Danish citizenship cases paused due to criminal record error

Pending Danish citizenship applications are temporarily on hold for certain applicants. This delay follows data errors in the Central Criminal Register records.

The Ministry of Immigration and Integration made the announcement on Monday. Officials use this register to check if applicants committed crimes in Denmark. Passing this background check is a key requirement for naturalisation.

The issue affects applicants whose cases rely on these register checks. For foreign workers and students in Copenhagen, this means potential processing delays. The ministry has not announced when processing will resume. According to The Copenhagen Post, full details remain limited.