Foreigners without lawful residence may not drive vehicles
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af hjemrejseloven, udlændingeloven, lov om knive og blankvåben m.v. og forskellige andre love (Mere intensiv kontrol med udlændinge uden lovligt ophold, forbud mod at føre motordrevet køretøj for visse udlændinge og udvidelse af anvendelsesområdet for knivloven m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act prohibits certain foreigners without lawful residence from driving a motor vehicle.
- Violating the ban can result in a fine or imprisonment, and the vehicle must be confiscated when the owner of the vehicle has violated the ban.
- Who: The ban applies, among others, to foreigners who do not cooperate in their departure, and to foreigners who have been expelled by a final judgment.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 December 2025. Some parts entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget skærper kontrollen med visse udlændinge uden lovligt ophold. Med lovforslaget indføres der daglig meldepligt for alle udlændinge uden lovligt ophold, som bliver underlagt kontrolforpligtelser, ligesom der indføres et forbud mod at føre motorkøretøj for udlændinge uden lovligt ophold, som er underlagt kontrolforpligtelser efter hjemrejseloven. Derudover udvides knivlovens anvendelsesområde til alle indkvarteringssteder under Udlændingestyrelsen. Lovforslaget giver også Hjemrejsestyrelsen og politiet nye opgaver i forbindelse med Dublinoverførsler og justerer klageregler på udlændingeområdet. Endelig indeholder det konsekvensændringer som følge af ophævelsen af Afghanistansærloven samt enkelte tekniske ændringer i udlændingeloven. Loven foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. december 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 8 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 20 November 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 25 November 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Fully in force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet