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Denmark

Supplementary Pay Limit Scheme. A job paying at least DKK 446,000 a year may support Danish residence and work after the employer posts it on the required job portals.

Free, with the law behind every answer

Supplementary Pay Limit Scheme

Residence and work tied to the approved job; longer contracts can receive up to five years initially.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Normal SIRI processing time: two months; up to five months when more information is needed.
Cost
DKK 6,810 application processing fee in 2026.
The hard part
Meeting the salary threshold, two-portal advertising rule and unemployment condition together.
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Citizens by 2037.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    5 years, renewable for 5 years at a time.

  2. 2032
    Renew the permit

    Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 5 years.

  3. 2035
    Permanent residence
  4. 2036
    Apply for citizenship

    With a language test and a civics test.

  5. 2037
    Citizenship
Language
Danish 3, Danish 2 where an exemption applies, or another accepted test.
Civics
The 2021 citizenship test.
Time away
9 years of lawful, habitual residence under the ordinary naturalisation rule.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • Lawful residence on this status builds the ordinary residence clock while the permit remains valid.
  • How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Have the employer post the job on Jobnet and EURES, then prepare the SIRI application.Open nyidanmark.dk ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
    • Health cover for the move
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Postern can’t run this for you yet.

The official application forms, submission and recovery specification are not complete. Postern cannot run this application yet.

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