Fast-Track Scheme — Researcher Track

If you are offered a position as a researcher, you are able to use the researcher track.

There must be specific research-related reasons for offering you the position as a researcher. This means that the position must be closely connected to you and that the main purpose of your stay must be to do research.

Please note, that guest researchers and PhD students are not included in the research track.

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.

You must grant your employer power of attorney to handle the application on your behalf.

Full time employment is not a requirement for researchers, but you need to have a contract or a specific employment agreement which shows that your salary and terms of employment conform to Danish standards.

There must be specific research-related reasons for offering you the position as a researcher. This means that the position must be closely connected to you and that the main purpose of your stay must be to do research. Please note, that guest researchers and PhD students are not included in the research track.

Full time employment is not a requirement for researchers, but you need to have a contract or a specific employment agreement which shows that your salary and terms of employment conform to Danish standards.

The salary that you have been offered must not be less than the standard within the professional field in which you are going to work.

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.

With a permit as a researcher after the Fast-Track Scheme, your job content can change within the same university or company without you having to apply for a new work permit. For example, this applies if you are promoted or if your research project changes. Salary and terms of employment must continue to correspond to Danish standards.

If you, aside from your primary job, wish to be affiliated with one or more Danish universities as a researcher, or you obtain other sideline employment, you do not need a specific permit for it.

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

Please note, if you have been granted a work permit based on the pay limit track, the researcher track or the educational track, you may still have a residence permit even if your work permit has expired. This residence permit is called a job seeking permit, and you are allowed to stay in Denmark for a period of time while looking for a new job.