Financial self-support on specific SIRI schemes

If you apply for a residence permit as a student in Denmark, you must in certain cases document that you are able to support yourself during your stay in Denmark:

If you are studying at a higher educational programme and will be staying in Denmark to do a part of your education as a guest or exchange student:

• You have sufficient funds to support yourself if you are able to document that you have been granted a scholarship covering your living expenses or that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 6,589 (2023 level) per month you will be studying in Denmark.

If you are a student at a higher education programme, and you will be doing a complete education in Denmark:

• If you have paid tuition in Denmark, you are not required to document that you are able to support yourself during your stay
• If you are not to pay for your education, e.g. if you have been granted a tuition waiver,  you must document that you have been granted a scholarship covering your living expenses or that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 6,589 (2023 level) per month you will be studying in Denmark (for a maximum, however, of 12 months).

If you will be studying at a basic or youth study programme:

• You have sufficient funds to support yourself if you are able to document that you have been granted a scholarship covering your living expenses or that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 6,589 (2023 level) per month you will be studying in Denmark.

If you will be following a course at a folk high school:

• If you have paid the course fee and it covers room and board, you are not required to document that you can support yourself during your stay in Denmark. If you have not paid for room and board, you must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 6,589 (2023 level) per month.

The documentation can for example be a bank statement in your name, a scholarship or similar.

If your family applies for a residence permit, you must document that you have sufficient funds to support them during their stay in Denmark as well.

• You have sufficient funds if you can document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 6,589 (2023 level) per family member for each month they will be staying in Denmark (for a maximum, however, of 12 months).

The documentation can for example be a bank statement in your name.

If you apply for a residence permit as an intern, and the internship is without pay, you must document that you have sufficient funds to support yourself during your stay in Denmark.

You must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 6,589 (2023 level) per month during the entire period you will be staying in Denmark as an intern.  

The documentation can for example be a bank statement or a scholarship.

Your name must be stated on the bank statement and the bank statement must not be more than 30 days old. The currency must be stated clearly on the bank statement. If you receive a scholarship, the grant letter must state your name as well as information about the amount that you will be receiving and in which currency.

If you apply for a Danish residence permit as a PhD student in Denmark, you must document that you have sufficient funds to support yourself and any family members accompanying you during your stay in Denmark.

You must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 6,589 (2023 level) per month (for a maximum, however, of 12 months) if 

• you only do a part of your education in Denmark (guest PhD) and you are not paying tuition, or 
• you do a complete PhD in Denmark and you are not salaried by a university or a company connected to your PhD programme.

The documentation can for example be a bank statement. 

If you receive salary from a university or a company connected to your PhD programme, the salary covers your support. In this case you must attach your employment contract as documentation. 

If you pay tuition yourself, you must attach documentation showing that you have paid tuition for at least the 1. semester in order to document that you are able to support yourself during your stay.

If you apply for a Danish residence permit based on the Start-up Denmark Scheme, you must document that you have sufficient funds to support yourself and any family members accompanying you during your stay in Denmark.

The documentation can for example be a bank statement in your name.

• If you apply without any family, you must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 143,328 (2023 level).
• If you apply together with your spouse, you must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 286,656 (2023 level).
• If you apply together with your spouse and one or more children, you must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 333,816 (2023 level).
• If you apply together with one or more children, you must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 190,488 (2023 level).
• If your spouse is applying after you have been granted a permit, the amount is DKK 143,328 (2023 level).
• If your spouse and one or more children are applying after you have been granted a permit, the amount is DKK 190,488 (2023 level).
• If one or more of your children are applying after you have been granted a permit, the amount is DKK 47,160 (2023 level).

If you apply for a Danish residence permit in order to obtain an authorisation as a doctor or a dentist, you must document that you have sufficient funds to support yourself and any family members accompanying you during your stay in Denmark.

The disposable funds you are required to document depends on whether you have accompanying family members to support during your stay.

The documentation can for example be a bank statement.

You must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to the following amounts (2023 level):

• DKK 38.100 if you do not have any family accompanying you to Denmark
• DKK 76.200 if you bring your spouse with you to Denmark
• DKK 91.416 if you bring your spouse and one or several children with you to Denmark 
• DKK 76.194 if you bring one or several children with you to Denmark (but no spouse)

If you apply for a Danish residence permit as a guest researcher, you must document that you have sufficient funds to support yourself and any family members accompanying you during your stay in Denmark.

The documentation can for example be a bank statement or salary from a research institution or company in your home country.

• If you apply without any family, you must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 143,328 (2023 level).
• If you apply together with your spouse, you must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 286,656 (2023 level).
• If you apply together with your spouse and one or more children, you must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 333,816 (2023 level).
• If you apply together with one or more children, you must document that you have disposable funds corresponding to DKK 190,488 (2023 level).
• If your spouse is applying after you have been granted a permit, the amount is DKK 143,328 (2023 level).
• If your spouse and one or more children are applying after you have been granted a permit, the amount is DKK 190,488 (2023 level).
• If one or more of your children are applying after you have been granted a permit, the amount is DKK 47,160 (2023 level).