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Denmark Fast-Track Scheme — Pay Limit Track

14 facts quoted from the official source

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

Savings required
DKK 552,000
the lowest published threshold
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
8
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

8 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Certified employer requirementYour employer must be certified by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).
  • Employment terms requirementYour 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.
  • Job offerYou have been offered employment in a certified company.
  • Minimum salaryYou can choose the pay limit track if you have an annual salary of at least DKK 552,000.
  • Qualifying basisYou can choose the pay limit track if you have an annual salary of at least DKK 552,000.
  • Salary requirementThe salary that you have been offered must not be less than the standard within the professional field in which you are going to work.
  • Working-hours requirementIt is a condition that you work full time. As a rule, this means 37-40 working hours a week.
  • Professional authorisation requirementIn some instances, it is required that you have a Danish authorisation or a temporary authorisation for employment for adaption and training purposes before you can be granted a residence and work permit.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Labour-dispute restrictionA residence and work permit cannot be granted for a job that is covered by a legal labour dispute.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligible salary componentsOnly the following salary components can be taken into account: Cash salary, including fixed supplements which therefore are guaranteed salary, Payments to labour market pension schemes, including pension contributions paid by the employer and contributions paid by the applicant, Paid holiday allowance | If you are paid on a monthly basis, you will earn a fixed holiday supplement of 1 % as part of
  • How and where to applyAn application for a residence and work permit under the Fast-Track Scheme must be submitted online by your employer.
  • Official source basisYou can choose the pay limit track if you have an annual salary of at least DKK 552,000.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Fees
1 proven from the official source.
  • Application feeProcessing fee DKK 6,810,-checked 2026-07-27
Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
  • Processing timeNormal processing time 1 month... If further information is needed, the processing time can be up to 2 months.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Denmark?
The official source states: Employment with a certified Danish company under the Fast-Track pay-limit track.
02How much money do I need?
The lowest published threshold is DKK 552,000 (savings), from the official record.

Every answer is quoted from the official nyidanmark.dk page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 14 points against the official source; 14 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Validity is not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source nyidanmark.dkLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Denmark government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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