, 1908-05-27

Law No. ~ of 10Th March 1898 as this has been altered in
accordance with Law No. 81 of gard March 1908.
The Minister of the Interior of his Majesty the King makes known:
By virtue of the power power vested II me ny 5 > 3 OF n Law No. 81 Of
of 10Th March 1898 about acquisition and forfeiture Of citizenship I
with the law Of 23rd March 1908, to be reprinted and I hereby promul2
gate it as:
Law concerning acquisition and forfeiture of Citizenship.
By birth Danish 4na.s j acquired By a Legitimate a.. child who's.
in Denmark Q r n a foreign country:
Persons, who have not by birth acquired brthright, yet are born in
the 6in kn 1gn IL %e g"t1 t5 5rt1 %aga co %nga they 1g 1 have been be dc dom lM%. there there
persons have in he course Of the last year made declaration in writing
that they Do not intend to acquire D n~h bnsbriyht, AID they have by
s"t a a Ger ideate c proved da 5hnt they posses the right of cit 1on1P
legal effect by a person who is the child OF al alien who has i'll the same
The birthri 1T which a MAJ acquires under this 5 extends equally to
his wife and legitimate children.
An alien woman who weds a man possessing Danish Drtmight ae-
..a, If .h 10, - lave We be a.. born 4nt to , the s:oas before before tn . wsdocL such
Danish bnthujgIt.
Danish birtb,ight may also be acquire by naturalization in ac-
cordanco with the constitutional law of 18Th July 1856.
children, unless otherwise determined in each individual case.
Danish brtldgbt is forfeited bya person who becomes a citizen
Of a foreign country BY the naturalization Of a ma in another country
his wife or minor legitimate children, if they do not remain in the
Kingdom, forfeit Danish bnthright, but only in 50 fan as his naturaI-
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A person who desires to become citizen ola foreign country may
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Such freedom is granted on condition th5 the applicant shall within
Il certain spco Of time have become citizen of another country.
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Furthermore, Danish brthright is forfeited by a woman who weds
a man not possessed of Danish brthright.
If children have been born to said spouses before the wedlock,
such children equally forfeit Danish bnthright in 20 far as they are
minors at the time when the parents wed. If at that time they have
attained majority they conserve their Danish birtlright
ST.
An Ilegitimate child whose mother possesses Danish blthright
acquires by It's birth Danish brthrioht, whether such birth takes place
in the Kingdom or in u foreign country.
In the cases where under the enactments of the present law the
civil position of a Legitimate child agrees with the civil position of
the father, the corresponding civil position of an iuegihmate child
agrees with the civil position of the mother.
If the mothers civil position becomes changed in consequence Of
her marriage with a man, not the father of the children, such CHI nge
does not affect the brthright of the children,
IS
Children found in the Kingdom whose civil position is unknown
are held, until otherwise shown, o p ssess Danish brtLight.
So
S and S :, LIST part of law are applicable on persons who wero
born previous to the coming into operation of the hw* in 5 far as tho
birth has taken place in a country, where Danish subjects are not
subject to the jurisdiction of the country in question.
The 2nd s of the present law applies equally to persons born before
the PRONUNCIATION of the law but not having at that time acquired
birthight under the ordinance Of 18th January 1776, 50. Women who
at the time Of the pronunciation Of this law are living in wedlock with
lei possessed of Danish brthright acquire such right.
Otherwise, the enactments of The law become applicable only in so
far as the circumstances or event causing acquisition or forfeiture Of
brthright shall occur after he p romulgaton of the law.
SO.
This law causes II change in respect of the civil position to which,
under enactments hitherto valid, persons of alien birth are entitled in
consequence of permanent residence or abode for a certain time in the
Kingdom.