Dual Citizenship

The Dual Citizen Act

1st September, 2015, the bill amending the Danish Nationality Act came into force. The bill allows for full access to dual and multiple nationalities. Information about the new Act is available in > here (in Danish).

With this law, Danish citizens living abroad can acquire a foreign citizenship without losing their Danish citizenship. According to the Danish Ministry of Justice, you no longer need to notify the Danish authorities if you acquire a foreign citizenship.

However, this also means that Danish citizens who acquired an additional citizenship, e.g. South Africa, prior to 1st September 2015, have lost their Danish citizenship.

Reacquisition of Danish nationality after 1 July 2021

After the change to the Dual Nationality Act 1st September 2015, former Danish nationals wishing reacquire their Danish nationality were given a five year transition period until 31st August to do by applying for reacquisition.

Former Danish nationals have now been given another five year transition period to apply for reacquisition by submitting a declaration to the Ministry of Immigration and Integration. The new transition period came into force on 1st July 2021, and will last until 30th June 2026. 

More information, and the declaration form, can be found on the website of the Ministry of Immigration and Integration.