🇩🇰Work visa options in Denmark

The Pay Limit Scheme (Beloebsordningen) is Denmark's simplest and most straightforward work permit route. The sole qualifying criterion beyond a valid job offer is that your annual salary must meet or exceed DKK 552,000 (approximately €74,000). There is no requirement for a specific educational background, no field-of-work restriction, and no labor market test. If the salary threshold is met and you have a genuine employment contract with a Danish employer, you qualify — it is that simple.

Denmark's Positive List scheme allows non-EU workers to obtain a residence and work permit if they have a job offer in an occupation that appears on the official Positive List of shortage occupations. The list is updated every six months by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) based on labor market analysis, and it typically includes professions across healthcare, engineering, IT, natural sciences, and skilled trades where Denmark faces documented shortages.

The Fast-Track Scheme is Denmark's expedited work permit pathway for employees of certified companies. Under this scheme, companies that have been pre-approved (certified) by SIRI can bring in foreign workers with significantly faster processing times and reduced bureaucracy. Certified companies include many of Denmark's largest employers as well as mid-sized firms that have demonstrated a track record of compliance with Danish labor and immigration laws.