There is no step an agent can control
- The employer applies to SIRI, the Danish immigration agency, for certification and gets it.
- The employer hires you and gives you a written full-time job offer.
- You submit your application.
- SIRI processes it and decides.
Certification has fixed conditions: at least 10 full-time employees in Denmark, at least 2 years in operation with an annual report filed, and a job covered by an eligible collective agreement. SIRI decides the application based on whether the employer and the job meet the conditions. No payment to an agent changes either of those.
Three common tricks
- Putting you under a company that is not certified. Without certification, an application under the new scheme will not be approved. If you travel to Denmark on some other basis and start working, you are working illegally.
- Submitting false documents. If they are found, the application is refused, and you may not get your money back.
- Pushing you to pay a deposit now. The 2027 salary threshold, the application fee and the processing time have not been published yet, and some agents use the fear of missing out to get paid early.
How to check an employer
Ask for the company’s name and CVR number, and look them up in CVR (datacvr.virk.dk), the official Danish company register. They must match the contract.
The list of companies certified for the new scheme has not been published yet. The existing Fast-track list does not apply to the new scheme and proves nothing here.
To practise spotting these offers, take the scam quiz. The full method for judging an employer is on Find an employer.