Denmark’s Workpermit Greencard Emigration Information

Denmark’s Workpermit Greencard Emigration Information

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Persons who have been offered a job in a profession currently experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals have particularly easy access to the Danish labour market. These professions and fields are listed on the Positive List. The scheme also applies to persons who have applied for asylum in Denmark.

If you are a Nordic citizen, you do not need a residence permit but are free to enter, live and work in Denmark. If you are an EU/EEA citizen or Swiss citizen, you must apply for a proof of registration at the Regional State Administration. In some cases, however, citizens of the new EU countries need to apply for a work permit at the Immigration Service in order to work in Denmark.

If you already hold a Danish residence permit based on family reunification or asylum, or hold a residence permit on humanitarian grounds, you do not need a work permit in order to work in Denmark.

It is your own responsibility to obtain a work permit if you are required to. If you work illegally in Denmark, you risk deportation, and you and your employer risk fine or imprisonment.
Conditions

Your job must be listed on the Positive List. Furthermore, you must have a written job contract or job offer which specifies salary and employment conditions. Salary and employment conditions must correspond to Danish standards.

In some cases, you must obtain a Danish authorisation or the like. This is explicitly stated on the Positive List. For example, foreign-trained doctors must be authorised by the Danish National Board of Health.

Read more about authorisation for foreign-trained doctors on the website of the National Board of Health.

Read more about access to regulated professions on the website of CIRIUS.
Duration

If your job is listed on the Positive List, you can be granted a residence and work permit for up to three years with a possibility for extension of up to four years.

Your residence permit can only be granted or extended up to three months before your passport expires. This means that if your passport expires in 12 months, you can only be granted a permit for nine months, or your permit can only be extended by nine months.
Residence permit for jobseeking

If you hold a residence and work permit under the Positive List, you can be granted a special residence permit for jobseeking: If you lose your job through no fault of your own, e.g. due to cutbacks, or if your job contract expires, you can stay in Denmark for an additional six months for jobseeking purposes. It is a condition that you are not receiving public assistance under the active social policy act.

You must apply for a residence permit for jobseeking no later than two days after the termination of your job contract. You can apply by sending a letter to the Immigration Service containing your full name, address, CPR number, Alien Identification number (Udl.nr.) and a copy of your valid passport, along with information about why you lost your job.
If you find a new job

If you find a new job while you are working, or while you hold a residence permit for jobseeking, you must apply for a new residence and work permit. However, you may begin your new job before you have received your new permit, provided that you submit your application no later than the day you start your new job.
Extension

If your residence and work permit expires, and you have applied for an extension, and if you are still in the same job, under the same employment conditions, as when you were granted your original permit, you may stay in Denmark and continue working while the Immigration Service processes your application.

Your permit can be extended even if your job is no longer on the Positive List, provided that you are still in the same job, on the same terms and conditions.
Family members

If you hold a residence and work permit under the Positive List, your spouse, registered partner or cohabiting partner, as well as any children under the age of 18 who are living at home with you, are also eligible for residence permits. Your family members must be able to support themselves and you must live together in Denmark at the same address. Your spouse, registered partner or cohabiting partner is allowed to work full-time for the entire period his or her permit is valid.
The Positive List

The Positive List consists of a number of professional fields currently experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals.

* Academic work
* Construction
* Hotel, restaurant, kitchen, canteen
* IT and telecommunication
* Management
* Educational, social and religious work
* Sales, purchases and marketing
* Health, healthcare and personal care
* Freight forwarding, postal services, storage and engine operation
* Education and tuition

For more Information & Links, Visit http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/work/positivelist/positive-list.htm