Passport Path

Kalaallisut Official Language + Inatsisartut Territorial Authority

Citizenship in Denmark

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

Who qualifies

See Master Canon for IND 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. Inuit/Kalaallit status — Hold FULL Danish indfødsret on identical terms to mainland Danes; NO separate Greenlandic citizenship.
  2. ILO 169 framework — DK ratified 1996-02-22 (9th globally / 2nd Nordic); applies to Inuit (Kalaallit), NOT to Faroese.
  3. Kalaallisut sole official language — Lov 473/2009 § 20.
  4. Inatsisartut territorial authority — Greenlandic Parliament holds legislative competence within Selvstyre framework.
  5. No null-pathway distinction at indfødsret level — All Inuit/Kalaallit are Danish citizens with full rights.

Legal basis

§ 20. Det grønlandske sprog er det officielle sprog i Grønland. [Lov 473/2009] ('Greenlandic shall be the official language in Greenland.')

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DK-ASRT-027

§ 1. The Greenland Self-Government authorities shall exercise legislative and executive power in the fields of responsibility taken over... the legislative power shall lie with Inatsisartut [Greenland Parliament], the executive power with Naalakkersuisut, and the judicial power with the courts of law. [Lov 473/2009]

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Example scenarios

  • age 25

    Eligible for Kalaallisut Official Language + Inatsisartut Territorial Authority under standard conditions

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

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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