Denmark Launches New GL2 Digital Application for Accompanying Family Members in Greenland

Key Point  

• Denmark introduced a new GL2 digital application that allows accompanying family members to apply online for a residence permit in Greenland, effective May 11, 2026. 

Denmark GL2 Application Update 

The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has launched GL2, a new fully digital residence permit application for individuals applying as accompanying family members in Greenland.  

The Directorate of Immigration made the application available on May 11, 2026, and applicants can now complete and submit it directly through newtodenmark.dk.

Who Can Use GL2 

Applicants may use the GL2 form to request a residence permit as an accompanying family member to a person who: 

• Is already in Greenland, or 
• Is moving to Greenland for work or study, and 
• Holds a temporary residence permit, or 
• Has held a permanent residence permit for less than three years.  

The GL2 application can also be used to extend an existing residence permit for accompanying family members.

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