Hi all. Forgive the post in English, but I'd only embarrass myself with my current level of Danish.
I'm half English, half Danish adult (30yo). I have English citizenship. My mother (100% Dane) has lived in France, and England for the past 30ish years, having left Denmark in her early 20s for work. She has Danish citizenship exclusively. I have vastly more family members in Denmark, than in the UK,
I never thought England would actually let brexit happen, and that has put me and my brother in a bind. We both thought we would always be welcome in Denmark with a European passport. Now, with British passports, we've essentially become 'half stateless'.
The older I get, and the more time I spend in the UK, the more I'm losing faith with this country. I fully understand the whole 'grass is always greener on the other side' irony to this point, but after having recently had a child, a large part of me wants to be able to claim the right to work and live in Denmark, for the safety and security of my family in the event that I no longer feel safe here.
In 2017, we tried to secure citizenship for myself and my brother. We were rejected on the premise that we hadn't spent enough time in Denmark (roughly 6 months since birth).
Recently, I'm really hoping to try again as I now have the realization that if my English father were to pass away, my mother and I would essentially have no legal right to live in the same country indefinitely. This also goes for my very elderly grandparents in Denmark.
At this point, I'd be willing to move to Denmark for as long as it took, hell, maybe staying if things worked out, to try and get my citizenship of both Denmark and Europe. However, I've never seen any suggestion that this is an option.
TLDR: are there any other half-Danes who grew up in another country who managed to get citizenship as an adult? Are there any new avenues that could be explored?
Thanks.
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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/evthrowawayverysad at 2024-03-14 00:26:00+00:00.
TheNakedTravelingMan at 2024-03-14 00:42:07+00:00 ID:
kurk546They are pretty strict on it. I knew a family where half there kids got it because they met the residing in the country requirement and the other half got rejected for not meeting that requirement. I lived about 2 years total in a territory of Denmark and got it when I applied in my mid 20s.
Do you speak Danish? You can always try to secure a work permit and work towards the citizenship requirements as someone who naturalizes. They allow for dual citizenship as of 2015.
evthrowawayverysad (OP) at 2024-03-14 00:50:33+00:00 ID:
kurli3tJeg arbejde pa det.
The problem with this is that I now have a family, mortgage, dog etc etc and don't really have the liberty to try and naturalize by just showing up, working, and hoping for the best. I need to be able to find out if there is a more concrete option for anyone with the majority of their family already in Denmark.
foxybadger at 2024-03-14 06:58:53+00:00 ID:
kusvusvThat sounds like the best way. Sadly the laws have become quite strict since of the the last 20 years. Many danes do not feel ‘we’ / the state have a responsibility towards children of danes that have moved out. Among the people that think the stats should allow for re integration, many find that the current options for applying when becoming an adult is good enough. Sadly that causes a situation em where people like you, that reflect on their situation as young adults and maybe first time parents are locked out
considering your family relation is rather strong, if you decide to move your family to DK at some point in the future, it should be easier than normally to get permanent residence and thereafter nationality. However that case could change if you family connections lessen, such as grandparents dying etc.