The
Danish government has announced that it will impose a new fee for applicants
who submit citizenship applications more than once to prevent
applicants from doing so in situations where the outcome is different or when
doing so will lengthen the processing period. Before the policy,
candidates could renew an unlimited number of times with no further expense
after paying an initial fee of €537 or DKK 4,000.
Immigration and Integration Minister, Kaare Dybvad Bek claims that reapplying should be charged, but that the same doesn't have to be true for those who only reapply once without paying a new fee, such as in situations where there is only one factor that has prevented someone from being eligible to become a Danish citizen.
“The ministry has seen numerous
examples of an applicant applying several times and being rejected every single
time. The government does not question the fact that you should be allowed to
apply, but there is no point in just applying repeatedly without having to
pay a fee. I think it is perfectly fair to say that if you want to apply for
the third, fourth, or fifth time, you must also pay at Box 1,” he
stated.
The
government wants to reduce application fees for young people born or
raised in Denmark while still adhering to the convention of citizenship
legislation. The decision to lower fees for this category is acceptable, the
Minister emphasized, as Denmark has stringent requirements for attaining
citizenship. The establishment of a cost for reapplications will require a
modification in the law, and no choice has yet been made regarding the fee for
repeated citizenship applications.
According to Danish statistics, 1,781 persons became citizens of Denmark in 2019, with the bulk coming from EU nations (635). Non-EU nations in North America (100), Africa (100), Asia (446), and Europe (468) (70). With 5.31 million residents having Danish citizenship and 620,000 having foreign citizenship, the proportion of individuals with Danish citizenship remains more extensive than that of those with foreign citizenship. There were 560,000 fewer foreigners in 2022.
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