New to Denmark - the Official Portal for Foreigners and Integration

New to Denmark - the Official Portal for Foreigners and Integration

Spouses, registered partners and cohabiting partners

If your spouse, registered partner or cohabiting partner lives in Denmark, you can apply for a residence permit on the grounds of family reunification. 

However, you and your spouse/partner, as well as your relationship, must meet certain requirements.

There are a number of specific requirements relating to your spouse/partner living in Denmark. These requirements primarily concern the reasons for his or her residence in Denmark and his or her ability to support him/herself and you.

Requirements relating to you and your spouse/partner

• You must both be over the age of 24.
• You must live together at the same address in Denmark when your residence permit is granted.
• Your combined attachment to Denmark must be greater than your combined attachment to any other country. Read more about the attachment requirement.

Requirements relating to your spouse/partner in Denmark

Your spouse/partner in Denmark must:

• be a Danish citizen or a citizen of one of the other Nordic countries YOU ARE!
• must reside permanently in Denmark. YOU DO!
  

must have accommodation of adequate size at his or her disposal.

must be able to support him/herself and you. In most cases, this requirement will be met if your spouse/partner has not received public assistance under the terms of the Active Social Policy Act (lov om aktiv socialpolitik) or the Integration Act (integrationsloven) for at least 12 months prior to the application being processed by the Immigration Service.

Pernille this is where we will have to make a change and stop excepting government funding/Help. Your student loans do not count just unemployment assistance and we will have to wait one year because of that, too bad. The other big one is that we have to give Denmark 58,200 DKK so i guess i better start saving.  

• must post DKK 58,207 (2008 level) in bank-backed collateral to cover any public assistance paid to you by your municipality after you relocate to Denmark. Read more about the collateral requirement.
• must not have been convicted of violent acts against a former spouse/partner within a period of 10 years prior to your application being processed.