents
(typically adoptions)
Four basic requirements apply:
- The same requirements apply to persons who wish to apply for a residence permit for the child as for persons who wish to be reunited with their own children.
- In addition, the applicants must prove that they will be able to provide for themselves.
- There may also be a requirement that it is proven that they have a home that makes it possible to have the child living with them.
- The child must be a minor – i.e. under 18 years of age.
If the child is older than 6 years:
If the child is older than 6 years, residence can only be granted to a child if it is estimated that there is a clear potential for integration. A specific estimate must be made, where especially the following factors can be taken into account:
- The child’s language skills.
- The length and nature of the stay in the home country and Denmark.
- The relationship of the parents living in Denmark – that is, whether they themselves are integrated, so that the child has a better prospect of successful integration.
- Whether the parents have completed a Danish education or other education.
- Whether the parents have full-time employment, and have possibly participated in voluntary associations organizations, etc.
- Whether there has been ongoing contact between the applicants living in Denmark and the child in the home country, and whether the people living in Denmark have supported the child financially.
- Whether the parents in the home country have shown a willingness to take care of children; for example, whether the child has grown up without the presence of the parents.
- Whether there have been significant changes in the situation in the home country, so that those who are responsible for the child are no longer able to shoulder this responsibility.
Denmark has acceded to various conventions. An exception can be granted for family reunification with children if special considerations apply in relation to the child’s best interests.
Reunification with spouse
If you need help with family reunification with a spouse who does not live in Denmark, or who does not have a permanent residence permit, we can help you with the application.
Work in Denmark
If you have been offered a job in Denmark, but if you currently live in a country outside the EU/EEA, we can help you get a work visa. Contact us for a non-binding meeting here.
