Passport Path
Birth

Realm-Birth Greenland + Faroes (GL/FO sub-jurisdiction with EU/EEA status divergence)

Citizenship in Denmark

Eligibility
Per-route detail in 03_Routes/DK-BTH-02.md
Timeline
automatic
Renunciation
Not required

Who qualifies

See Master Canon for BTH bucket category description and standard requirements. Per-route detailed eligibility criteria to be authored at P6 medium phase, drawing from 3 ET assertions below.

How to apply

  1. Place of birth — Mainland DK / Greenland / Faroes determines Realm-citizenship application.
  2. Parental status check — DK does NOT confer jus soli; default is jus sanguinis only.
  3. Stateless safety net — § 1 stk 4 (Lov 487/2023 retroactive to 2002-06-24) for stateless-born.
  4. Foundling presumption — § 1 stk 3 presumed DK indfødsret until shown otherwise.

Legal basis

Loven gælder ikke for Færøerne og Grønland, men kan ved kongelig anordning helt eller delvis sættes i kraft for Færøerne og Grønland med de ændringer, som henholdsvis de færøske og de grønlandske forhold tilsiger. [Lov 410/2025 § 4]

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DK-ASRT-015

§ 3. Den, der er statsborger i Finland, Island, Norge eller Sverige og opfylder betingelserne i stk. 2 eller stk. 3, erhverver dansk indfødsret ved over for statsforvaltningen, Rigsombudsmanden på Færøerne eller Rigsombudsmanden i Grønland at afgive skriftlig erklæring herom. [BEK 70/2020]

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DK-ASRT-030

In accordance with the Treaty amending, with regard to Greenland, the Treaties establishing the European Communities ('the Greenland Treaty'), the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) no longer applies to Greenland. Rather, Greenland, being a part of a Member State, is associated to the Union as one of the overseas countries and territories (OCTs). [Council Decision 2014/137/EU]; Although Greenland is not part of the European Union, it remains associated with the EU through its OCT-status. Since Greenlanders hold Danish citizenship they enjoy the same rights as other Danish citizens regarding freedom of movement in the EU. [Nordic Co-operation]

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Sources

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Example scenarios

  • age 25

    Eligible for Realm-Birth Greenland + Faroes (GL/FO sub-jurisdiction with EU/EEA status divergence) under standard conditions

    Meets § 6 conditions per CIS 9461/2021 + bucket-specific requirements for BTH

Informational summary compiled from primary legal sources — not legal advice. Citizenship law changes; verify with the competent authority before acting. Last verified 2026-05-18.

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