Denmark Fast-Track Scheme and Quick Job Start

Create a case order ID, pay DKK 6,810, sign the power of attorney, and let the employer file online with the contract, passport copy and track-specific documents. Biometrics are compulsory: after submitting online you have 14 days to give fingerprints and a facial photo, at a Danish mission or at the visa application centre that serves your country of residence. If no slot is available in time, tell SIRI the appointment date so the case is not rejected.

Quick Job Start lets you begin before a normal decision would be ready. Visa-free nationals already able to enter legally can receive a provisional work permit at the earliest the day after the employer applies. Visa nationals (Turkish citizens with ordinary passports, for example) use the second route: SIRI as a rule decides about 10 days after receiving a complete application, provided the employer has supplied all information, the fee is paid and your biometrics have been recorded, for example at a visa application centre. If you already hold a valid Schengen visa you can enter legally right away.

Only employers certified by SIRI can use the scheme; SIRI publishes the list of certified companies, and certification takes about 2 months. The employment must fit one of five tracks: the pay limit track (at least DKK 552,000 a year, 2026 level), the supplementary pay limit track (at least DKK 446,000, with the job advert, unemployment and fine conditions of the supplementary scheme), the short-term track (up to 90 days within any rolling 365-day period), the researcher track and the educational track for highly qualified staff who receive or give training in the company.

The employer submits the application online using your power of attorney; if you do not want to grant one, AR1 can be used. Fast-Track holders’ family members are exempt from the lapse rules that apply to other accompanying families.

After arrival you register your Danish address in the Civil Registration System to get a CPR number, at the latest 5 days after moving in, at the municipality or an International Citizen Service centre. The residence card is posted to your CPR address, so put your name on the mailbox. You must not give up your Danish address or stay abroad for more than 6 consecutive months, or the permit lapses. A refusal can be appealed to the Immigration Appeals Board within 8 weeks for DKK 1,040.