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Working in Denmark is about to get easier: a lower-salary route opens 1 January 2027
Covers the week of 7 September 2026 · published 17 September 2026
Updated 11 October 2026.
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Denmark’s parliament passed a law on 3 September 2026 that creates a new work permit route. It opens on 1 January 2027, so nobody can apply under it yet. Employers certified by SIRI, the Danish agency that handles work permits, and covered by a collective agreement will be able to hire people from a set list of countries outside the EU. The minimum salary will be DKK 322,000 a year at 2026 rates, lower than Denmark’s main salary-based work route requires.
Effective from 1 January 2027.
Official source: L 16: Forslag til lov om ændring af udlændingeloven (Ny overenskomstbaseret beløbsordning for certificerede virksomheder)
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