DenmarkDet danske demokrati og retssamfundet 27 · Danish democracy and the rule of law
How does a foreign national get Danish citizenship (indfødsret) by naturalisation?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvordan får en udlænding dansk indfødsret ved naturalisation?
- aBy a decision of the mayor.Ved en beslutning fra borgmesteren.
- bBy a law passed by the Folketing.Ved en lov, som Folketinget vedtager.Correct answer
- cAutomatically after five years of residence in Denmark.Automatisk efter fem års ophold i Danmark.
Why?
According to the Constitution, citizenship can only be granted by law. The Folketing (the Danish Parliament) passes laws with lists of the people who are given Danish citizenship.
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The police arrest a person and do not want to release him. How quickly must he be brought before a judge?Correct answer:Within 24 hours.
Politiet anholder en person og vil ikke løslade ham. Hvor hurtigt skal han stilles for en dommer? — Inden for 24 timer.
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In which court do most court cases begin?Correct answer:The district court (byretten).
I hvilken ret begynder de fleste retssager? — Byretten.
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Søren is unhappy with the judgment he has received in the district court (byretten). What can he usually do?Correct answer:Appeal the judgment to the High Court (landsretten).
Søren er utilfreds med den dom, han har fået i byretten. Hvad kan han som regel gøre? — Anke dommen til landsretten.
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Can a minister decide what judgment a judge should give in a case?Correct answer:No, judges are independent and must only follow the law.
Kan en minister bestemme, hvilken dom en dommer skal give i en sag? — Nej, dommerne er uafhængige og skal kun følge loven.
Source
Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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