Working Holiday — Canada

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

Applicants must be Canadian citizens and habitual residents in Canada, aged 18 to 36 when applying.

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You must be both a citizen of Canada and a habitual resident in Canada.
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You must be at least 18 years old and no older than 36 years old at the time you submit your application for a Working Holiday residence and work permit.

What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

The visit must primarily be an extended holiday; paid work may supplement travel funds and a limited-duration course is allowed.

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The purpose of your stay must primarily be to be on holiday for an extended period of time and secondarily to work for the purpose of supplementing your travel funds.
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With a Working Holiday residence permit, you are allowed to work to a limited extent. This means that you are allowed to work a number of months during a period of 1 year. You are also allowed to attend an educational course of limited duration.

What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

A prior Working Holiday stay in Denmark prevents a new permit; the work permit allows up to six months of salaried work during a 12-month stay.

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If you have been on a working holiday stay in Denmark before, it is not possible for you to be granted a permit for a new working holiday stay.
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Your limited work permit allows you to work for up to 6 months during a 12-months stay.

What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

Applicants must show DKK 15,000 for support and a return ticket or another DKK 5,000, together with medical, hospitalisation, accident, life and repatriation insurance for the full stay.

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You must document that you have sufficient funds equivalent to DKK 15,000. In addition, you must have a ticket to your home country or sufficient funds for this, equivalent to DKK 5,000.
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You must document that you hold both comprehensive medical and hospitalization insurance including accident, life and repatriation, which is valid for the entire duration of your stay in Denmark.

How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

The stay may last up to one year from entry; an extension can be requested if the permit expires sooner than a full year. A prior Working Holiday stay in Denmark prevents a new permit. The official source does not state what happens when the stay ends.

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If you are granted a Working Holiday residence and work permit, you are allowed to stay in Denmark for one year calculated from your date of entry. If your residence permit expires before you have stayed in Denmark for a full year, you can apply for an extension.
Working Holiday — Canada; captured character offset 1210
If you have been on a working holiday stay in Denmark before, it is not possible for you to be granted a permit for a new working holiday stay.
Working Holiday — Canada; captured character offset 5274
Your limited work permit allows you to work for up to 6 months during a 12-months stay.

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Working Holiday — Canada

Which nationalities and age range can participate?

What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

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