Danish immigration authorities released the updated income statistics that will apply to applications submitted after April 1.

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 the income statistics from the fourth quarter of 2023 is now available and will apply to applications submitted after April 1.

Additional Information: Applications for a residence and work permit received between Jan. 1 and March 31 will be evaluated according to the income statistics from the third quarter of 2023. Applications for residence and work permits received after March 31 will be evaluated according to the latest income statistics from the fourth quarter of 2023. To find the current and future applicable income statistics as well as a complete list of the schemes to which this policy applies, find more information here.

BAL Analysis: Danish authorities update income statistics each quarter. Employers should consider the income requirements in their 2024 budgets, as well as understand their responsibilities when completing their application forms and employment contracts.