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A Danish residence permit for third-country nationals admitted to a state-approved full-time higher-education programme in Denmark. It includes limited work rights during studies and, for many graduates, a job-seeking permit afterwards. This is a national scheme, not the EU Students directive (which Denmark does not apply).
An expedited Danish work-and-residence route open only to employees of companies certified by SIRI (the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration). Certification lets an employer sponsor foreign staff quickly and flexibly across several tracks (pay limit, supplementary pay limit, short-term, researcher and educational).
A salary-threshold-based Danish work-and-residence permit. Any third-country national offered a Danish job paying at or above the annual minimum amount can apply, with no requirement to work in a particular field or hold a specific qualification. The threshold is set nationally and adjusted each 1 January.
A Danish national work-and-residence scheme for graduates offered a job in a profession on Denmark's published shortage list for higher-education roles. The list is set nationally and updated twice a year (1 January and 1 July). Because of Denmark's EU opt-out, this is a purely national route, not an EU directive.
Denmark's national permanent residence permit, governed entirely by Danish law rather than the EU Long-Term Residents Directive (which Denmark does not apply). The standard track requires 8 years of lawful residence; a fast track is possible at 4 years if all supplementary conditions are met.
A Danish residence-and-work scheme for foreign entrepreneurs who want to establish and run an innovative growth company in Denmark. The business concept must first be approved by an expert panel under the Danish Business Authority, and the scheme has a national annual cap.
Denmark's national family-reunification scheme for the foreign spouse or cohabiting partner of a person lawfully living in Denmark. Because Denmark does not apply the EU Family Reunification Directive, it runs notably stricter national rules (age, integration, financial guarantee, housing and self-sufficiency conditions).
A Danish residence-and-work permit for third-country nationals offered a paid researcher position at a Danish institution or company, where research is the primary purpose of the role. Unpaid guest researchers and PhD students apply through separate routes.
