An Iranian family that faced deportation from Denmark can now stay, after immigration authorities approved a job offer for the mother. The decision follows a months-long campaign by classmates of her son, Bardia Boveyri, at Odense Katedralskole.
Avisen Danmark reports that the family will not be sent back to Iran. The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration, known as SIRI, has approved a job that Bardia Boveyri’s mother had been offered in Denmark. That approval gives the family a new legal basis for staying in the country.
According to Avisen Danmark and Fyens Stiftstidende, the decision lifts the threat of imminent deportation. Bardia Boveyri can continue his education at Odense Katedralskole in Odense. The two outlets describe the outcome as the end of a campaign that began earlier in 2026.
Background to the case
Earlier coverage by Byens Vejle/Svendborg, published on March 19, 2026, reported that the family came to Denmark in 2022. The mother is trained as a nurse and arrived to help address a shortage of nurses. The same outlet reported that the family had been told to leave Denmark by May 5, 2026.
That order was postponed after the mother lodged a complaint with SIRI, per Byens Vejle/Svendborg. Iran has been described in coverage of the case as conflict-hit and unsafe. Supporters argued that the family risked being returned because of a mistake in the handling of their case.
Classmates at Odense Katedralskole launched a petition titled “Behold Bardia blandt os” on Change.org on March 13, 2026. The petition described Bardia Boveyri as a resource-strong student. Signature totals reported by Fyens Stiftstidende and other outlets grew through March 2026, from more than 5,500 to over 21,000.
Uddannelsesmonitor reported on March 16, 2026 that classmates called the planned deportation deeply unfair. The students said they believed the deportation order stemmed from an administrative error. Their protest kept national attention on the case for weeks.
Ugeavisen Odense covered a bus trip in late March 2026, when Bardia Boveyri and his classmates travelled to Christiansborg in Copenhagen. There they handed over more than 21,000 signatures to the then outgoing immigration and integration minister. Fyens Stiftstidende reported that the minister at the time, Rasmus Stoklund of the Social Democrats, commented publicly on the case in March 2026.
What triggered the decision
Media reports state that the immediate trigger was SIRI’s approval of the specific job offer to Bardia Boveyri’s mother. That approval, reported in August 2026, brought the paused case to a conclusion. No separate public statement from SIRI about the individual case has been identified, and the decision is reported through the media.
