You are waiting for an answer as a former Danish citizen etc.

Once the Immigration Service receives your application for a residence permit, we will evaluate it along with the enclosed documentation. The Immigration Service will then decide whether to accept it for processing or to reject it. If your application is accepted for processing, the Immigration Service will evaluate whether you can be granted a residence permit. Your application can be rejected if:

• you did not provide the proper information or documentation, or
• you submitted an application in Denmark without being entitled to do so.

If your application is rejected, you will need to submit a new application.

If the Immigration Service accepts your application for processing, we will check if you are registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS).

If the Immigration Service receives information that doesn’t correspond with the information you provided, you will normally be asked to explain the discrepancies before we make a decision.

If you submit your application in Denmark and the Immigration Service accepts it for processing, you will be granted procedural residence while you await the decision. Procedural residence means that you are allowed to stay temporarily in Denmark while the Immigration Service decides whether you can be granted a residence permit.

If you are granted procedural residence, you are not allowed to work, even if it is voluntary/unpaid work, unless you otherwise have been granted the right to work. If you work illegally, you risk being expelled and banned from entering Denmark again for a set period of time. You also risk a fine or imprisonment, as does your employer.