4. Nationality by declaration

A special procedure applies to Nordic nationals (nationals of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden). In certain situations, nationals of another Nordic country may become Danish nationals by submitting a declaration to a regional Danish state administration office.

Accordingly, nationals of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden can submit a declaration to a regional Danish state administration office if they:

have no criminal record;
are not charged with a criminal offence;
are between 18 and 23 years of age; and
have resided in Denmark for an aggregate period of at least
10 years, 5 years of which must have been within the last 6 years.

Moreover, nationals of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden can submit a declaration to a regional Danish state administration office if they:

acquired nationality in Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden
otherwise than by naturalisation (that is, not by application, but
for example at birth);
have attained 18 years of age;
have resided in Denmark for the last 7 years; and
have not, within that period, been sentenced to imprisonment or any measure equivalent to imprisonment.

Moreover, special rules on re-acquisition of Danish nationality by declaration apply to Danish-born nationals who have lost their Danish nationality because they became nationals of another country.

A Danish nationality declaration can be submitted to a Danish state administration office, the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands or the High Commissioner of Greenland.

The rejection of a declaration may be appealed to the Ministry of Integration.

For further details see sections 3-5 of the Nationality Act.

The current laws governing citizenship (Ley 346, Ley 23.059, and Decreto 3.213/84) set forth very simple requirements:

(1) to be 18 years old;

(2) to have been living in Argentina for 2 years; and

(3) to apply for citizenship before a federal judge.

And it can be denied if you:

(1) have been in jail for more than 3 year in the last 5 years;

(2) are under criminal prosecution;

(3) do not have an honest way of income. To work without a legal permit is considered an honest way of living.

Due to the fact that the citizenship law has existed unchanged since 1869, there are many precedents based on which the Supreme Court is able to resolve almost any immigration related problem. Citizenship has been granted to immigrants who lacked legal residency or entered the country illegally, and, in exceptional cases, even to immigrants with criminal record.

Recently, the Federal Chamber of Parana established that nobody can be considered an illegal alien in Argentina since the concept of legality applies only to actions violating criminal laws. The violation of the immigration law is a simple administrative issue that can be remedied by applying for residency or citizenship.

The continuous 2 year residency requirement means that the applicant needs to make Argentina his home. It doesn't mean that the applicant cannot leave the country. Since the applicant enjoys the same civil rights as argentinians, including the right to travel, he can leave the country.

For historic reasons, federal courts are still reluctant to recognize the rights of širregularš immigrants. They usually request the following requirements related to the abolished law 21.795:

(1) Legal residency (2) Legal work (3) That you speak, read and write Spanish (4) That you renounce your native citizenship (5) DNI with permanent residency (6) Birth certificate apostilled and translated by public notary (7) Certificate of a clean criminal record from your home country (8) Certificate of a clean criminal record in Argentina (9) CUIT or CUIL number