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.
allnamesaretaken26 at 2024-02-09 09:29:25+00:00 ID:
kpm4atuYou only become Danish citizen by birth if at least one of your parents is a danish citizen at the time of your birth.
BritishDeafMan (OP) at 2024-02-09 09:42:22+00:00 ID:
kpm5be1I 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.
Eastofeden73 at 2024-02-09 19:25:39+00:00 ID:
kpoei7dWell, you better check, that your parents gave up their citizenship in their former home country, when becoming Danish citizens and that that also applied for you. If they didn’t and you could have double citizenship without knowing it, then you have to check with the other country, if you’re in a position, where you could loose your Danish citizenship by not living in Denmark during your childhood and adolescence.
RiverFlowingUp at 2024-02-09 09:38:13+00:00 ID:
kpm4ztzNot necessarily. Depends also on where you are born and where your danish parent is born, and on more paperwork.
My brother is danish, but born abroad to danish patents. He can’t pass his citizenship on to his kids if they’re born abroad and/or to a foreign woman.