Danish immigration authorities released updated income statistics, which will apply to residence and work permit applications submitted from Jan. 1, 2024.

‌Key Points:

• An applicant’s salary and terms of employment must correspond to Danish standards to be granted a residence and work permit for both first-time and extension applications.
• Danish authorities use income statistics from the Confederation of Danish Employers to assess whether an offered salary corresponds to Danish standards.
• An updated version of income statistics with information from the third quarter of 2023 is now available and applies to applications submitted from Jan. 1, 2024.

Additional Information: Applications for residence and work permits received between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 will be evaluated according to the income statistics from the second quarter of 2023. Current and future income statistics as well as a complete list of the schemes to which this policy applies are available here.

BAL Analysis: Danish authorities update income statistics each quarter; the next update will be on April 1, 2024. Employers should consider the income requirements in their 2024 budgets and understand their responsibilities when completing application forms and employment contracts.