New asylum border procedure and screening at the border
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af udlændingeloven og hjemrejseloven (Gennemførelse af dele af EU’s pagt om migration og asyl m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act implements parts of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Danish law.
- In special cases, the minister can decide that an asylum border procedure must be used.
- The decision is made for up to 6 months and can be extended by up to 6 months at a time.
- Who: The rules apply to foreigners who are screened at the border and to asylum seekers whose case is handled in the asylum border procedure.
- When: The Act entered into force on 3 September 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)
Forslaget gennemfører dele af EU’s pagt om migration og asyl, som Europa-Parlamentet og Rådet vedtog den 14. maj 2024. Pagten har til formål at styrke kontrollen med Danmarks ydre grænser, øge sikkerheden i Schengenområdet, forbedre hjemsendelse af udlændinge uden lovligt ophold, sikre en retfærdig fordeling af asylansøgere mellem medlemsstaterne og styrke EU’s beredskab i krisesituationer. Med lovforslaget gennemføres de dele af forordningen om Asyl- og Migrationsforvaltning (AM-forordningen), kriseforordningen og Eurodac-forordningen, som Danmark på mellemstatsligt grundlag har tilsluttet sig i overensstemmelse med parallelaftalen, og screeningforordningen og grænsetilbagesendelsesprocedureforordningen, som Danmark har tilsluttet sig i overensstemmelse med Schengenteknikaliteten. Herudover giver lovforslaget udlændinge- og integrationsministeren mulighed for i særlige tilfælde at indføre en asylgrænseprocedure ved Danmarks ydre grænser, hvorefter visse asylansøgninger i en periode på 6 måneder vil kunne behandles i en særlig hurtig proces, ligesom et afslag på asyl vil indebære en forenklet tilbagesendelsesprocedure.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 25 June 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 27 August 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 1 September 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 3 September 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet