Updated Positive Skills List

• Law Firm: Envoy Global, Inc.
• Subject Matter: Immigration, General Immigration
• Author: Mr Jessie Butchley
• Published date: 09 January 2023

Key Points 

• Denmark updated the positive list for foreign nationals holding higher education degrees and for skilled workers on 1 January 2023 

Overview 

The government of Denmark introduced a new Positive List for individuals with higher education and a Positive List for Skilled Work on 1 January 2023. The positive lists will remain in effect until 30 June 2023. 

The Positive List contains professions currently experiencing labor shortages in Denmark. It provides a work and residence permit path for foreign nationals from countries outside of the European Union or the European Economic Area. 

The positive list for people with a higher education contains a total of 40 job titles and the positive list for skilled work contains 36 job titles. 

What are the Changes? 

On 1 January 2023, the Danish...