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THINK, PLAY, PARTICIPATE Danish higher education is all about your ideas, your aspirations, your opportunities. It's about expressing yourself, working with others and applying new knowledge to solve problems smarter.

After graduation

In Denmark, all international students have the opportunity to stay on after their studies to seek a job. After all, once you have experienced our freethinking education system, we know you will thrive in our innovative workplaces

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Here’s how different nationalities can go about their Danish post-graduation job-hunt:

  • Nordic citizens of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are free to enter, reside, study and work in Denmark. Neither visas nor residence or work permits are required.
  • EU/EEA/Swiss citizens do not need to apply for a work permit. You may stay in Denmark under the EU rules regarding the free movement of people and services. But if you want to stay for longer than three months, you must apply for a registration certificate under EU rules. The application must be submitted within three months of entering Denmark. Please note: the special interim arrangement concerning employees from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia ended on 1 May 2009.
  • If you are from any other country in the rest of the world your residence permit will remain valid for an additional six months after you graduate, allowing you to seek employment. Provided your visa hasn’t  already been extended for an extra six months you can apply for such an extension to your permit. For further information on how to extend your residence permit, please visit: http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/studies/extension.htm
As a service for jobseekers, some educational institutions offer alumni networks to their graduates. These represent a valuable source of information regarding


Useful links
How to extend your residence permit
http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/studies/extension.htm

Work and life in Denmark (publication from www.workindenmark.dk)
http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/50364/89120/pub/

http://my.studyindenmark.dk