Permanent Residence under EU Rules — EU Citizen or Family Member

You have the right to permanent residence when you have had actual and real residence in Denmark under EU regulations for a period of at least 5 years.

The years must be consecutive and for the entire period you must continuously have met the conditions for residence under EU regulations.

If you meet the conditions for permanent residence, you have this right, regardless of whether you submit an application or not.

You may have had several different grounds for residence during the 5 years. For example, you may have had EU residence as a student, worker or family member to an EU citizen.

As a third-country national, your grounds for residence can only have been as a family member to an EU citizen.

You do, however, no longer have to meet the conditions of your previous grounds for EU residence.

This means that you do not lose your right to permanent residence if you, for example, no longer work, study, run your own business etc.

In this step you have access to the relevant application form OD1C.

If you are a third-country national, copy of the data page in your passport

If you are an EU citizen, copy of either the data page in your passport or a copy of your national ID card [front and back]

Documentation that you have been residing in Denmark for 5 consecutive years e.g. in the form of a bank statement showing daily and regular transactions

If your grounds for residence has changed during your stay in Denmark, please submit documentation of your various grounds for residence.

It is not mandatory to apply for permanent residence and there is no deadline for when you must apply.

You can submit your application for permanent residence no sooner than one month before you have been in Denmark for 5 consecutive years.

However, you must always submit the application before your residence card expires.

the other types of grounds for residence under EU regulations, your attachment to Denmark will be taken into consideration as to whether you retain your right to residence. Other factors to be taken into consideration include how long you have lived in Denmark and your work history here. Can my family qualify for permanent residence under EU regulations? Your family does not automatically obtain the right to permanent residence because you have obtained the right to permanent residence. Your family must have had actual and real residence in Denmark for 5 consecutive years and during the entire period met the conditions for EU residence. Your family members are not covered by your application for permanent residence. They must therefore submit their own applications for permanent residence (after 5 years of residence). Read more about EU

r you retain your right to residence. Other factors to be taken into consideration include how long you have lived in Denmark and your work history here. Can my family qualify for permanent residence under EU regulations? Your family does not automatically obtain the right to permanent residence because you have obtained the right to permanent residence. Your family must have had actual and real residence in Denmark for 5 consecutive years and during the entire period met the conditions for EU residence. Your family members are not covered by your application for permanent residence. They must therefore submit their own applications for permanent residence (after 5 years of residence). Read more about EU residence as a family member Children, born in Denmark or having entered Denmark shortly after birth, whose parent/parents have permanent residence, can

Can my family qualify for permanent residence under EU regulations? Your family does not automatically obtain the right to permanent residence because you have obtained the right to permanent residence. Your family must have had actual and real residence in Denmark for 5 consecutive years and during the entire period met the conditions for EU residence. Your family members are not covered by your application for permanent residence. They must therefore submit their own applications for permanent residence (after 5 years of residence). Read more about EU residence as a family member Children, born in Denmark or having entered Denmark shortly after birth, whose parent/parents have permanent residence, can apply for a permanent residence permit immediately after their birth or entry into Denmark. What more do I need to know before I apply for permanent residence? The ‘How to Apply’ tab

Who can get permanent residence in Denmark under EU regulations? You have the right to permanent residence when you have had actual and real residence in Denmark under EU regulations for a period of at least 5 years. The years must be consecutive and for the entire period you must continuously have met the conditions for residence under EU regulations. Children, born in Denmark or having entered Denmark shortly after birth, whose parent/parents have permanent residence, can apply for a permanent residence permit immediately after their birth or entry into Denmark. What are the conditions? To get permanent residence under EU regulations, you must meet the following conditions. Actual and real residence for 5 years Actual and real residence means that you have lived your life and arranged yourself in such a way that you have had your existence and daily life in Denmark. You must therefore have undertaken an actual

rcumstances get an EU residence document, provided that a number of specific conditions are met. What does it mean that the sponsor must be residing in Denmark under EU regulations? The sponsor must be residing in Denmark under EU regulations. This can be as a worker, student, self-employed person, person with sufficient funds or posted service provider. The sponsor can also have permanent residence under EU regulations. The sponsor’s grounds for residence may not be as a family member to an EU citizen. Your right to EU residence as a family member is a right derived to you from the sponsor's grounds for residence. This means that termination of your sponsor’s grounds for residence will affect your right to EU residence in Denmark. Are you born stateless in Denmark? Spe

New to Denmark Skip to main content EU residence as a family member of an EU citizen You are a family member of a (non-Danish) EU citizen living in Denmark who has independent grounds for residence in Denmark under EU regulations. As a family member you can either be an EU citizen or a citizen of a country outside EU, EEA or Switzerland. Normal processing time 3 months If further information is needed, the processing time can be up to 4 months Processing fee No fee Who can get an EU residence document as a family member of an EU citizen? You can get an EU residence document as a family member of an EU citizen, if this person is residing in Denmark under EU regulations. Below we wil

Temporary residence abroad for a total of less than 6 months per year, however, will not in and of itself prevent you from getting permanent residence under EU regulations.

The same applies to absences of up to 12 months due to weighty reasons such as pregnancy and birth, serious illness, educational activities or vocational training or being stationed abroad.

Time spent abroad for more than 12 months due to compulsory military service, will also not in and of itself prevent you from getting permanent residence under EU regulations.

You do not lose your permanent right to residence if you reside outside Denmark for less than 2 years.

If you have been granted permanent residence and will be staying outside Denmark for more than 2 years and you then intend to return to Denmark, you may in special cases get a dispensation, so that you do not lose your right to residence.

In your application for dispensation, you must document the reason for and length of your residence outside Denmark. SIRI can grant a dispensation for up to 2 years (in addition to the 2 years abroad you are allowed with a permanent right to residence).