The Positive List for People with a Higher Education

Conditions you must meet

• The job must be included in the Positive List

  Your job must be included in the Positive List. In addition, there are a number of other conditions.

• A completed higher educational programme is required for every job title on the list

  It is a condition for all job titles on the Positive List for People with a Higher Education that you have completed a higher educational programme.

• The required educational level is set per job title, not in generalQuoted with the authority's own worked example, because the general statement alone does not convey that the level varies.

  The list contains information about what educational level is required for each job title. For example, if you are offered employment as a civil engineer, you must document that you have, as a minimum, completed a professional bachelor's degree.

• Some job titles additionally require a Danish authorisation or official recognition

  For som job titles it is in addition a requirement that you have obtained a Danish authorisation or official recognition.

• Salary and terms of employment must correspond to Danish standards

  Your salary and terms of employment must correspond to Danish standards . This means that your salary, holiday entitlements and terms of notice etc. must not be inferior to the standards within the professional field in which you are going to work.

• Working hours must be usual for the field — normally 37 hours a weekThis route sets no numeric floor. Quoted whole, including the industry exception.

  It is a condition that your working hours are usual. This means that you typically must work full time (normally 37 hours a week). However, within certain industries there might be job positions with employment of less than 37 hours per week, which in some instances may be considered usual.

• The offered salary must not be lower than normal in the field

  The salary you have been offered must not be lower that normal within the field you will be working in.

• Only liquid assets, labour-market pension payments and holiday allowance are taken into account

  SIRI can only take into account, following pay, when accessing whether the offered salary is corresponding to Danish standards: Salary in the form of liquid assets, including fixed supplements which are, therefore, guaranteed salary Payments to labour market pension schemes, including the pension contributions paid by both the employer and the applicant Holiday allowance

• Housing, per diems, car, phone, internet, benefits-in-kind and subscriptions do not count

  Your employer might offer you, as a supplement to your salary. These salary components cannot be taken into account when assessing whether your salary corresponds to Danish standards: Paid living and housing expenses Per diems Free use of car Paid phone Paid internet Benefits-in-kind Subscriptions Other services offered to you by your employer.

• Salary must be paid into a Danish bank account in your own name

  Your salary must be paid into a Danish bank account in your own name, and the bank has to be operating legally in Denmark.

• The Danish bank account must be opened within 180 days

  Your Danish bank account must be opened within 180 days of your residence and work permit being granted. If you enter Denmark after you have been granted a residence and work permit, you must open a Danish bank account within 180 days from your entry into Denmark. If you already hold a Danish residence permit that is valid for at least 180 days, your salary must be paid into your Danish bank account from your first salary payment.

• A Danish authorisation is required for regulated professions, such as doctors

  In some cases it is required that you have a Danish authorisation. This applies if you are a doctor, for example.

• An accompanying family member must not have had a permit revoked more than once for lacking a work permit

  One of the conditions for a residence permit under this scheme is that an accompanying family member (spouse, cohabiting partner, children or in certain circumstances other family members) has not had its residence permit revoked more than once due to lack of a required work permit.

• You are not allowed to work during the job-seeking period

  You are not allowed to work during your job seeking period.

• A residence permit can only be valid until 3 months before the passport expires

  A residence permit can only be valid until 3 months before the expiry date of your passport.

• The work permit is limited to the employment it was granted for

  Your work permit is limited to the employment that is the basis for your permit. You are not allowed to work in other positions than the one stated in your permit. This also applies if you are offered a new position in the same company.

• Losing the job revokes the permit

  You must inform SIRI if you lose your job. Your residence and work permit will be revoked as it is based on this exact job.

• Apply for a job-seeking permit no later than two days after employment ends

  You must apply for a job seeking permit no later than two days after your employment ends.

• Giving up your Danish address or staying abroad over 6 successive months lapses the permit

  You must not give up your Danish address or stay abroad for longer than 6 successive months. A violation will result in the lapse of your permit. This means that you will lose your right to stay in Denmark.

• You must support yourself and may not receive benefits under the Active Social Policy Act

  You must be able to support yourself and your family during your stay. For instance, you are not allowed to receive benefits under the terms of the Active Social Policy Act – and there might be other benefits that you cannot receive.

• Biometric features must be recorded no later than 14 days after submitting the application

  You must have your biometric features recorded no later than 14 days after you submitted your application.

Documents you must provide

• Documentation of the authorisation — or a receipt for having applied — must be attached

  Please note that you must attach documentation proving that you have obtained Danish authorisation, or attach a receipt proving that you have submitted an application for Danish authorisation. Therefore, you should wait to apply for a residence and work permit at SIRI, until after you have applied for your Danish authorisation.

• A copy of the employment contract or job offer must be attached, stating all terms

  When you apply, you must attach a copy of your employment contract or job offer. All terms of employment must be stated in the contract or the job offer.

Government fees

• Processing feeDKK 6,810

  Processing fee DKK 6,810,-

Also stated by the authority

Not requirements in themselves. These are alternatives, exemptions, rights and warnings the authority publishes alongside the requirements — quoted here because they can change what applies to you.

• Normal processing time, and the longer time if information is missing

  Normal processing time 1 month If further information is needed, the processing time can be up to 3 months

• One month before starting work — but only if you declare you can support yourself

  If you apply from abroad, you can be granted a residence permit valid for 1 month before you start working in Denmark. It will give you the time to settle in Denmark. When you apply, you must declare that you can support yourself and any accompanying family members during this time. If you do not declare this, your residence permit will be valid for 14 days before you start working.

• Shorter employment gives a permit for its duration, plus an automatic 6-month job-seeking permit

  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. If you wish to continue working in Denmark after this time, you must apply for an extension of your residence and work permit. In addition, you will automatically be granted a 6 month job seeking permit allowing you to look for a new job in Denmark.

• Four-year permit where the employment is four years or longer

  If your employment is for a period of 4 years or more, you will normally be granted a permit valid for 4 years. If you wish to continue to work after the first 4 years, you must apply for an extension of your residence and work permit based on the extension of your employment. ´