DenmarkFamilieliv, ligestilling og foreningsliv 3 · Family life, equality and associations

A couple want to marry in a religious community outside the Church of Denmark (folkekirken), and the wedding must also be valid under Danish law. What does this require?

In the exam (Danish)

Et par vil giftes i et trossamfund uden for folkekirken, og vielsen skal også gælde efter dansk lov. Hvad kræver det?

  1. aThat the couple have lived together in Denmark and been engaged for at least a year.At parret har boet sammen i Danmark og været forlovet i mindst et år.
  2. bThat the priest or leader of the religious community has an authorisation to conduct weddings.At præsten eller lederen i trossamfundet har en bemyndigelse til at vie.Correct answer
  3. cThat the couple also become members of the Church of Denmark before the wedding can be approved.At parret også bliver medlem af folkekirken, før vielsen kan godkendes.

Why?

A religious wedding outside the Church of Denmark is only valid under Danish law if the person who marries the couple has an authorisation (bemyndigelse). You can also get married at the town hall or in the Church of Denmark.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Danish, as shown above.

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Source

Questions from past Medborgerskabsprøve papers (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim with their official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the official study material. The explanations are ours. Questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. We are not affiliated with SIRI.

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