The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has announced that on March 27, 2026 it will update application form AR1 with a simpler structure and improved guidance that clarifies what information is required.
AR1 can be used for several schemes for first-time applicants who have been offered a job in Denmark. This update will provide a more streamlined application process and several language improvements.
Employers who have started the first part of an AR1 before March 27, 2026 must ensure that they submit their part of the application with enough time left for the employee to complete and submit their part of the application by Sunday April 26, 2026.
Employees whose employer has already either started or submitted the first part of an AR1 before March 27, 2026 must submit their part of the application by Sunday April 26, 2026. The same applies if they have already started filling in part 2 of the application.
Employers and employees can find their ongoing applications here.
If the employer starts an application after March 26, 2026, they and the employee will automatically complete the updated AR1.
Which schemes are affected?
AR1 can be used to apply for the following schemes:
- The Pay Limit scheme
- The Supplementary Pay Limit scheme
- The Positive List for People with a Higher Education
- The Positive List for Skilled Work
- Researcher (not PhD)
- Guest researcher
- Trainee
- Special individual qualifications
- Mobile workplaces at sea
- Herdsman or farm manager
- Labor Market Attachment.
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