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Can I study in Denmark?

Denmark is very keen to attract foreign students to the country.

If you would like to study at a college of further education etc. in Denmark, you must have been granted a residence permit before your arrival in Denmark. To be granted a residence permit, you must be able to document:

• That you have been enrolled on a course of further education which is approved by a state authority or which is offered by a state-approved educational institution.
• That you can support yourself during your stay, or that you have paid tuition fees.
• That you can speak and understand the language used to teach the course, and that you can speak and understand Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English or German at a reasonable level.

Basically, as a foreign student, you can obtain a residence permit while you complete your studies/training in Denmark and for participating in part of the education/training as a guest student.

If you complete a higher educational programme in Denmark, you can also remain in the country for six months after you have finished your education/training in order to look for work. You will also be granted a permit to work 15 hours a week alongside your studies as well as for full-time work in June, July and August.

Can I bring my family?

If you have been granted a residence permit as a student on a higher educational programme, your family can normally accompany you to Denmark. It is a requirement that your family can support itself throughout the entire period, and that you must all live at the same address.

Further information

You can find more information about how you apply for a residence permit as a student here.

You can find contact information for the relevant office at the Immigration Service here.

Read more about Study programmes, Institutions Tuition and scholarships and Student life at www.studyindenmark.dk