2010-03-16 Tanska palauttaa pakolaislapsia afganistaniin ja pohjois-irakiin

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Suomennos:

Tanskan hallitus perustaa Afganistaniin ja Pohjois-Irakiin laitoksia joiden kautta alaikäiset turvapaikanhakijat voidaan turvallisesti palauttaa kotimaihinsa.

Uusi laki antaa myös mahdollisuuden peruuttaa pysyväkin oleskelulupa jos pakolainen lomailee kotimaassaan.

Integraatio ministeri myös sanoi että tästä lähtien vastuu tarvittavien tietojen toimittamisesta on oleskeluluvan hakijalla eli jos hakijalla ei ole esittää tarpeellisia tietoja niin sitten hän ei saa oleskelulupaa.


alkuperäinen:

Foreigners need points to get permit
Tuesday, 16 March 2010 10:16 KR News

Government approves changes to ease residency system for integrated foreigners, but concerns raised about exclusion of refugees

The government, with the support of the Danish People's Party (DF), has approved changes to immigration legislation which will make it easier for well-integrated foreigners to secure permanent residency permits.

In the past, most newcomers to Denmark have faced a wait of at least seven years to apply for the permit, but will now be able to get it after only four years if they prove they have actively integrated into Danish society.
A points-based system will be introduced and applicants will have to gain 100 points to qualify for permanent residency.

Full-time work, as well as proficiency in Danish language and culture will be required to achieve the necessary points. Applicants will also have to show active participation in society, for example through volunteer work or coaching a sports team, for a period of at least a year.

However, a criminal record can prevent an applicant from gaining permanent residency in the country.

The legislative changes have also increased requirements in other areas and make it easier for authorities to deny residency permits to those not integrating.

Foreigners will first get the right to vote in local municipal elections after having lived in Denmark for four years, compared to the current requirement of three years.

It will also be possible for authorities to suspend residency permits for a period of 10 years for refugees who have taken holidays to their homeland, even if they have a permanent permit.

Also, in response to the steady influx of unaccompanied minor refugees arriving from Afghanistan, the government will set up special facilities in Afghanistan and Northern Iraq to help safely return the children to their homelands.

Recent figures from the Danish Red Cross showed that 469 unaccompanied refugee children came to Denmark in 2009, of which 337 were from Afghanistan.

Integration minister Birthe Rønn Hornberch said today that the legislative changes are designed to make the process less bureaucratic as the responsibility will be on the applicants to meet the requirements.

'We're not going looking for the information. If those seeking a residency permit don't come forward with the necessary information, then they won't get the permit,' she said.

But the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) is worried that the tightened regulations will alienate torture victims and traumatised refugees.

'Many torture victims, as a result of torture, have difficulty learning languages and often cannot work to the same extent as other foreigners,' said RCT coordinator Tue Magnussen.


http://www.cphpost.dk/news/politics/90-politics/48511-foreigners-need-points-to-get-permit.html