Denmark extends deadline for post-Brexit residency

• The deadline for submitting an application for residence based on the Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the UK has been extended until 31 December 2023. Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) will reopen the processing of pending applications that previously were put on hold.

The extension of the deadline for submitting an application applies to:

• Applicants who have submitted their applications too late – i.e., after the original deadline expired on 31 December 2021 – and therefore have received a refusal to process their application;
• Individuals who have not yet submitted an application.
• The extended deadline for submitting an application does not apply to individuals who have already had an application processed and have received a refusal on the grounds that they did not meet the conditions of the Withdrawal Agreement. These individuals will therefore not be able to have their application processed again.

• Applications submitted after the 31 December 2021 which are still being processed by SIRI, will be processed based on the extended deadline. This means that they will be considered to have been submitted on time.
• Applicants whose applications have been refused processing by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) due to late submission and who have an appeal pending with the Immigration Appeals Board, will be contacted by the board.
•  Applicants whose applications have been refused processing by both SIRI and the Immigration Appeals Board due to late submission or who have not appealed the rejection to the Immigration Appeals Board, can now ask SIRI to have the case reopened, based on the extended deadline.
• It continues to be a requirement to meet the conditions for residence based on the Withdrawal Agreement including legal residence in Denmark before 31 December 2020.
• Data provided by Denmark Statistics show that 854 citizens of the UK moved to Denmark in 2021. This is a sharp decline compared to 2020 and 2019, when the country registered 1,406 and 1,584 Britons who moved to the country, respectively.