Fast-Track Scheme — Pay Limit Track

You have been offered employment in a certified company. Your employer can apply for Danish residence and work permit on your behalf via the Fast-Track Scheme.

You can choose the pay limit track if you have an annual salary of at least DKK 552,000 (2026 level). This corresponds to the pay limit amount of the Pay Limit Scheme.

It is a requirement that your employer is certified by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).

An application for a residence and work permit under the Fast-Track Scheme must be submitted online by your employer.

If you do not wish to grant your employer power of attorney, you can use the application form AR1.

It is a condition that you have been offered a job with an annual salary that corresponds to at least the pay limit amount. The pay limit amount is DKK 552,000 (2026 level). The pay limit amount is regulated every year on 1 January.

Your terms of employment, such as your holiday entitlements, terms of notice, etc. must not be inferior to the standards within the professional field in which you are going to work.

It is a condition that you work full time. As a rule, this mean 37-40 working hours a week.

If you have been offered employment as a medical doctor, you need to obtain an authorisation from the Danish Patient Safety Authority.

You are only allowed to work in the job and in the company that you have been granted a permit to work in.

If you are granted a permit on the pay limit track then your salary must continue to correspond at least to the pay limit.

If you wish to take a sideline job, you have to obtain a separate permit.

A permit can be granted to your spouse, registered or cohabiting partner as well as children under the age of 18 living at home.

If you apply under the pay limit track or the educational track

If your employment is 4 years or more, you will normally be granted a residence and work permit for 4 years. If you are employed for a shorter period than 4 years, your residence and work permit will normally be valid for the period of your employment.

In addition, you will automatically be granted a 6 month job seeking permit allowing you to look for a new job in Denmark.

If you wish to continue working in Denmark after your permit has expired, you must apply for an extension of your residence and work permit.

You can apply for an extension of your permit at the earliest 3 months before your permit expires.