Immigration to Denmark

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Indvandrere

Before 1776 there was almost no immigration controls in Denmark. An exception was the Jews who bl. a. to pay a fee. Applications for immigration permission, see the Danish Chancellery of the National Archives. Remember that you also lan search invandrede online in Danish Demographic Database www.ddd.dda.dk Use any. our PCs at National Archives Reading Room.

Poles and Swedes

In areas with many foreign workers can be lucky to find special registration to foreigners. For example, at Lollland and Bornholm, where there were many seasonal workers from Poland and Sweden. In most other areas have not made specific registration protocols for strangers. If you need to find Swedes, there is good help available in the book Above the Sound can be purchased at the Provincial Archives of 125 kroner On the Internet you will find the same help via the address www.over-oresund.dk

After 1914, the State Police in Copenhagen, which issued the residence books to strangers. To find something in this archive - somligger at the National Archives - you have to know the migrant foreigners number, or use the name directory, which is returned.

Films from around the country

Do you need to ask people abroad, Provincial Archives does not help you. But you can rent micro card from Sweden through SVAR, which is part of the Swedish National Archives. You can find SVAR at the following URL www.svar.ra.se Similarly, you can via the Mormon Church's Family History centers rent microfilm from around the world. Addresses and opening hours, visit the www.mormon.dk under Genealogy. In Denmark, family history centers in Allerød, Ronne, Søborg, Slæglese, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Frederikshavn, Odense.

Immigrants in Copenhagen There are only kept slightly material about immigrants in Copenhagen. Look in the Registry Copenhagen police and judicial authorities in Copenhagen Police mm.

Jews and Catholics, Page 117-118 and 122 Covers the years 1780-1835, respectively. 1818.

Incoming foreign Page 126 and 159 Covers the years 1860-63, respectively. 1863-69.

Market traveler et al. Page 181. Covers the years 1911-47.