IKON (Ekstra Bladet): Rilwan Hassan has lived in Denmark for the last 11 years of his life. He feels, in many respects, Danish, and he pays with joy, his treasure.
Still struggling FC Midtjyllands nigerian winger a fierce battle against the Danish system. In spite of two successful ’danskerprøver’ can Rilwan Hassan still does not call himself a Danish citizen. Even if Rilwan Hassan passed his first test over three years ago.
I passed my first test in november 2016, but a year later I got to know, there had come new rules, and then I had to take the test again. I did it already in november 2017 and consisted, once again, says Rilwan Hassan, en Ekstra Bladet visit him at FC Midtjyllands training facility in Ikast.
– Now I’ve got to know that there are so many people ’in the queue’ to get citizenship in Denmark, that I can first get my Danish passport in January 2020, if all goes according to plan this time. I can’t understand it, and it makes me very sad. But I have been informed by my agent that there is anything to do.
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Rilwan Hassan composed his first danskerprøve.
Rilwan Hassan is informed by the ministry that a mistake has been made, and he shall take a new sample.
14 days later consists Rilwan Hassan his second try.
At that time, there is a processing time of 14-18 months. Thus Rilwan Hassan have his citizenship by the summer of 2019.
Rilwan Hassan is informed that there are so many people ’in the queue’ in the system, he can expect to get his citizenship in January 2020.
Without having to compare with the many other cases in the Danish system, so hit the postponement Rilwan Hassan hard.
In 2016, dismissed the FCM’s winger more lucrative contract offer from Europe, because he had to interrupt his stay in Denmark in the long term to be able to become a citizen.
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Rilwan Hassan worked hard on the FCM’s training camp in Dubai to get back in shape after an injury break. Photo: Lars Poulsen
Three years later, the sluggish handling of cases again in the way of Rilwan Hassan udlandsdrøm. His contract with FC Midtjylland expires this summer, and he still can not sign with a foreign club, if he will preserve his chance for a Danish passport.
After a longer length of injury recovery, as Rilwan Hassan has come over to this spring, he must therefore put his trust to, that FC Midtjylland has a desire to extend the cooperation.
– It is my dream to try a bigger european league. But I have to put the dream on hold again. I got the message from the ministry that I would get the Danish citizenship before the summer.
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Rilwan Hassan explains the proceedings. Photo: Lars Poulsen
– But they can not keep their promise. I can’t leave Denmark, if I want to be a Danish citizen – and I will! They can’t continue to say ’next year’.
– that is Why I have to either extend my contract with FC Midtjylland, if they are interested, or find a new club in Denmark. The first priority is clearly to be in FC Midtjylland, where I love to play and have been my entire career. Then udlandsdrømmen wait for a little while yet.
FC Midtjyllands sports director, Svend Graversen, do not want to comment specifically on Rilwan Hassan kontraktsituation, but he says, there is ’ongoing dialogue’.
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’Denmark is my second home’
There is no doubt, when you ask Rilwan Hassan directly.
– What priority you highest: A Danish citizenship or a big contract in a bigger league?
– I must have a Danish passport. This is what I want, and that is what I have been struggling for a long time. It is clearly the most important thing for me, and it is here, my family holds to. We are really happy to be here, and Denmark is my second home, ” he says.
Rilwan Hassan is an important part of FCM’s ambition to defend the DM-gold. Photo: Jens Dresling
Rilwan Hassan’s family is extremely well-integrated in Danish society, and some of it, as the family of Hassan most appreciated about Denmark is the orderly functioning of the social system.
– I think it is great that you pay his tax, and then there is free access to school, hospitals and many other things. It is a very well-functioning system, ” says the 28-year-old FCM-play and continues.
– Why is the Danish citizenship also so important to me. In Denmark it is, I will settle down with my family, when my career is even finished. I feel at home, after 11 years, and it is the right place to be for my family.
– It is also not to be in the uk to 2020, which annoys me. It is more because, a football career is not particularly long, and there are not unlimited with the offer. It is an unfortunate situation, which could be solved much better, if there was a track on integrationssystemet, says Rilwan Hassan.
the Extra Leaf has been in contact with Aliens – and the ministry of Integration regarding Rilwan Hassan’s case. In the ministry have no comment on individual cases, but in a written reply informs you:
– the Ministry is continuously working to improve processing time for applications and also provide information about this on the ministry’s website.
– the Ministry has, among other things, a greater focus on improving the processes and streamlining the sagsgangene, and the ministry has in this context also implemented a new electronic case management system. It has resulted in the number of pending cases is decreasing.
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The best and worst thing about Denmark…..
Extra Magazine asked Rilwan Hassan to the best and the worst thing about Denmark.
I have touched on the social system in Denmark. It is very particular, and you have to get used to pay so high taxes, but it makes you with joy when you find out what you get back.
Denmark is a wonderful place to raise his family. There is security and in control of things.
in Addition, all people so nice and helpful. I perceive the general public as incredibly friendly and smiling.
Rilwan Hassan is a popular figure in Nsw. Photo: Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix
Normally, I would say the weather here is really cold in the winter and very wet most of the year, but I get used more and more to it.
Therefore, I would answer that it is the way in which the government treats foreigners. I know many, who do everything they possibly can to contribute to the Danish society. Anyway, it seems to, that one is trouble.
The current law makes it very difficult to become a Danish citizen, and I am far from the only one who is trapped in the system.
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