DK konsult

Dispensation

If you give up your Danish address or if you travel outside Denmark for an extended period of time, your permit can lapse. However, there's certain form which can extend your stay up to 4 years abroad without lapse

What does it mean if my permit lapses?

If your permit lapses, it means that you no longer have the right to stay in Denmark. You risk not being able to return to Denmark after you have been abroad.

If your permit lapses, you must start over again by submitting a new application for a residence permit in Denmark. Your new application will be processed according to the rules in force at the time of application. Consequently, it is of no importance how and why you initially were granted your residence permit.

Price: 399,-

Incl. moms

10 - 15 min.

In real time

Save 1.500,-

From average market price

What if I hold a permanent residence permit?

Other rules apply if the Danish Immigration Service has granted you a permanent residence permit based on former permits issued by SIRI.

In this case, your residence permit will lapse automatically if you give up your Danish address or stay abroad for more than 12 successive months. This applies even though you keep being registered at a Danish address in the CPR.

That your permit lapses automatically means that you will not receive any letter or similar with a decision.

Stays in Greenland or the Faroe Islands are considered as time abroad.

What are the conditions for granting a dispensation?

You must meet certain conditions in order to be granted a dispensation to prevent your permit from lapsing.

We gonna submit your application before your permit lapses. If SIRI has granted you the permit, you must apply before you have been outside of Denmark for more than 6 successive months and before you give up your Danish residence.

For how long a duration can I be granted a dispensation?

You can be granted a dispensation for a maximum duration of 4 years. However, you cannot be granted a dispensation that exceeds the duration of your residence permit.

If you do not return to Denmark within your dispensation period, you can apply for an extension of your dispensation period. It is important that apply before the dispensation period ends.

Can I enter Denmark while I hold a dispensation?

You can enter Denmark within the period you have been granted a dispensation, provided that it is a short-term stay of a private character, e.g. to participate in a family celebration, a funeral, a short holiday or a weekend stay.

This means that, in general, a dispensation will lapse if you take up residency in Denmark anew after you have been granted a dispensation to prevent your permit from lapsing. Registering your name at an address in the CPR or entering Denmark to work or study (even though you do not register in the CPR) is considered as taking up residency in Denmark.

However, you can enter Denmark without losing your dispensation if you take part in work related activities which could be a part of a business visit without a work permit, or if you will be doing work that does not require a work permit.  

My permit has lapsed

In the event that your permit has lapsed, the Danish Register can, in some cases, decide that it should still be valid if you apply for it. We are more than happy to guide you through the process and submit all the relevant forms for an additional 399 DKK. (If it has already lapsed, the submission of documents will cost a total of 399 DKK).

Get started today by pressing ‘ Order Dispensation now ’ below.

Order Dispensation now