The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has updated the Positive Lists for people with a higher education and for skilled work. The new lists are applicable from July 1, 2025.
The Positive Lists are lists of professions experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals in Denmark. Those offered a job included in the Positive List can apply for a residence and work permit in Denmark based on the scheme.
The new Positive List for People with a Higher Education includes 190 job titles, while the Positive List for Skilled Work includes 65.
In the current update, more positions have been added to the Positive List for People with a Higher Education. This is partly due to slightly more positions where there is a labor shortage, and partly because the positions on the list with effect from April 1, 2023 are on the list for at least 2 years at a time.
The Positive List for Skilled Work has fewer positions as fewer positions where there is a labor shortage have been registered.
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