Work permit in Denmark.

Pay Limit Scheme: the pay limit (DKK a year, guaranteed pay): DKK 552,000 a year (from 1 January 2026). Supplementary Pay Limit Scheme: the pay limit (DKK a year, guaranteed pay): DKK 446,000 a year (from 1 January 2026). Collective Agreement Scheme floor (gross DKK a year): DKK 322,000 a year (from 1 January 2026).

SIRI (Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration): Decides work and residence permits and certifies Fast-Track companies (Styrelsen for International Rekruttering og Integration).

A first application is decided within 1 to 3 months, depending on the route, according to the authority's own figures.

After 8 years on most routes. Eight years of lawful residence in Denmark without interruption on a residence permit (four years where the supplementary requirements are met). Regular full-time employment or self-employment for at least three years and six months in the four years before the decision.

After 9 years on most routes. Nine years of continuous residence in Denmark (two for Nordic citizens). Danish language test 3 and the citizenship test passed. Self-support over the last years, as the conditions set out.

Settio is relocation management and work permit software with a plan for Denmark: the permit, the steps with the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration, the documents, the deadlines and the registrations after arrival, with client and employee portals, quotes and milestone invoices. It runs every EU country in the same workspace, and each case shows only Denmark's own rules and sources.

Settio builds the step-by-step plan for each person moving to Denmark, checks documents before filing, tracks deadlines and gives the person a portal in their own language.