DENMARK: New Positive List Published

March 5, 2019

The Danish immigration authorities have published a new positive list, effective 1 March 2019 and valid until 30 June 2019.

What is the Positive List?

The Positive List is Denmark's list of occupations which are currently experiencing a shortage of qualified professional resident workers. Foreign nationals who have been offered a job which is on the list, and have an educational background that qualifies them for the job, can apply for a work and residence permit under the scheme.

What has changed?

Professions added

• Finance Director
• Deputy/Assistant Manager, sales
• District manager
• After School Club Manager
• Nursing home administrator
• Deputy head teacher
• Restaurant manager
• Environmental Engineer
• Landscape architect
• Land surveyor
• Health and wellness counsellor
• Midwife
• Food Service Manager
• Occupational Therapist
• Research Assistant, Humanities
• Senior Research, natural and technical science
• Professor, health and wellness
• Associate/assistant professor, University College
• Upper secondary school teacher
• Web developer
• Civil Economist
• Psychologist
• Psychotherapist
• Laboratory dental technician

Professions Removed

• Sales manager
• Production manager
• Statistician
• Actuary
• Civil engineer
• Engineer, design and innovation
• Hospital doctor
• Teacher at a public primary and lower secondary school teacher
• Teacher at independent boarding school for lower secondary school student
• Speech-hearing therapist
• Attorney
• Assistant attorney
• Assistant Judge
• Assistant prosecutor
• National economist / socio-economist

Our Advice

Employers who may be affected are encouraged to contact their Newland Chase immigration specialist for case-specific advice.

For general advice and information on immigration and business travel to Denmark, please email us at [email protected].