Asylum in Denmark
The Danish immigration laws have been tightened through the years, but the core remains: If you are persecuted and in need of protection, you can find it in Denmark. The responsibility to offer protection to refugees originates from the United Nations Refugee Convention, which Denmark has signed.

However, it is by no means easy to obtain asylum in Denmark. To be recognised as a refugee you must meet specific criteria. The fact that an asylum seeker has great troubles in his country of origin is not enough to be considered persecution according to the criteria of the Refugee Convention.

Read about asylum, case procedure and operators
On this page you can read about the criteria for obtaining asylum and about the applicant’s way through the system. Furthermore, you can read about the operators an asylum seeker will typically meet in the asylum procedure, and what happens when asylum has been granted, or the application has been rejected. If you don’t find the information you are looking for, you are welcome to contact us.