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A Danish national work-and-residence scheme for graduates offered a job in a profession on Denmark's published shortage list for higher-education roles. The list is set nationally and updated twice a year (1 January and 1 July). Because of Denmark's EU opt-out, this is a purely national route, not an EU directive.
Third-country nationals with a higher-education degree who hold a job offer in a profession currently on the Positive List for Higher Education.
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The Positive List for Higher Education is a Danish national work-and-residence scheme for graduates offered a job in a profession on Denmark's shortage list. Because of Denmark's EU opt-out, it is a purely national route rather than an EU directive.
If you are let go through no fault of your own, you can apply for a job-seeking permit of up to six months, but you generally must apply within about two days, and you are not allowed to work during that job-seeking period.
Yes - your spouse or registered/cohabiting partner and children under 18 can accompany you and an accompanying spouse can generally work, while you must keep a Danish address, register for a CPR number, and avoid long absences abroad.
A profession appears on the Positive List only when there is a documented regional or national shortage of qualified people for it; the list is updated twice a year, so you should check that your exact job title is listed at the time you apply.
Yes - under the Positive List for Higher Education you may generally begin working as soon as your application is submitted, provided you applied while in Denmark on a valid basis, rather than waiting for the decision.
You need a completed higher education that matches the listed profession - typically at least a bachelor's degree (including professional bachelor's) or a master's - and some professions also require Danish authorisation or formal recognition of your qualification.
Listed professions remain on the Positive List for a minimum period, and you must confirm the current listing each time you apply, including at extension, so a profession dropping off the list can affect an extension.
