Can my spouse and children join me on the Researcher permit, and do family members have special advantages?

Family members apply as your dependants and their permits are connected to yours. Accompanying partners of researchers generally have the right to work in Denmark, and children can attend school.

A notable feature of the researcher route is that accompanying family members are often exempt from the rules that cause a permit to lapse after long absences. This makes the scheme convenient for researchers whose work involves travel or fieldwork abroad.