Denmark raised spousal reunification age to twenty-four

Evidence

Denmark led the way with legal change in July 2002 when a government elected on a strong anti-immigrant platform passed tough new immigration and asylum laws. Included in the package was the provision that no one under the age of twenty-four would be allowed to bring a spouse into the country, an amendment based on the logic that anyone under twenty-four is less able to resist family coercion to enter into marriage. From the age of twenty-four on, in order to bring a spouse into Denmark, an immigrant or a Danish-born applicant must demonstrate that he or she holds stronger ties to Denmark than to any other country. — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 300 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Norway considered Denmark’s 23-year family reunification rule to combat forced marriage — Sherene Razack, Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims…, 312; Denmark’s 2002 immigration law barred under-24s from sponsoring spouses — Sherene Razack, Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims…, 300

Broader Connections

• Denmark’s 2002 immigration law barred under-24s from sponsoring spouses #corroborates (0.96) — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 300