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How to prepare: a study plan that fits your time

You don't need to memorise a book to pass. You need to know the facts the questions are built on, recognise them in Danish and work at the pace of the test. Here is a plan for the citizenship test (Indfødsretsprøven). It also works for the shorter permanent residence test (Medborgerskabsprøven).

Updated 9 October 2026

Know what you are preparing for

  • 35 questions come from SIRI's official study material. These you can learn.
  • 5 questions are about current events from the months before the test. Follow the news.
  • 5 questions are about Danish values, and you must get 4 of them right. These are not in the material.
  • 45 minutes for 45 questions, so about one minute per question.

The resources

  • The official study material from SIRI, free on danskogproever.dk, also as audio.
  • Earlier tests, which SIRI also publishes. They show the style of the questions.
  • Danish news in the months before the test, such as DR.dk. Note the big decisions, elections and events.
  • Practice questions with explanations, to turn reading into answers you remember.

If you have 8 weeks

  1. Weeks 1–2: read or listen to the study material, one topic at a time. Practise 20 questions a day on that topic.
  2. Weeks 3–5: practise every day across all topics. Keep a list of what you get wrong and repeat it.
  3. Weeks 6–7: one timed exam simulation a week. Start following the news and practise current-events questions.
  4. Week 8: two or three exam simulations, then only your weak spots and the values questions.

If you have 4 weeks

  1. Week 1: skim the study material and practise 30 questions a day.
  2. Weeks 2–3: practise all topics every day, and focus on what you miss. Follow the news daily.
  3. Week 4: an exam simulation every other day, plus your weak spots and the values questions.

If you have 2 weeks

  1. Skip reading the whole material. Practise questions every day and read the explanation every time you are wrong.
  2. Take a timed exam simulation every 2–3 days to see where you stand.
  3. Learn the values questions thoroughly, because 4 of 5 is a must.
  4. Spend 15 minutes a day on the news from the last few months.

On test day

  • Bring your original residence card or passport, and arrive early. A driving licence or a copy is not accepted.
  • Answer every question. A blank answer is always wrong.
  • Take the values questions slowly. They have their own pass rule.

Turn the plan into practice

Your dashboard counts the days to your test and tells you how many new questions to do each day.

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