Denmark | New wage statistics released

Danish immigration authorities released new wage statistics for the Positive List for skilled work.

Key Points:

• The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) published the updated wage statistics that apply to all applications on the Positive List for skilled work submitted on or after Feb. 20.
• Applications submitted before this date will be assessed according to the previous wage statistics.
• SIRI assesses applications on the Positive List for skilled work using special wage statistics compiled by Statistics Denmark to assess whether an offered wage corresponds to Danish standards.

Additional Information: SIRI also recently published the new Positive Lists for higher education and skilled work professions experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals in Denmark. The new Positive Lists took effect Jan. 1., adding more positions to the Positive List for People with a Higher Education. The Positive List for Skilled Work has fewer positions as officials stated there were fewer positions in that category that registered a labor shortage. Individuals who have been offered a job included on one of the Positive Lists can apply for a Danish residence and work permit based on their respective scheme. The Positive List is updated twice yearly, on Jan. 1 and July 1.

This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.

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