Denmark Positive List
Denmark
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See if you're a match →This is a Danish work-residence route for people offered jobs in occupations Denmark lists as short of qualified workers. It generally requires a qualifying job offer, required credentials, and standard work-permit checks.
- Type
- Skilled-work residence
- Job fit
- Workers with a qualifying role or strong professional profile
- Core requirements
- Job offer, qualifications, and pay or points rules
- What to know
- The job usually has to meet salary and skill rules
Summary
Denmark's Positive List routes are for people offered jobs in fields where Denmark has identified a need for workers. There are separate lists for higher education and skilled work.
The list is updated, so a job title that qualified before may not qualify now. The applicant also needs the education, training, or authorization listed for the occupation. Applications go through SIRI, the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration.
Eligibility
- You have a Danish job offer
- The job appears on the current Positive List that matches your background
- You meet the listed education, training, or authorization requirement
- Salary and working conditions meet Danish standards
- The employer and applicant can complete the SIRI process
What This Route Allows
If approved, this route gives you skilled-work residence in Denmark. Key limit: The job usually has to meet salary and skill rules.
What This Route Is Not
This is not a guarantee of approval. Immigration authorities can still review documents, admissibility, background, funds, and whether the facts match the pathway rules.
Key Documents
- Passport
- Employment contract
- Diploma, training, or authorization records
- CV and work references
- Proof of fee payment and application forms
- Family documents, if family applies with you
Next Steps
- Find the exact job title on the current Positive List.
- Confirm the education or training requirement.
- Check salary and working conditions.
- Gather qualification and contract evidence.
- File through SIRI under the correct Positive List route.