DRC policy brief on the Danish cessation policy
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European asylum and migration policy
Danish cessation policy impacts refugees in the EU
Refugees in Denmark can loose their residence permits due to the legislation on cessation and withdrawal which has been made increasingly restrictive by the Danish authorities since 2015. This practice has especially affected refugees from Syria, of which some have felt forced to leave for other EU Member States.
Withdrawal of residence permits for some Syrian refugees has negative impact on all refugees
The policy concerns all refugees, who have been granted temporary subsidiary protection (equivalent to subsidiary protection in the Qualification Directive art. 15 (c)), because they neither fulfil the criteria for being granted refugee status according to the Refugee Convention nor subsidiary protection in the Danish Aliens Act.
The Danish practice has especially affected refugees from Syria and caused some refugees to feel forced to apply for international protection in other EU Member States.
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) provides legal aid to asylum seekers in Denmark throughout the asylum procedure, including to refugees, who have lost their residence permits due to the Danish cessation policy.
We thus have knowledge about the serious consequences the Danish practice on withdrawal has for some refugees.
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DRC policy brief on the Danish cessation policy: Withdrawal of residence permits for some Syrian refugees has negative impact on all refugees