Read more about the Danish family law, individual/fundamental rights and democracy course that you need to pass within 6 months after you have been granted a residence permit as a religious worker.
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The two-day Danish family law, individual/fundamental rights and democracy course is run by Copenhagen’s Metropolitan University College (Københavns Professionshøjskole).
The course focuses on:
- how Danish law and tradition compliment and conflict with Danish religious norms and customs, including religious marriage contracts and religious marriages
- topics in family law, with particular focus on regulations for marriage, divorce and parental custody, and
- legal protections for freedoms of expression and religion, democracy, gender equality, sexual orientation, equal opportunity and women’s rights.
The course is held in English. Self-financed interpreter assistance is permitted, if agreed on with the instructor.
The Danish family law, individual/fundamental rights and democracy course is held by Copenhagen’s Metropolitan University College (Københavns Professionshøjskole).
At the course you must remember to bring photo ID and the letter you received from the Immigration Service informing you that you were approved for a residence permit.
The course lasts two days. You must attend both days in order to receive credit for taking the course.
At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion. You can only receive a certificate of completion if you have attended both days.
Metropolitan University College (Københavns Professionshøjskole) will inform the Immigration Service when you complete the course.
The Danish family law, individual/fundamental rights and democracy course is held at University College Copenhagen (Københavns Professionshøjskole).
You can register for the course on the college’s website. You need to register yourself. The course is held in English with the name: “Family law, fundamental rights and democracy”.
You are not automatically registered.
Once you have registered and paid the fee, you will receive confirmation. You will also be instructed about how to find the classroom where the course will be held.
The Danish family law, individual/fundamental rights and democracy course costs 6,375 DKK. Payment is due upon registration.
Please be aware that if you miss the deadline for the course you risk having your application to extend your residence permit as a religious worker rejected. If so you must leave Denmark. You are responsible for meeting all deadlines.
If you have been granted a residence permit as a religious worker, you can apply to the Immigration Service for an extension 4 months after your permit becomes valid. Once your residence permit becomes valid, you need to provide documentation within 6 months that you have completed the course in Danish family law, individual/fundamental rights and democracy.
If you cannot document that you have completed the course within the 6-month limit, you will be instructed to depart Denmark by a specified date.
Read more about extension of residence permit as a religious worker
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