The Danish government is considering repealing a law that enabled rejected asylum seekers to remain in the country for 18 months after receiving a judgment to issue a residence card.
According to a news statement from the Ministry of Immigration and Integration, the circumstance is rare. Still, the provision that allows rejected asylum seekers who are unable to return to their home countries to acquire a residency card during the 18 months may be repealed soon by Schengen.
This is a method that is more expensive to administer than the few resident permits that are eventually awarded. Then there are foreigners whose asylum applications have been completed per all applicable laws but do not require any protection. It is not right for them to be in Denmark.
Kaare Dybvad Bek, Minister of Immigration
Key Takeaways:
- Rejected asylum seekers may soon be unable to receive a residency permit.
- After getting a negative ruling on their asylum claim, foreigners were allowed to stay in Denmark for another 18 months and apply for residence cards.
- Between 2016 and 2024, 18 residence permits were issued to this group of migrants in Denmark.
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Immigration Ministry Launches Proposal to Eliminate the Rule:
The Ministry stated in a news statement that it will formally propose to repeal the rule, with the bill first passing through a hearing phase before being voted on by parliament.
Even if the proposal is enacted, the government will be obligated to give residency permits in certain instances.
I don’t want anyone to believe that this is a radical change in immigration policy. However, in principle, I believe the change is the best option. Furthermore, there is one less scheme to administer, so we save a small amount of superfluous bureaucracy in this way.
The Immigration Minister
Between 2016 and 2024, the government provided 18 residence permits to rejected asylum seekers.
So far, Denmark has Received 900 Asylum Applications in 2024:
In the first five months of 2024, Danish authorities received 900 asylum petitions accounting for 36.2 percent of all applications made in 2023 (2,482). Denmark is ranked 23rd in the EU for the number of asylum seekers per capita.
Syrians, Afghans, Eritreans, Russians, and Iranians were the most popular visa applicants in Denmark in 2023. Unaccompanied minors made up around 9% of all asylum seekers.
On the other hand, 72 percent of migrants, totaling 1,343 applications, obtained a positive response, with 24 percent already receiving a residence permit.
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