Danish Citizenship

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Belong Nordic: The app to track your citizenship application in the Nordics

If you’ve ever left your home and moved abroad, you will know that there can be some confusing times. There’s usually a lot of paperwork involved too – visas, residency permits and even gaining a new nationality. While some parts of these processes are straightforward, others can be a minefield to figure out.

Immigration

EXPLAINED: Ten rights Nordic citizens enjoy that EU citizens don't

From easier access to unemployment benefits to language use, and passport-free travel, citizens of the five Nordic countries have rights in one another's countries that go well beyond what they get as EU (or EFTA/EES) citizens.

Politics

How citizenship rules affect voting rights in the Nordic countries

Denmark, Norway and Sweden have different criteria for when foreign residents can be granted citizenship through naturalisation. The proportion of each country’s population with the right to vote in parliamentary elections also varies.

Norwegian citizenship

COMPARE: Which European countries have the strictest rules on dual citizenship?

Being a citizen of your country of long-term residence brings a lot of advantages, especially when it comes to peace of mind, but some countries in Europe have far stricter rules than others.