The Danish parliament passed a law on Thursday to allow expats living in Denmark and Danes living abroad to have dual citizenship.

The bill, passed 89 for and 19 against, will take effect on Sept. 1, 2015.

Under the new law, expats living in Denmark will be allowed to become naturalized Danish citizens if they meet certain requirements, including passing a Danish citizenship test. Likewise, Danes living abroad will be able to retain their Danish citizenship after they become naturalized citizens of their country of residence.

With the new law, Danes who gave up their Danish citizenship within the past five years will be able to reinstate it. Expats who have applied for Danish citizenship within the past two years yet have not renounced their original citizenship will be able to retain the citizenship.