DenmarkLong-term residence
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A permanent residence permit under more lenient requirements for people sent abroad on a re-education trip (or other trip with negative implications) as minors.
If you have been abroad on a re-education trip or any other trip with negative implications while you were under 18, other more lenient requirements apply.
8 years of legal residence; the applicant must have turned 18, have been sent on a re-education or other negative trip abroad while under 18 and holding a temporary Danish permit, and apply no later than 2 years after the dispensation decision.
You need to have resided in Denmark legally for 8 years.
You must have turned 18 to obtain a permanent residence permit.
You must have been sent on a re-education trip or any other trip abroad with negative implications while you have had a temporary residence permit in Denmark. You have to have been under the age of 18 at the time of your departure.
You must apply no later than 2 years after the decision on dispensation from the lapse of your residence permit.
Residence on permits under Aliens Act ss. 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q(1)/(2) counts, including combinations; at least 1 year of study or full-time work in the last 2 years is also required.
During the entire period, you need to have had a residence permit issued under the terms of Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, sections 9 i-9 n, section 9 p or section 9 q (1) or (2) (residence permit granted on the grounds of family reunification, asylum, studies or work etc.).
To obtain a permanent residence permit under more lenient requirements, you must either have been studying, working full-time, or been self-employed in Denmark for at least 1 year within the last 2 years prior to the time where we make a decision on permanent residence.
The trip absence is covered only if a dispensation from lapse of the permit was granted afterwards (by the Immigration Service or SIRI); the applicant must be in Denmark when the decision is made.
After the trip, you must have received a dispensation from the lapse of your residence permit. This dispensation can either be granted by the Immigration Service or SIRI.
Additionally, you have to be staying in Denmark when the Immigration Service is passing a decision on your application for permanent residency.
Also required: working (at least 15 hours a week) or studying when the decision is made; no social benefits under the Active Social Policy Act or Integration Act in the last year before the application until the decision; continued fulfilment of the current permit's requirements; a sentence of more than six months' incarceration makes one permanently ineligible. The official source does not state retention or loss rules.
You must be working or studying when a decision is being made regarding permanent residence permit.
However, you must work at least 15 hours a week.
To obtain a permanent residence permit under lenient requirements, you may not have received certain forms of social benefits within the last year prior to your application and until the time when the decision on permanent residency is made.
The decisive factor when evaluating whether you have received social benefits is whether they have been awarded under the terms of the Active Social Policy Act (lov om aktiv socialpolitik) or the Integration Act (integrationsloven).
You still need to meet the continuous requirements for your current residence permit.
However, if you have been sentenced to more than six months of incarceration, you are permanently ineligible for a permanent residence permit.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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