I was born in Denmark and moved out when I was young. I still sign Danish Sign Language fluently and occasionally go back to Denmark to visit friends & family.
Recently I visited Danish embassy outside Denmark for passport renewal. The staff asked me which national was I prior to being Danish national. I said I was born in Denmark and never obtained other national. I thought that was it.
They did not like that answer and insisted on me giving them the answer. I simply said I didn’t know but did mention that my parents were immigrants. They asked which national were they prior to Danish citizenship. I said X country and they put this as my national prior to Danish national in their system.
Now I’m looking at the laws online, I can’t seem to make sense of it but it seems worrying as it means I could lose my Danish citizenship under specific circumstances?
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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/BritishDeafMan at 2024-02-09 08:56:25+00:00.
WhatEver069 at 2024-02-09 09:29:37+00:00 ID:
kpm4bfnDid they do the appropriate paperwork to file for you getting danish citizenship?
If not, then i'm sorry to be so blunt and break it to you, but you arent a danish citizen. I was born and raised in Denmark, by Dutch parents, but i've never lived elsewhere. Speak danish fluently, and consider myself a Dane. Guess what passport i have- a Dutch one. Because Denmark doesnt automatically give citizenship if you were born here, you need to apply for it
BritishDeafMan (OP) at 2024-02-09 09:42:36+00:00 ID:
kpm5c1vI am a citizen, my parents did their paperwork.
The question I wanted to ask wasn’t that. I wanted to ask if there was any ramifications for accepting that I was a national of my parents previous citizenship.
I read the bit about losing my citizenship automatically after 22 years which is why I’m asking as I’m not understanding that bit.
WhatEver069 at 2024-02-09 09:43:33+00:00 ID:
kpm5emythey are citizens, because they did their paperwork. Did you do yours? Or did they do yours for you?
nrbbi at 2024-02-09 09:46:04+00:00 ID:
kpm5ls3When you become a danish citizen, you can have your children become a danish citizen with you as a biperson. You don't have to fill out any paperwork for your children, you simply have to tick off a box on your own paperwork.
BritishDeafMan (OP) at 2024-02-09 09:44:57+00:00 ID:
kpm5imnAs soon as they became a Danish citizen, they did the child paperwork for me to become Danish citizen.
My recent visit to embassy didn’t result in me being denied for renewal, just that they wanted me to put down my previous nationality which has got me worried.
Lasat at 2024-02-09 12:11:41+00:00 ID:
kpmi93rIf your parents did the paperwork for you, you should have received a Danish certificate of citizenship. It could be that you’re included on one of your parents’ certificate. If this is the case, then it doesn’t matter what’s put on the passport application form.
If you or your parents don’t have a certificate of Danish citizenship with your name on it, you can reach out to uim.dk to apply for proof of your citizenship. I think it takes a few months and with that in hand, you have the documentation you need in case there’s ever any doubt.
RHeegaard at 2024-02-09 14:13:21+00:00 ID:
kpmxotvThe 22 year thing is if you were a Danish citizen from birth, but not born in Denmark. As you weren't a Danish citizen from birth, it doesn't seem to be relevant to your situation.
NCD_Lardum_AS at 2024-02-09 21:44:36+00:00 ID:
kpp2dqrDo you have ANY other citizenship?
It would be a gross violation of your human rights for the Danish state to strip you of your citizenship if it would leave you "stateless". It is a legal impossibility.
So, if you are/were a Danish citizen, and not a citizen of anywhere else, you will remain a Danish citizen forever.