The spouse attachment to Denmark must be greater then their combined attachment to another country the does not apply if the resident spouse has held Danish citizenship for26 years or was born and raised in Denmark or arrived as a small child and has had his childhood in this country and has legally resided in Denmark for the substantial continuous period of at 26 years it the resident spouse was adopted from abroad before the age of 6 and acquired Danish citizenship later in connection with the adoption the resident is regarded as a Danish citizen from birth