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Denmark Introduces New Residence Forms for EU Citizens and Their Family Members
According to the statement of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), the new application forms will be used instead of the current application form OD1: OD1A, OD1B, as well as OD1C, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.
“Going forward, you must therefore use the application form OD1A if you are applying for EU residence as a citizen of a country within the EU/EEA or Switzerland. This also applies if you are posted by a company within the EU to provide a service in Denmark,” the statement reads.
It has been emphasized that candidates must use the application form O1D1B if they are applying for EU residence as a family member of a European Union, European Economic Area or Swiss citizen.
At the same time, candidates must use the application form OD1C if they are planning to apply for permanent residence as an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen or as a family member of EU/EEA or Switzerland citizens.
In order to register as a resident in Denmark, all European Union nationals are required to apply for an EU residence document at the governmental organization SIRI, part of the Ministry of Immigration and Integration.
The main objective of SIRI is to attract skilled foreign workers from worldwide countries to fill in labour shortages in the Nordic region.
However, long-term unemployment in Denmark has been low compared to other European countries, according to a study initiated by the Nordic Council Minister, which among others, revealed the impact of the COVID situation on the labour market.
The same noted that in the last ten years, nearly 25 per cent of all unemployed people in Denmark had been unemployed for over one year, which is significantly lower compared to other European countries.
“In the EU27 area, by contrast, this proportion had been above 35 per cent during the same period, even reaching 50 per cent in 2014 and 2015,” the research revealed.
According to the study, the relatively low level of long-term unemployment in this Nordic country results from favourable macroeconomic developments in recent years as well as a high turnover in the labour market.
As for those who plan to acquire citizenship in this country, recently has been revealed that Denmark plans to tighten citizenship rules once again, despite the fact that it has among the strictest citizenship rules.
Based on the new changes, to acquire citizenship, persons will be urged to reside in this country until it is confirmed through an official ceremony that follows approval for citizenship.