Denmark

When people choose to leave their countries and live in others, they choose those with better opportunities, climate, security, and economy, just to name a few. Before you are allowed to stay in a given country indefinitely, you are required to hold a permanent residence permit, which, in most cases, is renewable. Moving to Denmark is no different. However, there are some key factors to consider if you are planning to move to this beautiful country.

In this piece, we will try to give you the relevant information about how you could migrate to Denmark. The information may be summarized to highlight the points we deem important, but if you need more details, you can contact the Danish Immigration Service. So where do you start when you want to move to Denmark? Are you eligible to get a Danish permanent visa? Stick with us to figure out the answers to these questions.

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Denmark

When people choose to leave their countries and live in others, they choose those with better opportunities, climate, security, and economy, just to name a few. Before you are allowed to stay in a given country indefinitely, you are required to hold a permanent residence permit, which, in most cases, is renewable. Moving to Denmark is no different. However, there are some key factors to consider if you are planning to move to this beautiful country.

In this piece, we will try to give you the relevant information about how you could migrate to Denmark. The information may be summarized to highlight the points we deem important, but if you need more details, you can contact the Danish Immigration Service. So where do you start when you want to move to Denmark? Are you eligible to get a Danish permanent visa? Stick with us to figure out the answers to these questions.

Application of a Danish Permanent residency

If you have been residing in Denmark, you have a residence permit. To get a permanent residence, you can begin the process at any time. It is prudent that you start your application in advance before your residence permit expires. Application for a permanent residence permit after your residence permit has expired can lead to your application being revoked and charged for living in the country illegally.

What do you do if your residence permit is about to expire? When you realize that your residence permit will expire before you get your permanent residence permit, you can apply for an extension. This will give you ample time to continue with the process. If your application is flagged down for any reason including expiration of the residence permit, you will have to leave Denmark and apply afresh. Ensuring that you update your timeline and check the expiration dates is crucial to avert the possibility of being deported and blacklisted.

Requirements

Understanding what is required of you to get a permanent residence permit to Denmark can help you plan and boost your chances of being approved. Not meeting these requirements makes the process lengthy and tiring. The most primary requirement is that you must have stayed in Denmark for six or more years.As it is the requirement, you should be holding a residence permit during your six years stay. Unless you still meet the requirements for holding this permit, you will not be eligible for permanent residence.

There is a way to have your permanent residence permit before the six years of residence – you need to meet the special requirements which will be discussed later. The minimum age for one to qualify for permanent residence is 18 years. Less than that may require you to hold a residence permit before attaining the required age. Obviously, you need to have a clean criminal record during your stay and must not have any overdue public debt.

There are standardized tests that you are required to pass before the consideration. You must pass the Danish language tests and prove your fluency in speaking. In the past (at least) two and a half years before your application, you are supposed to have been fully employed or self-employed, and still employed when your case is being processed in the immigration office. The supplementary requirements that can reduce the required years of legal residence in Denmark before applying for a permanent residence permit are:

You must pass an active citizen exam test or have shown active citizenship during your stay in Denmark

You must have been employed permanently or been self-employed for at least four years in the past four and a half years

Your taxable income in the last two years should have been a minimum of DKK 270,000 on average

You must have passed the Danish Standardized language test 3 of any other Danish language test of an equivalent or higher level

After meeting all the four supplementary requirements, you can be granted permission to live in Denmark indefinitely after residing legally in the country for at least four years. However, after meeting the basic requirements, plus two supplementary requirements, you will be eligible for permanent residence after four years.

If you don’t meet the requirements

If you fail to meet some or all of the requirements, the immigration office will not approve of your application. An exemption occurs to some of the requirements if you hold a residence permit on the basis of a family reunion or asylum; you are aged between 18 and 19 years, pensioner or early pensioner or you are a person with strong connections to Denmark.Denmark’s International obligations for allowing permanent residence can also allow you to be exempted from some of the requirements.

If you are an EU citizen residing in Denmark under the EU Executive order on Residence and would like to have permanent residence, contact the State Administration of r the proper guidance on the same.

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Languages used: Danish First language & English Second language.

Neighbouring countries: Most of the country is bordered by the North Sea. Denmark's only land border is Germany in the south.

Climate: Denmark has a temperate climate, characterised by mild winters, with mean temperatures in January of 1.5 °C (34.7 °F), and cool summers, with a mean temperature in August of 17.2 °C (63.0 °F).The most extreme temperatures recorded in Denmark, since 1874 when recordings began, was 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) in 1975 and −31.02 °C (−23.84 °F) in 1982.Denmark has an average of 179 days per year with precipitation, on average receiving a total of 765 millimetres (30 in) per year; autumn is the wettest season and spring the driest. The position between a continent and an ocean means that weather often changes.

Because of Denmark's northern location, there are large seasonal variations in daylight. There are short days during the winter with sunrise coming around 8:45 am and sunset 3:45 pm (standard time), as well as long summer days with sunrise at 4:30 am and sunset at 10 pm (daylight saving time).

States & Territories with their capitals: The capital city of Denmark: Copenhagen

Denmark is divided into five administrative regions with regional capitals:

1. Capital Region of Denmark(Hillerød)
2. Central Denmark Region(Viborg)
3. North Denmark Region(Aalborg)
4. Region Zealand(Sorø)
5. Region of Southern Denmark( Vejle)

Main cities of Denmark

1. Copenhagen
2.  Aarhus
3. Odense
4. Aalborg
5. Frederiksberg
6. Esbjerg
7. Gentofte
8. Gladsaxe
9. Randers

10.  Kolding

11.  Horsens

12.  Lyngby-Taarbæk

13.  Vejle

14.  Hvidovre

15.  Roskilde

Time Zones: India is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Denmark

Time Zone Currently Being Used in Denmark is Central European Time(CET)

UTC+1.

Currency: Danish krone (DKK) is divided into 100 øre.

• 1 Danish krone=10 Indian Rupee

Min. Wages: The effective minimum is 110 DKK/hr.

No. of Working Hrs/week: Women work an average of 35 hrs/ week & 41 hrs/week worked by men. 

Working hours are 37 hours pr. 5-days week, approx. 7.5 hours per day. This limit may be reduced or extended according to the provisions of a collective agreement.

Transport and driving: Cars drive on the right-hand side of the road. Denmark is well-served by public transport systems including trains, buses and ferries.