Aliens Consolidation Act
Year of publication
2009
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Sub-region
Northern Europe
Region
Northern Europe
Macro-region
Europe
Relevant GCM objective
- 5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available
“[...] a residence permit may be issued to an alien who…is in such a position that essential considerations of a humanitarian nature conclusively make it appropriate to grant the application.”
Sec. 9(b)
Denmark has issued residence permits on humanitarian grounds to a number of migrants who have been displaced from Afghanistan as result of environmental factors. They have issued residence permits to families with minor children from certain areas in Afghanistan that have been affected by severe drought.
Sec. 9(b)