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Work- and Residence Permit

Your country of origin is of vital importance when looking at the rules governing work- and residence permit in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality or anywhere else in Denmark.

 

Nordic Citizens

Citizens from other Nordic countries are free to move to Denmark to work, study, or just stay in the country. All you need to do is to register in the CPR Registry (Civil Registration Number), when you work here for more than three months.

The rules apply to all citizens in the Nordic countries, which - besides Denmark - are: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland.

 

EU/EEA Citizens and Swiss Citizens

According to EU rules about the free movement of labour between countries, citizens in the EU/EEA and Switzerland are free to go to Denmark to work or seek work. For a period of up to 6 months, you need not be in possession of a residence permit, but if - from the outset - you plan to work for more than three months in Denmark it will be an advantage for you to register and obtain a Civil Registration Number at once.

EU citizens are citizens from Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus (only Greek-Cypriot area), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Great Britain, Sweden, The Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, and Austria.

EEA citizens are citizens from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. However, in this connection, if you come from Norway you must look at the rules applicable to the Nordic citizens. Citizens from Switzerland are assessed according to the same rules as those of EU and EEA citizens.

 

Citizens from other Countries outside the Nordic countries and the EU/EEA

Special and more complicated rules apply to citizens from countries outside the Nordic countries and the EU/EEA to come to Denmark to work.

If you possess special qualifications required by the Danish companies it may, however, be easier, but for all citizens outside the Nordic countries and the EU/EEA an application in advance for a work- and residence permit must be submitted, before they can move to Denmark and start working. However, you may visit Denmark by applying for a tourist visa.

The Chinnow family

 
German family:

Good working conditions leaving room for a family life close to the North Sea

In 2019 the Chinnow family moved from Löbau in Germany to Hvide Sande in Denmark. Four years later the family is not in doubt: -We’ll stay here!

The couple Dagmar and Udo are working at the local companies, Hvide Sande Røgeri and Danwest, and they both see the career opportunities as one of the really big gains of having moved to Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune. Here they have been able to let go of their previous worries about job safety and fair pay, and last year their dream of buying their own house came true. 

The two children, Pauline and Pepe, are also happy about having moved to Hvide Sande. They like their new school and appreciate the Danish school system with less tests and more variety during the day. 

In Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune the family has found both tranquility, a house, career opportunities, and new friends. When the holiday makers have to go back after 1-2 weeks’ holiday all four of them are pleased that they can stay and fulfil more dreams in the middle between the North Sea and Ringkøbing Fjord.

The Chinnow family - Read the full story here

Ioana and Sorin

 
Romanian Family:

We have been made very welcome

”We love our country, Romania, but we have also grown very fond of Denmark which has become our home,” says 37-year-old Sorin Ungureanu who - together with his wife Ioana and their two children - find themselves so much at home that in the autumn of 2017 they bought the house of their dreams in Borris. Borris is a town with approximately 800 inhabitants in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality – geographically the biggest municipality in Denmark.

“We have been living here since 2011 and our children are fully integrated in the local community and gradually, so are we. We have been made to feel really welcome in this town. People gladly help us and we are very happy about living here,” Sorin says whilst simultaneously smiling at Erling Søndergaard - one of the passionate locals who likes to give a lending hand. Erling has helped the family with the purchase of their house, and as a friend of the family he joins our conversation as to why Sorin and Ioana came to Denmark and what it is like for a foreign family to move to Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality.

”We are also happy having you here. We can tell that you like being here, and you have also done a great deal to become a part of the community,” Erling points out referring to the fact that Sorin among others has been active in leading a father-child gymnastics team and a table tennis team in town.

Ioana und Sorin - Read the full story here