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4 programs for Denmark. Explore the options and get an expert assessment.
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.
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.
The Fast-track Scheme is an expedited Danish work-and-residence route open only to employees of companies certified by SIRI. Certification lets an employer sponsor foreign staff quickly and flexibly across several tracks.
The Researcher Residence Permit is 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 use separate routes.
Start-up Denmark is 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.
The Pay Limit Scheme is a salary-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 Fast-track Scheme has several tracks - the pay limit track, the supplementary pay limit track, the short-term track (up to 90 days in a 365-day period), the researcher track, and the educational (training/teaching) track - each with its own salary or activity conditions.
No. Denmark has an EU opt-out and does not take part in the EU Blue Card, Single Permit or Long-Term Residents directives, so a permit from another EU country gives you no rights in Denmark.
Denmark's national family-reunification scheme is for the foreign spouse or cohabiting partner of a person lawfully living in Denmark. Because Denmark does not apply the EU directive, it runs notably stricter national rules on age, integration, financial guarantee, housing and self-sufficiency.
Generally 8 years of continuous lawful residence, or 4 years if you also meet a set of supplementary conditions — plus a Danish language test, employment and other requirements.
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Work abroad — Denmark