Denmark

Residence permit to complete the Danish authorisation process as a dentist trained outside the EU/EEA.

Authorisation pathway for doctors; the official quota is currently zero through 31 December 2026.

Authorisation pathway for nurses; the official quota is currently zero through 31 December 2026.

Residence permit for a healthcare professional specifically requested for adaptation and training and accepted into the Danish authorisation process.

Residence in Denmark while working at a Swedish facility covered by the ESS scheme.

Highly qualified employee receiving training in a certified Danish company.

Employment with a certified Danish company under the Fast-Track pay-limit track.

Research employment with a certified Danish company under the Fast-Track researcher track.

Short-term employment of up to 90 days with a certified Danish company.

Employment with a certified Danish company under the Fast-Track supplementary pay-limit track.

Temporary research activity in Denmark as a guest researcher.

Employment in Denmark as a herdsman or farm manager.

Architecture internship relevant to an ongoing architecture education.

Internship in agriculture, horticulture, forestry or veterinary-related green-sector activity linked to education.

Healthcare-sector internship that complements a medically relevant educational programme.

Internship in another field that relates professionally to the applicant's educational programme.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

Employment on a mobile workplace at sea operating in Danish territory.

Paid employment in Denmark as a researcher.

Work in Denmark on behalf of a foreign employer to provide a contracted service.

Additional work permit for sideline employment alongside an existing qualifying job.

Full-time internship work permit where the internship is part of a current Danish higher-education programme.

Part-time work permit tied to a specific employer for a student in a master's programme for working professionals.

Employment based on a job offer meeting the standard annual pay-limit threshold.

Employment in an occupation on Denmark's shortage list for people with higher education.

Employment in an occupation on Denmark's shortage list for skilled work.

Employment based on a job offer meeting the supplementary annual pay-limit threshold and its additional conditions.

Time-limited employment in Denmark for professional training as a trainee.

Work permit without the ordinary student-hour limitation during a qualifying job-seeking residence period.

Separate work permit required in specified situations for a person holding accompanying-family residence.

Residence and work for an entrepreneur whose innovative business idea is approved under Start-up Denmark.

Residence and work for a creative or performing artist whose offered role depends on special individual qualifications.

Residence and work for a job so closely linked to the applicant that no one else can immediately take it on.

Residence and work as a specialised chef at a restaurant of innovative character and high gastronomic level.

Residence for participation in a basic or youth study programme in Denmark.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

Residence to follow a course at a Danish folk high school.

Participation as a guest PhD linked to a Danish educational institution.

Residence for participation in a higher-education programme in Denmark.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

Participation in a full PhD programme linked to a Danish educational institution.

Residence as spouse, partner or child of a person retiring from a qualifying international organisation in Denmark.

Residence as family of an expatriate Danish citizen returning to Denmark to work.

Residence as family of a sponsor granted permanent residence following a work or study permit.

Residence as accompanying family of a religious worker in Denmark.

Residence as accompanying family of a person who holds a Danish Greencard.

Residence as accompanying family of a student, PhD participant or person seeking Danish professional authorisation.

Residence as accompanying family of a person working or due to work in Denmark.

Family reunification for an adopted child, foster child or other close family member where the person in Denmark is a refugee.

Family reunification for an adopted child, foster child or other close family member where the person in Denmark is not a refugee.

Family reunification for a child whose parent in Denmark is not a refugee.

Residence permit for a child born in Denmark to foreign-national parents.

Family reunification for a child whose parent in Denmark is a refugee.

Family reunification as parent or sibling of an unaccompanied minor with residence in Denmark.

Derivative residence for the parent of a Danish citizen child under 18 living in Denmark.

Family reunification with a spouse or partner who is Danish or holds qualifying permanent residence.

Family reunification with a spouse or partner who holds refugee status in Denmark.

Permanent residence under special requirements after qualifying residence as a retired employee of an international organisation.

Permanent residence under more lenient requirements for a person sent on a re-education trip while under 18.

Permanent residence under lenient requirements for a person with qualifying strong ties to Denmark.

Permanent residence after at least eight years of qualifying temporary residence, or four years in certain cases.

Permanent residence under more lenient requirements for a qualifying person aged 18 to 19 with long residence as a child.

Withdrawal Agreement status for a UK citizen who began cross-border work in Denmark before 31 December 2020.

Residence under the Withdrawal Agreement as family member of a qualifying UK citizen.

Permanent residence under the Withdrawal Agreement for a qualifying UK citizen or family member.

EU-law residence as family of a non-Danish EU citizen exercising free movement in Denmark.

EU-law residence for an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen with sufficient funds for self-support.

EU-law residence for a worker posted to provide a service in Denmark on behalf of an EU company.

EU-law residence for an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen running a genuine business in Denmark.

EU-law residence for an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen admitted to education in Denmark.

EU-law residence for an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen carrying out paid work in Denmark.

EU-law family residence following genuine residence with a Danish citizen in another EU/EEA state or Switzerland.

Nordic citizens are free to enter, reside, study and work in Denmark without a residence permit.

Permanent EU residence after at least five consecutive years of qualifying residence.

Permanent EU residence after five years as family of a Danish citizen under EU rules.

Working Holiday residence for an eligible young citizen of Argentina.

Working Holiday residence for an eligible young citizen of Australia.

Working Holiday residence for an eligible young citizen of Canada.

Working Holiday residence for an eligible young citizen of Chile.

Working Holiday residence for an eligible young citizen of Japan.

Working Holiday residence for an eligible young citizen of New Zealand.

Working Holiday residence for an eligible young citizen of South Korea.

Cultural-exchange residence as an au pair with a Danish host family.

Residence and work as clergy, missionary or another qualifying religious worker in Denmark.

Unpaid voluntary work of a social or humanitarian nature in Denmark.

Schengen short-stay visa for a business visit to Denmark.

Schengen short-stay visa to participate in a cultural, sporting or scientific event.

Schengen short-stay visa for a private or tourist visit to Denmark.

Short-stay visa under EU free-movement rules for a qualifying family member.

Short-stay visit as a British citizen or family member covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.

Visa-free short stay in Denmark for a traveller who meets the nationality and travel-document conditions.

Application for asylum in Denmark by an adult present in Denmark or at a Danish port of entry.

Discretionary humanitarian residence for an asylum seeker in Denmark, including cases involving serious illness.

Institutional residence for a writer subject to persecution because of literary work under the ICORN scheme.

Institutional resettlement from outside Denmark following an agreement with UNHCR or a similar international organisation.

Temporary residence under Denmark's Ukraine Special Act for a qualifying displaced person.

Temporary residence under the Ukraine Special Act as close family of a qualifying displaced person in Denmark.

Application for asylum by a person under 18 who arrived in Denmark without parents.

For a person of Danish descent, normally where both parents or all four grandparents are or were natural-born Danish citizens; in very special cases one parent or one pair of grandparents suffices where ties to Denmark are comparably strong.

For a person with strong ties to Denmark through membership of the Danish minority in South Schleswig or affiliation with the Danish minority in Argentina.

For a former Danish citizen, including a person who lost Danish citizenship under section 8 a or section 8 b of the Danish Citizenship Act.

Residence and work as an athlete or coach in a Danish sports club based on special individual qualifications.

Airport transit visa required for specified nationalities passing through the international transit area of a Danish airport.

Residence on retirement from qualifying employment with an international organisation in Denmark.