Language tests

This page provides you with a list of the language tests that can be used to document your proficiency in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German or English when applying for a residence permit under the Greencard scheme.

The tests listed are the only tests that are recognised by the Danish Agency for Labour Retention and International Recruitment when calculating points. Other tests are not recognised.

Click on the names of the tests on the list to find out where and how you can take them. Clicking on the Danish tests brings you to the Integration section of this web portal. The other tests link to websites of organisations outside of Denmark.

Danish	Swedish	Norwegian	English	German	Points
Prøve i Dansk 1		Norskprøve 2 (NP2)	Key English Test (KET) IELTS with test score: 3,0	Start Deutsch 2	5
Prøve i Dansk 2	Sfi-prøvet	Norskprøve 3 (NP3)	Preliminary English Test (PET) Business English Certificate –Preliminary (BEC P) Certificate in English Language Skills –Preliminary (CELS P) IELTS med test score: 3,5-4,5	Zertifikat Deutsch (ZD)	10
Prøve i Dansk 3			First Certificate in English (FCE) Business English Certificate –Vantage (BEC V) Certificate in English Language Skills –Preliminary (CELS P) IELTS with test score: 5,0-6,0	Goethe Zertifikat B2	15
Studie-prøven	TISUS	Test i norsk for fremmed-språklige, høyere niveau	Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Business English Certificate –Higher (BEC H) Certificate in English Language Skills –Preliminary (CELS P) IELTS with test score: min. 6,5 TOEFL computer based with test score: min. 200 point TOEFL internet based with test score: min. 72 point TOEFL paper based with test score: min. 533	Zentrale Mittelstufen-prüfung (ZMP) Zentrale Oberstufen-prüfung (ZOP) Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (KDS) Goethe Zertifikat C1 Grosses Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS) TestDaF	20