Denmark Intensifies Fake Study Document Checks for Foreign Students

New amendment lets colleges and institutions check fake education certificates in India with government help

In a significant measure to safeguard the credibility of its higher education sector, Denmark recently cracked down on fraudulent study documents supplied by international students. As of October 15, 2025 an extended part “National ID Center” (NIDC) under the MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION within the new executive order will make it possible for Danish universities to seek help in verifying foreign educational certificates.

The intent with the amendment is to minimize abuse of student visas by accepting only those who actually have an academic competence into Danish universities. Before the current crisis, NIDC’s work consisted of helping immigration and police check passports and identification documents. But with this most recent order, its activities will even include the education sector.

“People with fake papers should of course not be able to be admitted to a Danish education or come here at all,” the immigration and integration minister, Rasmus Stoklund of Denmark, said. The National ID Center is a global success story. Danish universities can now profit from this, by having access to world-class document control.”

The new verification framework will be implemented from the 2025/2026 winter admission season, a major move to reinforce the entrance process of foreign students into universities.

Focusing More on Document Fraud in High-Risk Nations

Under the initiative, the National ID Center will also scrutinize technically already issued study permits of citizens from Bangladesh and Nepal. The inspection seeks to root out and possibly withdraw foreign residence permits issued with forged academic certificates.

The government acted after a jump in foreign student applications, particularly from Bangladesh, and complaints that study programs are being increasingly used as a way to work at low wages rather than to receive an education.

“Since we learnt that our study programs were being used as a back door to work in low-paid jobs in Denmark, we have introduced new ideas to stop this trend,” Minister Stoklund said. “Now we have started another measure: that only those students with real papers could make use of our study programs.”

Strengthening Immigration and Education Controls

The amendment is a part of a larger approach to stop the abuse of student sojourn for labour migration. In addition to document checks, the Danish government also intends to:

●     Increase Admission requirement to study in the third countries students like Bangladesh, Nepal.

●     Cut off the possibility for these students to have family members come during their study time.

●     Make the monitoring and supervision of foreign educational qualifications transparent and authentic.

"The current government wishes to protect Denmark's position as a prime destination for international students," the Danish Ministry of Immigration and Integration said in a statement on its website, adding that the reforms are intended to ensure that migration for educational purposes is based on authentic academic pursuits.

With these additional safeguards in place, Denmark makes it plain—its universities are open to international talent, but that’s all they’ll take: people with real qualifications who are truly qualified.