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Danish citizenship and permanent residence: naturalisation, declaration, and language requirements

Danish citizenship by naturalisation (indfødsret) is conferred only by statute under § 44 of the Constitution. The Ministry of Immigration and Integration assesses applications against the current circular and adds qualifying candidates to a parliamentary bill, Forslag til lov om indfødsrets meddelelse, which Folketinget passes by simple majority through three readings. Three statutory routes exist: ordinary naturalisation under indfødsretsloven, citizenship by declaration (statsborgerskab ved erklæring) for Nordic citizens, and permanent residence (permanent opholdstilladelse) under the Aliens Act as a prerequisite for the ordinary route. Citizenship is finalised at a municipal Constitution ceremony.

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