The amendment to the executive order came into force on October 15, 2025
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The Danish government has implemented an order through which the Ministry of Immigration and Integration will be able to assist Danish universities in checking documents for forgery, especially the documents being submitted by the incoming international students.
“The government has implemented an amendment to the executive order, which means that the National ID Center (NIDC) under the Ministry of Immigration and Integration will be able to assist Danish universities, among others, in checking documents for forgery,” an official communication from the Ministry of Immigration and Integration stated.
Why the new amendment mattersThe purpose of this amendment is to help Danish universities verify whether educational documents submitted by international students are genuine or forged. Previously, NIDC mainly worked with immigration authorities and police to verify passports and IDs, but now it will also support universities. The amendment to the executive order came into force on October 15, 2025, and will thus already have effect for applications for the universities’ winter intake in 2025/2026.
“People with fake papers should of course not be able to be admitted to a Danish education or come here at all,” said Minister for Immigration and Integration Rasmus Stoklund. “The National ID Center is an international success story. Danish universities now benefit from this by gaining access to world-class document control.”
“Since we found out that our study programs were being used as a loophole to work in low-paid jobs in Denmark, we have launched a number of initiatives to stop this pattern. Now we have launched another ship to support the fact that only those with real papers can use our study programs,” he added.
The National ID Center will also conduct document-technical examinations of all already valid, issued study permits for citizens from Bangladesh and Nepal with a view to enabling the immigration authorities to revoke residence permits that may have been granted on the basis of false documents.
What The Change Does“It will be significantly more difficult for citizens from third countries, such as Bangladesh and Nepal, to be admitted to Danish universities if they do not have the right academic qualifications. With the new initiatives, the government will, among other things, tighten the requirements for admission and remove the possibility of bringing family members for students from third countries. In addition, control of foreign educational documents will be strengthened,” an official statement by the Danish Ministry of Immigration and Integration read.