Healthcare workers
Hospitals in Denmark are constantly seeking professionals such as Medical Specialists, Nurses, Dentists, Dental Assistants, Health Care Workers, and other specialized roles
Ekspatify offers the following services:
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Personalized assessment of your case to make sure you meet the eligibility requirements.
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Step-by-step guidance in the completion of application forms, visa, authorization, etc.
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Enrollment in a language school.
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Find suitable accommodation considering the housing market and your budget.
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Make a professional Danish CV and apply for a job.
Nurse (step-by-step guideline)
If you are a nurse willing to move to Denmark, consider these general steps.
Note that the resident permit and work permit stages are different for non-EU/EU citizens.
Step 1:
Application and Assesment of Qualifications by Danish Patient Safety Authority [link]
Required documents:
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Proof of identity (passport).
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Nursing degree and transcripts.
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Work experience certificates, if applicable.
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Evidence of nursing license from your home country.
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Pay the application fee (1295 DKK)
Step 2:
Waiting (up to several months)/Learning Danish (online)
Step 3:
Apply for Visa (resident permit and work permit) [link]
Required documents:
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Documentation of paid fee (2255 DKK)
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Copy of all pages of your passport – including all empty pages and the passport’s front and back cover.
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Documentation proving that the Danish Patient Safety Authority has assessed your primary qualifications
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Documentation proving that you can financially support yourself (and any accompanying family members) during your stay in Denmark.
Step 4:
Enter Denmark and attend Danish language courses (free)
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Pass Danish Language Test Level 3 (Prøve i Dansk 3).
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Participate in an adaptation/training program
Step 5:
Once fully authorized and with all permits in place, you can start working in Denmark.
Flowchart
Work Permit (Non-EU citizen)
The Danish Patient Safety Authority must have assessed your primary qualifications to be eligible for testing in order to obtain Danish authorization as a doctor, dentist, or nurse. You must submit a copy of the assessment along with your application for a residence permit.
As a general rule, you can be granted a residence permit for 3 years. The permit can be extended for 2 more years if you can provide documentation that you have passed the Danish Exam (PD3) with the scores required to obtain a Danish authorisation.
If you are a non-EU, a residence permit in order to obtain a Danish authorisation gives you and your partner the right to work.
Therefore, you do not need to apply for a separate "work permit". You can work in sectors other than healthcare during the authorization phase. There are no requirements for the type of job, and it does not have to be full-time employment.
However, a Danish residence permit does not allow you to work in other Schengen countries.
Danish Language
As long as you have a good command of the English or German language, you will be off to a good start.
If you want to work in the public healthcare system, you will be required to learn Danish upon arrival. You will be offered free language courses; however, you have to pay a deposit before you can start receiving lessons. Be aware that you can lose your deposit if you do not pass the different modules within a specific timeframe.
Your municipality of residence is obliged to offer you Danish lessons and refer you to a language centre. If you have not been offered Danish lessons within a month after registering your address in Denmark, you can contact your municipality.
Financials
You must provide documentation that you have sufficient funds to support yourself and any accompanying family members during your stay in Denmark. You must submit the documentation along with your application.
You must document that you have (2025 level):
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DKK 40.734 if you do not have any family accompanying you to Denmark
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DKK 81.468 if you bring your spouse with you to Denmark
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DKK 97.734 if you bring your spouse and one or several children with you to Denmark
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DKK 81.462 if you bring one or several children with you to Denmark (but no spouse)
Documentation of your ability to support yourself and any accompanying family members could for example be a bank statement. Such a bank statement must not be more than 30 days old.