Denmark New Immigration Rules: Regulations Announced for Foreign Immigrants and Students Regarding Work Permits

July 15, 2024
Denmark New Immigration Rules

The right to work freely with a residence permit

Starting on July 1, 2024, the work permit is not required for foreigners who have received a residence permit in the territory of the Republic of Latvia. It means that foreigners holding a valid residence permit under the authorization scheme can begin working on July 1, 2024, without the need to apply for a separate work permit for employment. As such, a foreigner with a residence permit does not require a work permit, even if he or she secures a job. 

A residence permit enables you to lawfully reside in Denmark as long as your permit is still valid. Additionally, a permit allows you to stay in the Schengen area for at most 90 days within any 180-day period. However, this permit does not allow one to seek employment in other Schengen Area nations. 

More Jobs on Offer 

It has also amended the positive lists that were in operation as of July 1, 2024. Further, more positions have been included in the lists, and the present Positive List for People with a Higher Education contains 141 job titles, whereas the Positive List for Skilled Work contains 61.
The positive list for people with a higher education means that you have been given a job that is on the positive list of employment shortage occupations in Denmark. It is the same as the Positive List for Skilled Work, as it means that you have been offered a job that is on the list of skilled employment shortages in Denmark. It is also possible to apply for a residence and work permit as a social and healthcare worker through the Positive List for Skilled Work. 

New rules regarding the family reunification of spouses are established.

The new rules regarding reunification of spouses have been effective as of July 1, 2024. For one, the bill contains a change requirement where the spouse in Denmark has to have passed Prøve i Dansk 3 or another Danish test at the level or above for the couple to integrate.

This requirement can now also be met by the spouse in Denmark by proving that the person has been in ordinary full-time employment for 5 years, which has greatly involved the use of the Danish language.

Furthermore, the bill provides that the financial guarantee requirement, which in some cases has to be fulfilled to be allowed to reunify spouses within the meaning of Article 8, will be lowered from approximately DKK 114,000 to DKK 57,000.
According to the proposal submitted after April 11, 2024, applicants who previously failed to qualify for family reunification of spouses due to not meeting the current financial guarantee requirement or the current language requirement shall be allowed to submit a new application for family reunification of spouses.

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