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| Danish Citizenship Act | |
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 Indfødsretsloven | |
| Parliament of Denmark | |
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| Enacted by | Kingdom Government of Denmark |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Danish nationality law is governed by the Constitutional Act and the Consolidated Act of Danish Nationality. Danish nationality can be acquired in one of the following ways:[1]
- Automatically at birth if either parent is a Danish citizen, regardless of birthplace, if the child was born on or after 1 July 2014.[2]
- Automatically if a person is adopted as a child under 12 years of age
- By declaration for natural-born nationals of another Nordic country who have resided in Denmark for at least 7 years
- By naturalisation, via the Folketing passing a law declaring a person to be a Citizen (which is the only legal way to naturalise a foreigner according to Article 44 of the Constitution)
In December 2018, the law on Danish citizenship was changed so that a handshake was mandatory during the ceremony. The regulation was made in an attempt to target members of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir from receiving Danish citizenship, since many of them refuse to shake hands with individuals of the opposite sex.[3]
- ^ "Retsinformation".
- ^ "Automatisk erhvervelse af dansk statsborgerskab". Justitsministeriet (Danish Ministry of Justice). Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Nu skal man give hånd for at få statsborgerskab". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.