https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Many foreigners living in Denmark need to have a residence permit to live in the country legally. Permits are issued for between two and five years and you can apply for a renewal from three months before expiry. But what are your rights while you wait to hear back? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250203/what-are-my-rights-while-i-wait-for-my-danish-residence-permit-to-be-extended Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:33:44 +0100 what-are-my-rights-while-i-wait-for-my-danish-residence-permit-to-be-extended What are the rules are for taking a second side job if you have a work permit or residency permit in Denmark? https://www.thelocal.dk/20230130/reader-question-do-denmarks-residency-rules-allow-you-to-take-a-side-job Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:21:36 +0100 reader-question-do-denmarks-residency-rules-allow-you-to-take-a-side-job As part of the landmark trade agreement announced on January 27th, the EU and India adopted a ‘mobility framework’ that aims to make it easier for Indian students, researchers and young professionals to move to the EU. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260207/what-the-mobility-deal-between-the-eu-and-india-will-mean-for-skilled-workers Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:19:01 +0100 what-the-mobility-deal-between-the-eu-and-india-will-mean-for-skilled-workers The EU hands out thousands of Blue Cards to highly-skilled third country nationals each year, but Denmark does not benefit from any of them. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260204/why-is-denmark-not-part-of-the-eus-blue-card-work-permit-scheme Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:51:29 +0100 why-is-denmark-not-part-of-the-eus-blue-card-work-permit-scheme The most recent "Positive List" of in-demand professions or trades eligible for work permits has been released by Denmark’s work permit agency. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260120/the-job-titles-which-could-get-you-a-work-permit-in-denmark-in-2026 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:35 +0100 the-job-titles-which-could-get-you-a-work-permit-in-denmark-in-2026 A number of already adopted, planned or proposed changes to immigration, work permit and citizenship rules could affect foreign nationals in Denmark in 2026. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251218/the-immigration-changes-foreigners-in-denmark-need-to-know-in-2026 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:45:52 +0100 the-immigration-changes-foreigners-in-denmark-need-to-know-in-2026 A government decision means that Danish immigration authorities will stop issuing residence permits to doctors from non-EU countries while they seek authorisation to work in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251216/denmark-stops-issuing-residence-permits-to-doctors-from-outside-eu Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:58:18 +0100 denmark-stops-issuing-residence-permits-to-doctors-from-outside-eu The launch of the ‘EU Talent Pool’ has moved a step closer. It will be the first digital platform that will match vacancies in shortage occupations in EU countries with non-EU jobseekers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251122/explained-what-the-approval-of-the-eu-talent-pool-means-in-practice Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:00:02 +0100 explained-what-the-approval-of-the-eu-talent-pool-means-in-practice A government decision means that Danish immigration authorities will stop issuing work permits to qualified nurses from non-EU countries who are seeking authorisation to work in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251009/denmark-stops-work-permits-for-foreign-nurses-under-new-quota-system Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:13:08 +0200 denmark-stops-work-permits-for-foreign-nurses-under-new-quota-system Denmark’s study permit allows most students to work alongside their studies. However, there are several important rules that can affect your situation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240129/can-you-work-on-a-danish-study-permit Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:08:34 +0100 can-you-work-on-a-danish-study-permit Denmark’s Minister for Higher Education and Science, Christina Egelund, is under pressure over reports that international students from outside of the EU were enrolled in large numbers at a university which was struggling financially. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250908/danish-minister-under-pressure-over-international-student-enrolments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:59:23 +0200 danish-minister-under-pressure-over-international-student-enrolments Want to intern at the elite restaurant Noma, at the architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, as a vet or as a nurse? Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240328/explained-how-to-apply-for-a-work-permit-in-denmark-as-an-intern Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:51:47 +0100 explained-how-to-apply-for-a-work-permit-in-denmark-as-an-intern Denmark is set to cap the recruitment of nurses from non-EU countries despite recent government policies which favour international labour. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250811/denmark-could-stop-recruitment-of-nurses-from-non-eu-countries Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:19:34 +0200 denmark-could-stop-recruitment-of-nurses-from-non-eu-countries If you are in Denmark on a student visa and want to work during the summer holidays, you can now do so full-time in June, July and August under new rules. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240702/what-are-the-rules-on-summer-jobs-for-international-students-in-denmark Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:06:26 +0200 what-are-the-rules-on-summer-jobs-for-international-students-in-denmark The number of master's students coming from Bangladesh to study at Roskilde University (RUC) has risen sharply, according to admission figures. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250715/danish-university-registers-increase-in-students-from-south-asian-country Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:44:27 +0200 danish-university-registers-increase-in-students-from-south-asian-country Denmark’s government has announced reforms to the Pay Limit Scheme, a pathway through which non-EU nationals can be granted work permits. What exactly is changing? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250701/key-points-the-changes-denmark-is-making-to-work-permit-rules Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:08:57 +0200 key-points-the-changes-denmark-is-making-to-work-permit-rules Denmark has announced a plan which will make it easier for people from 16 non-EU countries to obtain a work permit under a specific scheme termed the Pay Limit Scheme. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250630/explainer-how-do-you-apply-for-a-danish-work-permit-using-the-pay-limit-scheme Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:35:31 +0200 explainer-how-do-you-apply-for-a-danish-work-permit-using-the-pay-limit-scheme Denmark’s Pay Limit Scheme (‘Beløbsordning’) can provide work permits to foreign nationals offered contracts in which their salaries meet a certain threshold, the ‘beløgsgrænse’. What earnings count towards this threshold? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250217/what-counts-as-salary-under-denmarks-work-permit-threshold Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:02:33 +0100 what-counts-as-salary-under-denmarks-work-permit-threshold A government plan reported on Friday could make it easier for people from 16 non-EU countries to obtain a work permit in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250627/denmark-to-ease-work-permit-rules-for-16-non-eu-countries Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:38:44 +0200 denmark-to-ease-work-permit-rules-for-16-non-eu-countries We'd love to hear what people from Muslim countries working in Denmark, or planning to do so, think about the proposal from the Conservative party to make work permits harder to get people from Muslim countries. Please fill in our survey below. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250522/tell-us-whats-it-like-moving-from-a-muslim-nation-to-denmark-for-work Thu, 22 May 2025 14:52:02 +0200 tell-us-whats-it-like-moving-from-a-muslim-nation-to-denmark-for-work