Bardia Boveyri and his family will not be expelled from Denmark, after immigration authorities approved a job offer made to his mother.
Avisen Danmark reported on August 26, 2026 that the family can now stay in the country. The decisive step was an approval from Styrelsen for International Rekruttering og Integration, the state agency for international recruitment and integration. Its approval of the mother’s job removed the basis for the expulsion.
The family had previously been facing return to Iran. The case concerned the family’s right to remain in Denmark and was not a criminal matter. It gained wide attention after Bardia’s classmates joined the campaign against the deportation.
Fyens Stiftstidende reported the same outcome and named the approval of the mother’s job offer as the administrative reason for the reversal. In earlier coverage, the outlet said the family had been told to leave Denmark by a set deadline. That deadline was what turned the case urgent for the students around him.
The classmates’ campaign
Uddannelsesmonitor covered the earlier stage of the case, focusing on the classmates’ protest against the deportation. According to that reporting, the students considered the decision unfair. Their petition had gathered more than 7,500 signatures.
The campaign also moved beyond the classroom. Ugeavisen Odense described a busload of friends traveling with Bardia to confront a former minister about the case. Fyens Stiftstidende reported that the high school class also went to Christiansborg to keep pressure on politicians.
Official guidance published on nyidanmark.dk sets out the framework behind such cases. It states that a residence permit can be revoked or not extended when the basis for the stay ends. A person can then be given an exit deadline and may be expelled if they remain unlawfully.
The immediate trigger for the reversal was the agency’s approval of the mother’s new job arrangement. That decision changed the family’s immigration status and removed the ground for the expulsion order, per the reporting. Nothing in the coverage points to a separate political or judicial ruling in the case.
Bardia, who is 18, was described in earlier Fyens Stiftstidende reporting as facing removal together with his family. That earlier article noted that more than 5,000 people had backed the effort at the time, a figure that later grew. The case has been followed closely in Odense, where the school campaign began.
