Brexit — Cross-Border Worker

If you are a UK citizen and work in Denmark as a cross-border worker before end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 and if you wish to continue to work in Denmark after this date, you are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.

You therefore need a document as cross-border worker which confirms your right to work in Denmark.

A cross-border worker is a person working in Denmark, but who does not live in Denmark.

Both cross-border workers who are employed and self-employed (running their own businee) are covered.

You must be employed by a Danish employer registered in Denmark, or you are self-employed running your own business and your company is established and registered in Denmark.

The company must be established and registered in Denmark no later than 31 December 2020.

The company’s activities must be genuine and real.

If you are employed by a British company and your work is temporarily being done in Denmark, you cannot be issued a cross-border worker document.

In this step you have access to the relevant application form BR1.

A copy of all pages in your passport

Documentation as an employee. Here you can submit an employment contract or a declaration signed by your employer stating that you have been working in Denmark before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020

Documentation as a self-employed person, incl. registration of your company in the Danish business register (CVR) etc.

Documentation that you reside in the United Kingdom or another EU country

You must have your biometric features recorded no later than 2 weeks after submitting your application.

It is important that you remember to print the receipt shown on the last page after you have submitted the application form, since this receipt can be used to document your rights when you need to cross the Danish border.

You do not live in Denmark.

You therefore need a document as cross-border worker which confirms your right to work in Denmark.

The UK citizen residing in Denmark must have been granted residence in Denmark as an employee, student, self-employed person, person with sufficient funds or permanent residence based on the Withdrawal Agreement.

You will be issued a cross-border worker document confirming your right to work in Denmark and a cross-border worker card valid for 5 years.

As a cross-border worker you also have other rights, such as the right to change your job and apply for new jobs etc.

You are temporarily unable to work due to illness or an accident.

You have been working for more than 1 year, are now unemployed due to no fault of your own, and have registred with the job center within the alotted time.

You have been working for less than 1 year, are now unemployed due to no fault of your own, and have registred with the job center within the alotted time. You will then keep you rights as a cross-border worker for 6 months.

If you start a vocational educational programme or if your vocational education is related to your previous job you can keep your rights as a cross-border worker for 6 months.

If you begin to work as a cross-border worker in Denmark after the 31 December 2020, you are not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.