On April 30, 2025, the Ministry of Immigration and Integration published an amendment to the ‘Executive Order on the granting of residence and work permits to students’ (the Executive Order on study programs). The amendment means that students from third-countries in non-state-approved higher educational programs will no longer be granted limited work permits, six-month job search stays and the right to bring accompanying family.
- The changes will apply from May 2, 2025, and only apply to applications for a residence permit as a student or accompanying family submitted from May 2, 2025.
- The purpose of the changes is to ensure that residence permits are only granted to third-country students whose real intention is to study in Denmark.
The changes do not apply to foreign nationals who have applied for or been granted a residence permit as a student in a non-state-approved higher educational program before May 2, 2025. These students will continue to have the right to a limited work permit, a six-month job search stay and the right to bring accompanying family to Denmark. These students will continue with the same rights if they apply for an extension of their residence permit from May 2, 2025.
Nor do the changes apply to foreign nationals who have applied for or been granted a residence permit as an accompanying family member of a student in a non-state-approved higher educational program before May 2, 2025. These accompanying family members will continue with the same rights if they apply for an extension of their residence permit from May 2, 2025.
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