UNHCR observations to modalities surrounding the Citizenship test and Naturalization test in Denmark
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the modalities surrounding the Citizenship Test and Naturalization Test in Denmark.
The document is available here.
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Observations from UNHCR on Denmark’s proposal to amend the Citizenship Act
01.09.2016UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations on Denmark’s proposal to amend the Danish Citizenship Act in regard to parents’ consent and a child’s ‘good conduct’, when the child derives Danish citizenship from a parent. The observations are available here.