New Requirements for Family Immigration to Denmark

Can you earn enough points to immigrate to Denmark together with your family? The new points system for family immigration awards points based on age, professional experience, education, language skills and society involvement.

Foreigners aged 24 or over require getting 60 points to qualify for family immigration.

Foreigners under the age of 24 needs to get hold of 120 points to qualify for family immigration

The breakdown of points for family immigration to Denmark are as follows

1. Education:

120 points: PhD/Master’s degree from Denmark or from a top 20 university

80 points: PhD/Master’s degree from other overseas universities

70 points: Bachelor’s degrees from Denmark or from a top 20 university

50 points: Bachelor’s degrees from other overseas universities

50 points: Business academy or professional bachelor’s degree from Denmark

40 points: Business academy or professional bachelor’s degree from abroad

2. Work Experience:

80 points: Qualified work experience of at least 2 years in Denmark (based on an approved list)

60 points: Qualified work experience of at least 2.5 years in the past 3 years abroad (based on an approved list)

40 points: Other work experience of at least 2.5 years in the past 3 years abroad

3. Language Skills:

50 points: Danish, Swedish or Norwegian at a level equivalent to “Studieprøven” (C1)

40 points: English, German, French or Spanish at a level equivalent to“Studieprøven” (C1)

4. Others:

20 points: Danish at a level equivalent to the “Prøve i Dansk 2”

20 points: English, German, French or Spanish at a level equivalent to “Prøve i Dansk 2”

20 points: If applicant takes residence outside of “ghetto” areas

10 points: Active participation in global humanitarian organisations (e.g. Amnesty International)

10 points: Self-supporting (cannot be combined with work experience)

Points can be collected through qualification requirements from groups 1-3

Applicants can supplement with up to 20 points from group 4

Requirements for occupant spouses:

Must provide a bank guarantee of 100,000 kroner

Must show full-time employment for at least 2.5 years within the past 3 years

No public debt

NB: the requirements do not relate to EU-citizens.