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Denmark has decided to extend the deadline for submitting residence applications for Britons who resided in the country before December 31, 2022, and who submitted their applications after the original deadline expired on December 31, 2021.

According to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), based on the Withdrawal Agreement, all those who submitted their application after the deadline expired and received a rejection to have their residence application processed will be able to submit a new application until December 31, 2023.

Moreover, the same stressed that the extension of the deadline also applies to Britons who have not submitted an application yet and noted that the authorities would start processing pending applications that were put on hold previously, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

The deadline for submitting an application for residence based on the Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom is being extended until December 31, 2023. The extension will take effect on May 1, 2023. SIRI will reopen the processing of pending applications that previously were put on hold, the statement of SIRI reads.

On the contrary, SIRI highlighted that the extended deadline during which residence applications can be submitted would not apply to Britons who had their application processed and received a refusal due to not meeting the conditions of the Withdrawal Agreement. This group of individuals will not be able to have their applications processed again.

In addition to the above-mentioned, it has been explained that those who received a rejection to have their application processed by SIRI and have a pending appeal will be contacted by the Immigration Appeals Board.

As for those who have received a rejection by SIRI and the Immigration Appeals Board to have their application processed but have not appealed the rejection, it has been explained that they can require SIRI to have their cases reopened.

Britons who submit their residence applications will continue to be required to meet the conditions for residence based on the Withdrawal Agreement. Among others, they must prove that they have resided in Denmark before December 31, 2020, according to the EU regulations on free movement.

Previously, SchengenVisaInfo.com reported that fewer Brits moved to Denmark in 2021, with the country recording a significant drop compared to the last 15 years.

Data provided by Denmark Statistics show that 854 citizens of the UK moved to Denmark in 2021. This is a sharp decline compared to 2020 and 2019, when the country registered 1,406 and 1,584 Britons who moved to the country, respectively.

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