Denmark: Updates to the Positive Lists for 2025

As of 1^st January 2025 the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has updated the Positive Lists for applicants with a higher education and also for Skilled Work.

The Positive Lists are lists of professions experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals in Denmark. Those offered a job included in the Positive List can apply for a residence and work permit in Denmark based on the scheme.

The new Positive List for People with a Higher Education includes 162 job titles, while the Positive List for Skilled Work includes 48.

The number of positions added to the lists are influenced by various factors.  In the current update, more positions have been added to the Positive List for People with a Higher Education. This is partly due to slightly more positions where there is a labour shortage, and partly because the positions on the list with effect from 1 April 2023 are on the list for at least 2 years at a time.

The Positive List for Skilled Work has fewer positions as fewer positions where there is a labour shortage have been registered.

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