Copenhagen to Return Millions of Kroner in Marriage Fees to Foreign Couples

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From 2018 until this summer, 12,000 primarily foreign couples without residence in Denmark have been charged an illegal fee to get married at Copenhagen City Hall.

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Since 2018, the City of Copenhagen has collected illegal fees from approximately 12,000 couples who were married at Copenhagen City Hall. Now the city must pay back approximately 23 million kroner to the couples.

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A court has ordered the City of Copenhagen to repay 23 million Danish kroner, equivalent to 440 million Icelandic krona, for illegally charging fees for weddings. A total of about 12,000 couples were overcharged since 2018, mostly foreign couples who do not have permanent residence in Denmark. The city has charged up to 4,500 Danish kroner (about 86 thousand Icelandic krona) for weddings at the city hall and at outdoor locations of the city's ch…

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The Municipality of Copenhagen has charged an illegal wedding fee since 2018, which must now be refunded.

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Around 12,000 mainly foreign couples can look forward to getting their money back because they were charged an illegal fee in connection with their wedding at Copenhagen City Hall, writes Politiken. The total amount will amount to 23 million kroner if the couples can be located.