MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The new law would require the Danish immigration authorities to evaluate an immigrant child’s "ability to integrate" if one of his or her parents stays in their home country.
The new law would "partially close a loophole in relation to family reunification and partially tighten" the existing legislation, Integration Minister Inger Stojberg said, as quoted by the news portal.
The bill is reportedly set to be fast-tracked through parliament so that it can take effect from Friday.
Amid a major migrant influx to Europe, in 2015, the number of refugees who applied for asylum in Denmark exceeded 21,000. In response to the migrant crisis, some EU member states, including Denmark, have toughened migration laws and introduced strict border controls.