Families of Danes abroad soon able to visit for holidays
The Local Denmark - [email protected]
Published: 11 Jun, 2020 CET.
Updated: Thu 11 Jun 2020 13:07 CET
The close families of Danish citizens living abroad will be able to join them on visits to Denmark when the next phase of border opening comes into effect on June 15th, Denmark's government has announced.
"We will also allow Danes living abroad to bring their spouses or families to Denmark on holiday, or to visit friends or family in Denmark," the country's justice minister Nick Hekkerup said during a question time in the country's parliament, according to the state broadcaster DR
The spouses, cohabitants and children of Danish citizens abroad have up until now been barred from entering the country for holidays or to visit friends, with the guidelines until Tuesday saying that the could only visit for work.
Danish citizens living in the EU or the UK can also bring grandchildren, grandparents, boyfriends and girlfriends, on trips to Denmark.
On June 15th, Denmark is changing its border rules so that residents of Norway, Denmark, Germany and Iceland can visit for holidays.
Comments
See Also
"We will also allow Danes living abroad to bring their spouses or families to Denmark on holiday, or to visit friends or family in Denmark," the country's justice minister Nick Hekkerup said during a question time in the country's parliament, according to the state broadcaster DR
The spouses, cohabitants and children of Danish citizens abroad have up until now been barred from entering the country for holidays or to visit friends, with the guidelines until Tuesday saying that the could only visit for work.
Danish citizens living in the EU or the UK can also bring grandchildren, grandparents, boyfriends and girlfriends, on trips to Denmark.
On June 15th, Denmark is changing its border rules so that residents of Norway, Denmark, Germany and Iceland can visit for holidays.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.