Passport Path

Faroe Islands Home Rule + Takeover Act (1948 + 2005)

Citizenship in Denmark

Eligibility
Per-route detail in 03_Routes/DK-EXT-01.md
Timeline
automatic
Renunciation
Not required

Who qualifies

See Master Canon for EXT bucket category description and standard requirements. Per-route detailed eligibility criteria to be authored at P6 medium phase, drawing from 2 ET assertions below.

How to apply

  1. Determine sub-jurisdiction — Mainland DK / Greenland (Lov 473/2009) / Faroe Islands (Lov 137/1948 + Lov 578/2005).
  2. Indfødsret application — Single Danish indfødsret; sub-jurisdictions do NOT issue separate citizenship.
  3. Anordning territorial application — Lov 410/2025 §4 + Anordningssystem regulate when statutes extend to GL/FO.
  4. EU citizenship status — Mainland DK = EU citizen; Greenland (post-1985-02-01) and Faroe Islands = NON-EU within DK Realm.
  5. Independence pathway — Lov 473/2009 §21 codifies GL independence: referendum → negotiation → Folketinget consent → international recognition.

Legal basis

Vi Frederik den Niende, af Guds Naade Konge til Danmark.. § 1. Færøerne udgør inden for denne Lovs Rammer et selvstyrende Folkesamfund i det danske Rige.. § 16. Denne Lov træder i Kraft den 1. April 1948. Givet paa Christiansborg, den 23. Marts 1948.; Lov nr. 11 af 31. mars 1948.. Í Danmark er lógin kunngjørd í Lovtidende, bert á donskum, undir heitinum Lov nr. 137 af 23. marts 1948 [ — confirming dual promulgation dates]

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DK-ASRT-077

§ 1. Denne lov omfatter samtlige sager og sagsområder, jf. dog stk. 2... § 1 stk. 2: [excepts] grundloven, statsborgerskab (indfødsret), Højesteret, udenrigs-, forsvars- og sikkerhedspolitik, valutarisk og pengepolitik... § 7. Loven træder i kraft den 29. juli 2005.; Faroese citizenship does not exist, so it is the Danish rules that apply in the area.

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Example scenarios

  • age 25

    Eligible for Faroe Islands Home Rule + Takeover Act (1948 + 2005) under standard conditions

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

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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