Denmark work permit routes for newcomers: SIRI Pay-Limit, Positive-List, Fast-Track, Researcher

Document Checklist

Pas Valid passport Required: Original passport whose validity covers the requested permit period plus a documented margin. A copy of all pages of the passport is uploaded through the SIRI self-service portal. The permit is not granted for longer than the passport is valid, with a documented margin between the permit end date and the passport expiry date.Where to get: Already issued by the applicant's home countryCost: Issued by the home-country passport authority The original passport is presented at biometric recording at a SIRI office, Citizen Service Centre, International House or Danish diplomatic mission abroad within fourteen days of online submission.
Ansættelseskontrakt Signed employment contract Required: Contract signed by both the Danish-registered employer and the applicant, stating role, gross annual salary in Danish kroner, working hours (minimum thirty hours per week for the Pay Limit Scheme), contract duration, insurance arrangements and start date in Denmark. Employment terms must correspond to Danish labour-market standards on salary and conditions.Where to get: Issued by the Danish-registered employerCost: Issued by the employer Generic offers, recruitment-agency-only relationships and undefined start dates fail the concrete-job-offer requirement. For Fast-Track applications the employer must be on SIRI's list of certified companies; the certification status is verified at the time of application submission.
Kvittering for sagsbehandlingsgebyr Receipt for the processing fee Required: Receipt for the online payment of the SIRI processing fee, generated automatically by the SIRI self-service portal on successful payment. Without the receipt the application is not considered submitted.Where to get: SIRI self-service portal at newtodenmark.dkCost: Issued at the time of payment The case order ID is created before payment; the fee is paid in connection with submission. The receipt is part of the documentary file.
Fuldmagt Power of attorney from the employer (AR6 form route) Required: Written power of attorney signed by the applicant authorising the Danish-registered employer to file the application under the AR6 form on the applicant's behalf. Not required where the AR1 joint-application form is used.Where to get: Prepared by the applicant and signed before submissionCost: Prepared by the applicant The AR1 joint-application form is the default for applicants and employers filing together. The AR6 form is used where the employer files on the applicant's behalf under a power of attorney; this is common for high-volume employers and Fast-Track filings.
Dokumentation for uddannelse Evidence of qualifications Required: Education documentation (diploma and transcript) covering the qualification claimed for the route. For Pay Limit and Supplementary Pay Limit the qualification supports the position-corresponds-to-qualification limb of the assessment; for the Positive List for People with a Higher Education a university-level qualification matching the listed occupation is required; for the Positive List for Skilled Work a recognised skilled-trade or vocational qualification is required; for the Researcher Scheme an institutional invitation or research-project description supplements the qualification evidence.Where to get: Original certificates issued by the educational institution. Foreign-degree recognition decisions are issued by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science (Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen) where required for the route.Cost: Issued by the institution; recognition decisions are issued at the agency's published fee Documents not in English, German, a Scandinavian language or Danish must be accompanied by a certified translation. For the Establishment Card the qualifying degree must be from a publicly accredited Danish educational institution, evidenced by the Danish degree certificate.
Dokumentation for løn og ansættelsesvilkår Evidence of salary and Danish-standards compliance Required: Documentary evidence that the offered salary clears the applicable Pay Limit or Supplementary Pay Limit threshold (where the route is salary-based), or that the salary corresponds to Danish standards for the relevant occupation (where the route is qualification-based — Positive List, Researcher or the Fast-Track Researcher and Educational tracks). Eligible salary components are limited to liquid salary, labour-market pension contributions and holiday allowance.Where to get: Salary letter or pay-grade evidence from the Danish-registered employer; collective-agreement extract from the relevant union or employer association; published statistics where the residual Danish-standards test appliesCost: Issued by the employer or the union Excluded components from the threshold calculation: housing stipends, per diems, car use, phone and internet allowances and other benefits-in-kind. Borderline-salary applications benefit from a documented salary-benchmark exercise filed with the application.
Bekræftelse på certificering SIRI certification confirmation (Fast-Track route) Required: Confirmation that the Danish-registered employer is on SIRI's list of certified companies under the Fast-Track Scheme. Applicable only to Fast-Track applications across the Pay-Limit, Supplementary Pay-Limit, Researcher, Educational and short-term internal tracks.Where to get: Verified against SIRI's public list of certified employersCost: Issued by SIRI at the time the employer is certified Where the employer is not certified, the Fast-Track route is not available; the ordinary Pay Limit, Supplementary Pay Limit, Positive List or Researcher route is the substitute. The Short-Term Fast-Track track allows up to ninety days within a rolling three-hundred-and-sixty-five-day window and cannot be extended.
Forskningsprojektbeskrivelse Institutional invitation or research-project description (Researcher Scheme route) Required: Letter from the Danish research institute, university or company hosting the paid research position, together with a research-project description establishing that the position has particular research-related reasons and is closely linked to the applicant's research record. Guest researchers and PhD students use separate pathways inside the Researcher cluster.Where to get: Issued by the hosting institutionCost: Issued by the hosting institution Salary must match Danish standards for the field; no fixed minimum amount applies on the Researcher Scheme. The Researcher Scheme permit is granted for up to four years.
Dansk eksamensbevis Danish degree certificate and self-support evidence (Establishment Card route) Required: Danish degree certificate from a publicly accredited Danish educational institution at bachelor's, professional bachelor's, master's (candidatus) or PhD level, together with documentation of financial self-support for the first year (Danish bank account statement, scholarship letter or equivalent at the SIRI published reference level).Where to get: Degree certificate from the Danish educational institution; bank statements from the Danish bank or sponsoring institutionCost: Issued by the institution and the bank Application must be submitted within one year of completing the educational programme. Card is initially granted for two years and extendable by one further year to a maximum aggregate of three years; extension is conditional on current employment being relevant to the completed Danish education and is not automatic.
Pas eller nationalt ID-kort EU/EEA passport or national-ID and qualifying-category evidence (registreringsbevis route) Required: Passport or national identity card of the EU, EEA or Swiss applicant, plus documentary evidence of the qualifying category for residence under Directive 2004/38/EC (signed employment contract or employer declaration signed within sixty days of submission; self-employment registration; student enrolment; or evidence of own funds and comprehensive sickness insurance). The employer declaration must not be supplied as an image file.Where to get: Applicant's home-country passport or national ID authority; the relevant employer, educational institution or financial institutionCost: Issued by the relevant authority Nordic nationals (Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland) do not require the registration certificate. The certificate is free of charge. Worker definition under EU law: actual and real paid work, typically at least ten to twelve hours per week, for a minimum of ten to twelve weeks. Family members of EU workers (including non-EU family members) apply separately via the OD2/A form.
Bekræftet oversættelse Certified translations of non-recognised-language documents Required: Translations of any supporting document issued in a language other than Danish, English, German or a Scandinavian language. The translator's certification must be visible on the translation.Where to get: Certified translatorCost: Varies by translator and document volume SIRI accepts translations carrying a recognised certification mark; uncertified translations are routinely rejected.

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