Tjebbes-DK CJEU C-689/21 X v UIM — Grand Chamber Doctrinal Benchmark
Citizenship in Denmark
- Eligibility
- Per-route detail in 03_Routes/DK-CES-04.md
- Timeline
- automatic
- Renunciation
- Not required
Overview
Case C-689/21 X v Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet — CJEU Grand Chamber Judgment of 5 September 2023 (ECLI:EU:C:2023:626). Applied Tjebbes-line proportionality doctrine to Denmark's § 8 22-year automatic citizenship loss.
Cascade significance: DK-origin doctrinal benchmark for EU citizenship-cessation proportionality. Part of doctrinal lineage:
- Rottmann (C-135/08, 2010)
- Tjebbes (C-221/17, 2019, NL-origin)
- Tjebbes-DK (C-689/21, 2023, DK-origin)
- DK statutory response: Lov 410/2025 § 5B + § 8 stk 1 2.pkt amendment
Example scenarios
age 25
Eligible for Tjebbes-DK CJEU C-689/21 X v UIM — Grand Chamber Doctrinal Benchmark under standard conditions
Meets § 6 conditions per CIS 9461/2021 + bucket-specific requirements for CES
age 22
Requires individual proportionality assessment under Tjebbes-DK framework
analysis required for DK-CES-04 — see deep
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.
Track changes to this route
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