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Residence for Former Danish Citizens or Faroese/Danish Descent

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What family, citizenship, ethnic, historical or former-resident connection creates access to this route?

The qualifying connection is previous Danish citizenship, or Faroese/Danish descent (application form SG2).

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  • The capture is the Faroese Immigration Office's index of application forms; it names this ground and its form number (SG2) but does not itself state generational reach, proof requirements, the status granted, or duration.

How far back can the qualifying connection extend, and what important transmission limitations exist?

Descent branch: the applicant must document that both parents, or all four grandparents, were natural-born Danish citizens; the parents need not have kept Danish citizenship, and a descent-based permit can be issued only once. Former-citizen branch: open to foreign nationals who previously held Danish citizenship, except those who lost it under sections 8 a or 8 b of the Danish Citizenship Act.

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What records are central to proving the lineage or historical connection?

The central records are baptismal certificates: for prior Danish citizenship, the applicant's own or one parent's baptismal certificate; for Faroese/Danish descent, the parents' or grandparents' baptismal certificates.

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Does the pathway result in a visa, residence permit, right of return, citizenship or another status?

A temporary Faroese residence permit: former Danish citizens are eligible for a residence permit under s.9(1)(1) of Ordinance No 182 of 22 March 2001; persons of Faroese/Danish descent are normally granted a residence and work permit under s.9(2)(4) of the same Ordinance. It is not citizenship.

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What application progression, residence obligations, family consequences or further citizenship/residence possibilities follow?

The SG2 application is lodged at a Danish diplomatic mission in the country of residence or at the Immigration Office (in Suðuroy, at the local police station); the Immigration Office requests a binding recommendation from the Danish Immigration Service. A former Danish citizen holding a residence permit under section 9(1)(i) of the Aliens Act can in certain cases apply for a permanent residence permit even with less than three years' residence, but must also meet the normal requirements. A spouse/cohabiting partner or child under 18 must meet the normal family-reunification requirements and apply separately (FA1/FA2). The official source does not state the extension rules or the permanent-residence position for persons granted a permit on Faroese/Danish descent.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state the extension rules or the permanent-residence position for persons granted a permit on Faroese/Danish descent.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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