The immigration test
Applicants for family reunification who submit their applications after 15 May 2012 are not required to pass an immigration test (indvandringsprøven). Instead, applicants must pass a Danish as a second language test. Read more
about the Danish test.
You must normally pass the immigration test in order to be granted a residence permit on the grounds of family reunification with your spouse/partner in Denmark.
In certain situations, you can be exempted from taking the immigration test.
Furthermore, citizens of Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, South Korea and the USA are exempt from taking the immigration test.
If you are required to take the immigration test, and you and your spouse/partner meet all the basic requirements for family reunification (including the point requirement, the attachment requirement and the housing requirement), you will receive a letter from the Immigration Service informing you that you need to take the test. If you
pass the immigration test and if your spouse/partner in Denmark provides a
financial guarantee (cf.
the collateral requirement), you will be granted a residence permit.
The immigration test must be taken in Denmark, so if you apply for family reunification from outside Denmark, you must travel to Denmark to take the test. The test is offered at regular intervals throughout the year.
The immigration test is an oral test consisting of two parts: a language test testing your Danish language skills and a knowledge test testing your knowledge about Denmark and Danish society. The two parts of the test are taken in succession, without a break in between. You must pass both tests in order to pass the immigration test. The entire test takes approximately 30 minutes.
Read more about the immigration test, including how to sign up and information about the possibilities of exemption.