The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has announced that a new quota period for residence permits under the Working Holiday agreements for citizens of Chile and Argentina opened on March 1, 2026.
A total of 150 residence permits per year are available to citizens of Chile and Argentina under the Working Holiday agreements. The program allows stays of up to one year in Denmark, and participants may do salaried work for up to nine of the twelve months
A quota year lasts from March through February of the following year and is divided into two quota periods. From March to August (the first quota period), SIRI may grant residence permits corresponding to half of the annual quota, which means up to 75 residence permits for each of the two countries.
Residence permits are granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Once 75 residence permits have been granted to citizens of each country, any remaining applications will be refused. In such cases, the case processing fee paid to SIRI will be refunded.
Please note that any fee paid to VFS Global or to the Danish representation in Chile will not be refunded if an application is refused because the quota has been reached.
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