Malene Møller Hermansen Stine Bertelsen

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1 Malene Møller Hermansen Stine Bertelsen Head of Section Permanent Residence Ryesgade København Ø Telephone: Mail: newtodenmark.dk -> Contact Form

2 How to be granted permanent residence The process How to apply

3 Requirements according to The Danish Immigration Law 1. You must still qualify for temporary residence 2. You must be over the age of You must have resided in Denmark legally for at least 5 years 4. You must not have a criminal record 5. You must not have any overdue public debts 6. You must not have received certain types of public benefits for a period of three years 7. You must have submitted a signed declaration of integration and active citizenship in Denmark 8. You must have passed Prøve i Dansk 1 or a Danish language test of an equivalent or higher level 9. You must have held regular employment, or been self-employed, or been enrolled in an educational programme for at least three of the five years prior to qualifying for permanent residence 10. You must currently be working or studying at the time of qualifying for permanent residence

4 Requirements You must be over the age of 18 You must not have a criminal record You must have submitted a signed declaration of integration and active citizenship in Denmark You must have passed Prøve i Dansk 1 or a Danish language test of an equivalent or higher level

5 You must have legally resided in Denmark for at least 5 years All types of legal residence is included How to calculate Interruption Work or studies abroad can be included

6 You must still qualify for temporary residence You must still meet the conditions in your latest temporary residence permit A hearing will be sent to The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration Confirmation of a valid permit, or a decision regarding extension of your residence permit

7 You must not have any overdue public debts Overdue? A debt is considered overdue if the amount has not been repaid by the due date. Reprieve If you are granted a reprieve, your debt will not prevent you from obtaining permanent residence. However, your outstanding debt may not exceed DKK 110, Repayment schedule You cannot obtain a permanent residence permit if you have overdue public debts, even if you have agreed to a repayment schedule

8 Public debt = Public benefits according to the Social Service Act or Active Social Policy that you are required by law to repay (e.g. overpaid social benefits) Child support paid to a former partner Day-care payments Overpaid housing benefits Public housing loans (boligtilskudskudslån) Taxes and levies, unless the amount in arrears is due to circumstances beyond your control Other debts, such as student loans, bank loans or private housing loans are not considered public debts and will not prevent you from obtaining a permanent residence permit

9 You must not have received certain types of public benefits for a period of three years awarded under The Active Social Policy Act (Aktivloven) The Integration Act (Integrationsloven)

10 Examples of public benefits that will prevent you from obtaining permanent residence: Social security (kontanthjælp) Rehabilitation (revalidering) Danish Start Help benefits (starthjælp) Examples of public benefits that will not prevent you from obtaining permanent residence: Student grants (SU) Unemployment benefits (arbejdsløshedsdagpenge) Illness (sygedagpenge) Paternity leave (barselsdagpenge) Pension, including early age pensions Assistance (boligstøtte) Financial support to an employer upon hiring you in a løntilskud or flexjob position Fully subsided childcare (friplads)

11 You must have held (a) regular employment, (b) or been self-employed, (c) or been enrolled in an educational programme for at least three of the five years prior to qualifying for permanent residence.

12 (a) Regular employment Regular employment = salary and working conditions live up to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or standard wage and working conditions. Your employer must not have received public funds to pay all or some of your wages (løntilskud). Absence from your work due to sick leave, holiday, parental leave etc is included in the period of employment. 30+ hours a week = full time employment. Full credit for the entire period of employment hours a week = part time employment. Credit amounting to 60 % of the period of employment. Unemployment You do not need to have been employed for three years straight. You would still meet the requirement if you, within the past five years, have been unemployed for one or more periods, for less than a total of two years.

13 (b) Self-employed Self-employment carries the same weight as regular employment. Working in your spouse s company can also qualify as regular employment.

14 (c) Education The following educational activities can be included: Completed upper-secondary and vocational programme Bachelor s and/or master s degree programme Business academy programme Professional bachelor s degree programme Post-secondary degree programme in arts Other type of post-secondary programme If you have been admitted to an officially accredited educational institution, you will receive credit for the full duration of the programme, calculated on the basis of the number of ECTS credits earned. Only coursework completed in the five years prior to qualifying for permanent residence can be included.

15 Work and education abroad Work As part of your employment i Denmark for a Danish public institution a private company a non-government organization a foreign or Danish aid agency Education As part of an education in Denmark, e. g. Bachelor degree programme Master degree programme PhD degree programme One or two years can be included. A maximum of one year can be included.

16 You must currently be working or studying at the time of qualifying for permanent residence you must be working at a minimum of 15 hours a week or admitted to a higher education at an officially accredited institution employed in a non-terminated indefinite position, in another way prove that you expect to be in continuing employment, e.g. if you are employed in a non-terminated temporary position where there is still a part of the period of employment left, or if you are self-employed.

17 How to apply Fill in the application forms -The application form for permanent residence (TU4) and for extention of your current residence permit Enclose the relevant documents Remember to sign the application forms Pay the fee (5,450 DKK) Hand in your applications Have your biometric features taken within 14 days from applying

18 Re-entry permit If your temporary residence permit has expired and you want to travel during the processing of your case you can apply for a re-entry permit: Until decision regarding permanent residence -> The Danish Immigration Service If permanent residence is denied and application for extension is pending -> The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration

19 Remember to update us if there are any changes in your situation while your application is being processed

20 Benefits of permanent residence Temporary residence Temporary Apply for continous extension Permanent residence Apply for danish citizenship No tuition fee Danish citizen The right to vote Danish passport