A large number of Danes and their households dwelling in Thailand participated on Wednesday 16 November 2022 in a gathering on the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok the place Danes Worldwide briefed about among the guidelines affecting Danes dwelling overseas. Particularly, the assembly targeted on the present guidelines concerning shifting to Denmark with a international partner, how a Danish individual born overseas can maintain their Danish citizenship and the discount of Danish State Pension for Danes dwelling exterior Europe.
Lisbeth Kjersgaard, authorized advisor for Danes Worldwide, was the principle speaker on the three topics and managed in a formidable option to make clear the typically sophisticated guidelines. For instance, the principles for retaining Danish citizenship for Danes born overseas turned out to be fairly straightforward for many Danes born in Thailand to stay as much as. Anytime earlier than they flip 22 years previous they need to submit an software and show that they’ve been registered as dwelling at an deal with in Denmark for no less than three consecutive months. If they can not present that, they need to show that they’ve spent a mixed 12 months visiting Denmark over time. Solely in case they can not show both they must move a language take a look at and in different methods display their shut affiliation to Denmark.
Earlier than the briefing on the authorized points, native Danes Overseas consultant Marianne Edelmann Krüger welcomed the individuals and gave the phrase to the host of the occasion, the Royal Danish Embassy. On behalf of ambassador Jon Thorgaard, Assistant Supervisor Ingrid Dahl-Madsen gave a really thorough briefing of all of the actions that the Embassy is busy with.
Amongst others, Ingrid Dahl-Madsen talked about that the embassy is conserving itself educated in regards to the political state of affairs surrounding the upcoming normal election in Thailand anticipated to happen within the spring of 2023. She additionally talked about the delay in issuing visas to vacationers who need to go to Denmark and Iceland. The delay must be over in a month or two because the final of the brand new employees members, which the embassy has employed, had lately been cleared after an intensive safety verify and had began working.
Ingrid Dahl-Madsen was adopted by Secretary Basic of the Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce, Michael Andersen, who launched the Chamber and thanked the embassy and the Danes Worldwide for the great cooperation they loved.
The assembly served additionally as an introduction to Michael Bach Petersen, the brand new Secretary Basic of the Danes Worldwide. Michael Bach Petersen was appointed to comply with within the footsteps of his predecessor Anne Marie Dalgaard solely 5 months in the past. For him, the assembly was a chance to get enter from Danes dwelling in Thailand concerning what they wished the Danes Worldwide to deal with. A vigorous Q&A session after a espresso break gave him loads of enter concerning the state pension situation, the lack of voting rights for Danes overseas and the difficulty concerning issuing of driving licenses to Danes overseas.
The assembly was generously sponsored by Pandora and Conrad’s Deli and was attended by round 70 folks.
