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Denmark: routes compared

The same published facts for everyone: who each route is for, the main fee, the money to show and how long a decision takes. Open a route for the official wording and every source.

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Approximate, at rates of 27 Oct 2026. Banks use different rates.
Work with a sponsor

Au pair

Young people who want to live with a Danish host family to learn about Danish language and culture.

Main fee
DKK 4,305
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
3 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

Authorisation

People who want to work in Denmark in a profession that needs a Danish authorisation, such as doctors or nurses, and do not yet have it.

Main fee
DKK 3,060
Money to show
DKK 79,920
Decision time
1 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

ESS scheme

For people offered a job at the European Spallation Source research facility in Sweden who wish to live in Denmark.

Main fee
DKK 6,810
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
1 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

Fast-Track Scheme

People offered a job by a company certified by SIRI, which can apply for the permit on their behalf.

Main fee
DKK 6,810
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
1 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

Guest researcher

Researchers invited to do research at a Danish institution or company without being employed in Denmark.

Main fee
DKK 6,810
Money to show
DKK 12,770
Decision time
1 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

Internship

People offered an internship in Denmark, for example in agriculture, healthcare or architecture.

Main fee
DKK 4,305
Money to show
DKK 7,426
Decision time
3 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

Mobile workplaces at sea

For people offered a job on a drilling rig, ship or other vessel that briefly enters Danish territory.

Main fee
DKK 6,810
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
1 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

Researchers

Researchers offered paid employment at a research institute or company in Denmark.

Main fee
DKK 6,810
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
1 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

Service providers

People employed by a company outside the EU who travel to Denmark to provide a service for that company.

Main fee
DKK 6,810
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
1 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

Sideline employment

For people who want a work permit for sideline (extra) employment.

Main fee
Not required (official pages)
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
2 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Work with a sponsor

Trainee

People offered a job at a Danish company for a short period with education or training as the purpose.

Main fee
DKK 6,810
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
2 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Working holiday

Working Holiday

Young citizens of Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, New Zealand or South Korea.

Main fee
DKK 3,060
Money to show
DKK 18,000
Decision time
3 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Business and investment

Start-up Denmark

People with an innovative business idea who want to run their own business in Denmark.

Main fee
DKK 3,060
Money to show
DKK 153,240
Decision time
2 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Other routes

EU residence as a student

For EU/EEA or Swiss citizens admitted to an educational programme in Denmark.

Main fee
Not required (official pages)
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
Not stated on pages we read

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Other routes

Labour Market Attachment

For people who work in Denmark but have lost a residence permit based on family reunification, refugee status or accompanying family.

Main fee
DKK 6,810
Money to show
Not stated on pages we read
Decision time
6 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording
Other routes

Volunteer

For people who want to do unpaid voluntary work of a social or humanitarian kind in Denmark.

Main fee
DKK 0
Money to show
DKK 7,426
Decision time
3 months

Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Official points and wording

Other Denmark visa types

28 more types from the official pages. Some have no quoted facts yet.

About this list. Adds the smaller work, study, family, permanent residence, EU/EEA, Brexit, Ukraine and humanitarian categories to the 32 already listed, so the list now covers essentially every category on the New to Denmark You-want-to-apply pages. Left out on purpose: Greenland and Faroe Islands permits (separate permit systems, 16 pages), Nordic citizens (no permit needed), Passport, Re-entry permit, New residence card, Brexit new card and late-application pages (documents, not permits), Certification (for employers), and visa invitation and company approval pages. Quoted facts (fees, funds, salary floors, processing times) are on most routes except humanitarian ones. Missing: pages whose detail loads by JavaScript (accompanying family member, child born in Denmark, educational attachment, religious worker, special individual qualifications), EUR-only visit visa fees, and the Greenland and Faroe Islands systems.

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