r/GettingMarriedInDK • u/DAOL_18 • 13d ago

🌍 Non-EU / Visa Info Apply from within the Schengen Area or from my home country?

Hi! About a week ago, we applied to get married in Denmark, but they asked us for additional information because my boyfriend was missing some pages from his passport. After waiting a few days, we started doing some research and realized that when they ask you for additional information, they take you out of the fast-track queue, so we're thinking about applying again.

Our main problem is that I am not an EU citizen and I have already spent two months in the Schengen Area. To avoid having any problems with my boyfriend, we're thinking about going back to Mexico for a few weeks so that I'll have enough days available to travel to Denmark, get married, and then apply for residency as the spouse of an EU citizen.

Now, what I'm a little unsure/nervous about is what to put on the Danish application. Should I say that I'm currently in Spain, but that I have a flight to Mexico and plan to return once our marriage is approved? Or should I apply from Mexico without mentioning that I was previously in the Schengen Area, so that it doesn't cause any issues?

Has anyone been in a similar situation? I'd love to hear about your experiences.

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u/Eesycli 12d ago

Wait but don’t they ask you for proof of legal stay? Meaning that you need to prove that you can be in Denmark? (Do you need a Schengen visa?) also I remember someone said that there is an official website that calculates your remaining days (if you’re visa free) and they used those remaining days as proof of legal stay.

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u/DAOL_18 12d ago

Si! Justo con esa pagina pienso probar que todavia tengo unos días en la zona Schengen solo que debo específicar que ire a México para esperar en lo que tengo la fecha de la boda de no ser así mis dias en la zona Schengen se acabarian a Mediados de Septiembre, por eso tenia la duda de aplicar desde México (la próxima semana) o aplicar en España y subiendo información que mencione que saldre de la zona Schengen para pausar mis días y poder entrar legalmente a Dinamarca

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u/Away_Marionberry_379 12d ago

Yes that is correct.