Danish nationality law

Danish Citizenship Act
Indfødsretsloven
Parliament of Denmark
  • An Act relating to Danish citizenship
Enacted byKingdom Government of Denmark
Status: Current legislation

Danish nationality law is governed by the Constitutional Act and the Consolidated Act of Danish Nationality. Danish nationality can be acquired in one of the following ways:[1]

  • Automatically at birth if either parent is a Danish citizen, regardless of birthplace, if the child was born on or after 1 July 2014.[2]
  • Automatically if a person is adopted as a child under 12 years of age
  • By declaration for natural-born nationals of another Nordic country who have resided in Denmark for at least 7 years
  • By naturalisation, via the Folketing passing a law declaring a person to be a Citizen (which is the only legal way to naturalise a foreigner according to Article 44 of the Constitution)

In December 2018, the law on Danish citizenship was changed so that a handshake was mandatory during the ceremony. The regulation was made in an attempt to target members of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir from receiving Danish citizenship, since many of them refuse to shake hands with individuals of the opposite sex.[3]

  1. ^ "Retsinformation".
  2. ^ "Automatisk erhvervelse af dansk statsborgerskab". Justitsministeriet (Danish Ministry of Justice). Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Nu skal man give hånd for at få statsborgerskab". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

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