by Gregers Møller

 

Three months ago, 10-year-old Wasuthon Guide Nielsen was told he had to travel back to Thailand because the family’s application for a residence permit for him had been rejected by the Danish Immigration Service due to his adoption not being recognized by Danish law.

 

The case attracted a lot of attention from the media and politicians in Denmark and now the table has turned. On 6 December the Agency of Family Law resumed a case so Niels Jørgen Fries Nielsen and Praphatsanun Nielsen can adopt Wasuthon, who goes by the nickname Guide, JydskeVestkysten writes. 

 

Praohatsanun Nielsen is Guide’s aunt but has actually been like a mother to him since he was little and in Thailand, he lived with her and his grandparents. When Praphatsanun Nielsen married her Danish husband Niels Jørgen Fries Nielsen she moved to Denmark without Guide to first see if she liked living in the Nordic country. After settling in she brought Guide to Denmark three years ago and in 2020 the family filed for a family adoption at the Agency of Family Law.

 

Full story: https://scandasia.com/agency-of-family-law-formally-launch-wasuthons-danish-adoption-case/

 

-- © Copyright ScandAsia 2021-12-08

 

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Two male friends, married to Thais & living permanently in Thailand; with nice houses and secure income; have spent three years and eighteen months respectively on trying to adopt a Thai child (with the parent's consent).  They've spent thousands on lawyers;  have jumped through so many hoops and have got NOWHERE.