Number of residence permits granted in Denmark 2012-2022

The number of residence permits granted in Denmark reached a record-high 127,000 in 2022, significantly higher than the 75,000 the previous year. This development is explained by people fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war. Before this, the highest number of permits were granted in 2015. During that year, the so-called refugee crisis resulted in changing migration patterns and consequently a higher influx of refugees to and across Europe. Since then, several policies were implemented in Denmark to limit immigration and asylum seekers, making it more difficult for people to obtain residence permits altogether. Types of permits Among the granted resident permits in 2022, only 1,400 were to asylum seekers. Ukrainian refugees were granted special residence permits and did not have to apply for regular asylum. Roughly 33,000 permits were granted to Ukrainian refugees. People from other EU/EEA-countries also accounted for a considerable amount of the permits granted. Permanent residence permits Far from all immigrants obtain a permanent residence permit when coming to Denmark. In 2021, nearly 4,500 immigrants were granted permanent permits. In order to acquire Danish citizenship, one must have resided in Denmark for eight years. Most permanent permits are granted on the basis of family reunification, amounting to 2,400 permits in 2021. By comparison, 566 permanent permits were given to asylum seekers that same year.

2022年，丹麦授予的居留许可数量达到了创纪录的12.7万，显著高于上年的7.5万。这一变化可归因于逃离俄乌战争的难民。在此之前，2015年曾授予的最高许可数量。在那一年，所谓的难民危机导致了迁徙模式的改变，进而导致难民向欧洲境内及欧洲各地的涌入量增加。自那时起，丹麦实施了多项政策以限制移民和寻求庇护者，使得人们获得居留许可的整体难度加大。许可类型在2022年授予的居留许可中，仅有1,400份是给予寻求庇护者的。乌克兰难民获得了特殊的居留许可，无需申请常规庇护。大约33,000份许可授予了乌克兰难民。来自其他欧盟/欧洲经济区国家的申请者也占据了相当一部分的许可。永久居留许可并非所有移民在抵达丹麦时都能获得永久居留许可。2021年，近4,500名移民获得了永久居留许可。为了获得丹麦国籍，必须在丹麦居住八年。大多数永久居留许可基于家庭团聚，2021年共授予2,400份。相比之下，同年向寻求庇护者授予了566份永久居留许可。