Denmark's au pair residence permit, administered by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), is a cultural-exchange permission — not a work permit: a young foreign national lives with a Danish host family to learn the language and culture, sharing the family's daily life in exchange fo…
The Fast-Track Scheme lets companies certified by SIRI recruit foreign staff quickly, and the pay limit track is its salary-based branch: an annual salary of at least DKK 552,000 — the same pay limit as the ordinary Pay Limit Scheme, regulated every 1 January — with an employer certified by the Danish Agency for Int…
The Pay Limit Scheme (Beløbsordningen) grants a Danish residence and work permit on the strength of salary alone: a job offer in Denmark with an annual salary at or above the statutory minimum — DKK 552,000 for 2026, adjusted every 1 January — qualifies regardless of field or education.
Denmark's full-degree PhD residence permit, processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), covers enrolment as a PhD student at a Danish university — either salaried by the university or an affiliated company, or unsalaried.
Denmark's researcher residence and work permit, processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), covers paid research positions at a Danish research institute or company (guest researchers and PhD students fall under separate schemes).
Start-up Denmark is the two-stage founder route for non-EU/EEA, non-Swiss citizens (and Danish citizens bringing overseas family): first the business plan must be approved by the Startup Denmark expert panel, then the founder applies separately to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI…
Denmark's student residence permit, processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), admits anyone admitted to a higher educational programme in Denmark — a full degree, a guest or exchange stay, or a pre-approved preparatory course of up to one year.
Denmark's Positive List for People with a Higher Education lets a foreign national with a job offer in a listed shortage occupation apply for a residence and work permit at a lower salary bar than the standard Pay Limit Scheme.
Denmark's trainee residence and work permit, processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), covers short employment at a Danish company whose purpose is education or training.
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Shortage occupations — Denmark
Denmark's two Positive Lists, combined: the list for people with a higher education and the list for skilled work. A job title reaches either list when a Regional Labour Market Council or the national labour-market balance records a shortage; both are revised on 1 January and 1 July. Each title also carries an education requirement the source states individually.
This list is set region by region. Whether an occupation counts as in shortage depends on where in the country the job is.
Officer011000
Head of Public Administration111200
Department Manager112020
Operations Manager112020
Head of Operations112020
Resource Manager112020
Head of Finances121100
Head of Administration121100
Chief Procurement Officer121100
Department Manager, Public Administration121320
Head of Office121320/121990
Facility Manager121910
Head of Department121990
Head of Quality121990
Project Leader121990
Head of region122100
Head of Sales122100
Head of Products122100
Head of Customer Service122100
Chief Data Officer133010
Head of IT133020
Day Care Manager134100
Hospital Director134200
Headmaster134500
Vice Principal134500
Head of Education134500
Restaurant Manager141200
Library Director143100
Biochemist213110
Pharmacologist213110
Biologist213120
Biomedical scientist213110
Environmental Coordinator213300
Dairy engineer214100
Automation Engineer214100
Design engineer214100
Mechanical Engineer214100/214400
Architectural Engineer214200
Environmental Engineer214300
Ship engineer214400
Operations Planner214400
Production Engineer214400
Quality Engineer214400/214900
Electrical Engineer215100
Electronics Engineer215200
Hardware Developer215200
Telecommunications Engineer215200
Town Planner216400
Transport Planner216400
Land Surveyor216500
Movie-, TV- and Animation Designer216600
Chief Physician221100
Medical Doctor221100
Doctor with a Specialty221200
Nurse222110/222120/222130
Nurse with a Specialty222120
Veterinarian225000
Dentist226100
Pharmacist226200
Work Environment Consultant226300
Audiologist226610
Speech Therapist226620
Occupational Therapist226910
Daily Manager, Healthcare226990
Daily Manager, Institution for Elderly Citizens226990
Researcher231010
Researcher, Health Sciences231010
Researcher, Natural Science and Technology231010
Researcher, Humanities231010
Researcher, Theology231010
PhD, Health Sciences231010
PhD, Natural Science and Technology231010
Ph.d., social studies231010
Ph.d., theology231010
Researcher, University College231020
Researcher, Academy of Arts231020
PhD, Academy of Arts231020
Ph.d, University College231030
Vocational Upper Secondary School Teacher232010
Subject Teacher at a Vocational Upper Secondary Education232010
Upper Secondary School Teacher, Preparatory education for youth232010
Upper Secondary School Teacher, Adult education Centre232030
Upper Secondary School Teacher, Preparatory education for adults232030
Upper Secondary School Teacher233010
Primary School Teacher234120/234130
Child Care Worker/Support Worker234310/234340
School Child Care Worker234390
Daily Manager, Institution for Children234390
Educational Adviser235100
Education Consultant235100
Special Education Teacher, Dyslexia235210/235220/235230
Special Education Teacher235220/235230
Language Teacher235300
Social Education Worker235710/235720/235730/235740/235750/235760/235790
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