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Introduction
Persons who have been offered a highly paid job have
particularly easy access to the Danish labour
market. There are no specific requirements with
regards to education, field or the specific nature
of the job. The scheme also applies to persons who
have applied for asylum in Denmark.
If you are a Nordic citizen,
you are free to reside, study and work in Denmark.
If you are an EU/EEA citizen or
Swiss citizen seeking residence in Denmark based on
the EU rules on freedom of movement, you may be
subject to special regulations.
More information about EU/EEA and Nordic citizens.
If you already hold a Danish residence permit based
on family reunification or asylum, or hold a
residence permit on humanitarian grounds, you do not
need a work permit in order to work in Denmark.
It is your own responsibility to obtain a work
permit if you are required to. If you work illegally
in Denmark, you risk deportation, and you and your
employer risk fine or imprisonment.
Conditions
Your job must have a
gross annual pay of no less than DKK 375,000. You
must have a written job contract or job offer which
specifies salary and employment conditions. Salary
and employment conditions must correspond to Danish
standards.
In some cases, you must obtain a Danish
authorisation or similar. For example,
foreign-trained doctors must be authorised by the
Danish National Board of Health.
Duration
If you fall under the
Pay Limit scheme, you can be granted a residence and
work permit for up to three years with a possibility
for extension of up to four years.
Your residence permit can only be granted or
extended up to three months before your passport
expires. This means that if your passport expires in
12 months, you can only be granted a permit for nine
months, or your permit can only be extended by nine
months.
You can be issued a residence permit valid one month
prior to your first day of work, if you declare that
you are able to support yourself and any
accompanying family members for the entire month
before you begin working. Otherwise, your residence
permit will be valid 14 days before your first day
of work.
Residence permit for
jobseeking
If you get a
residence and work permit based on temporary
job contract, you will also get up to six
months' extra residence to look for work after your
contract expires. However, you cannot be granted
more than three years' residence in total. In the
jobseeking period you are not allowed to work, so if
you find a new job, you must apply for a new
residence and work permit based on your new job.
If you lose your job through no
fault of your own, e.g. due to cutbacks, you can get
an additional six months' residence to look for a
new job. In this case, you must apply for a
residence permit for jobseeking no later than two
days after the termination of your job contract. You
can apply by sending a letter to the Immigration
Service containing your full name, address, CPR
number, Alien Identification number (Udl.nr.) and a
copy of your valid passport, along with information
about why you lost your job. In order to get the
additional six monts' residence, it is a condition
that you are not receiving public assistance under
the active social policy act.
If you find a new
job
If you find a new job
while you are working, or while you hold a residence
permit for jobseeking, you must apply for a new
residence and work permit. However, you may begin
your new job before you have received your new
permit, provided that you submit your application no
later than the day you start your new job.
Extension
If your residence and
work permit expires, and you have applied for an
extension, and if you are still in the same job, on
the same terms and conditions, as when you were
granted your original permit, you may stay in
Denmark and continue working while the Immigration
Service processes your application.
Your permit can be extended even if the pay limit is
raised, leaving your annual pay under the new limit,
provided that you are still in the same job, on the
same terms and conditions.
Family members
If you hold a
residence and work permit under the Pay Limit
scheme, your spouse, registered partner or
cohabiting partner, as well as any children under
the age of 18 who are living at home with you, are
also eligible for residence permits. Your family
members must be able to support themselves and you
must live together in Denmark at the same address.
Your spouse, registered partner or cohabiting
partner is allowed to work full-time for the entire
period his or her permit is valid. |
