Working Holiday - Argentina

You are a citizen of Argentina and wish to spend up to a year on a working holiday in Denmark on the basis of a Working Holiday agreement between Denmark and your home country. The agreement allows you to work to a limited extent.

If you are from Argentina, please note that Working Holiday is covered by a
Quota

Normal processing time
3 months

Processing fee
DKK 2,490,-

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What is Working Holiday?

Denmark has made Working Holiday agreements with a number of countries including Argentina.

The Working Holiday agreements have been made to give young citizens from these countries the opportunity to learn about each other’s cultures and ways of living. The purpose is to further mutual understanding between the countries.

The purpose of your stay must primarily be to be on holiday for an extended period of time and secondarily to work for the purpose of supplementing your travel funds.

With a Working Holiday residence permit you are allowed to work to a limited extent. This means that you are allowed to work a number of months during a period of 1 year. You are also allowed to attend an educational course of limited duration.

Normally, if you have been on a working holiday stay in Denmark before, it is not possible for you to be granted a permit for a new working holiday stay.

The agreements are reciprocal. This means that young danes can be granted a permit to stay in the partner countries in accordance with the rules that apply in the respective countries.

If you are a Danish national and want a Working Holiday stay in one of the partner countries, you should contact the embassy of the country in question.

The countries that have entered into an agreement are:

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
  • South Korea

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What should I know about the Working Holiday quota for Argentina?

There is a yearly quota of 150 Working Holiday residence permits for citizens of Argentina.

The quota begins in March and ends in February the year after. The quota has been divided into two periods:

  • From March until August (1st quota period) SIRI can grant up to 75 residence permits.
  • From September until February (2nd quota period) SIRI can grant residence permit up to the total quota of 150.

Residence permits will be granted on a first come, first served principle. The quota will be reset every year in March (after the 2nd quota period).

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How does the application process work?

An application for a residence permit based on the Working Holiday scheme is processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).

Please note that applications for Working Holiday for citizens of Argentina are subject to a quota. It is therefore important that you follow the correct application procedure.

The applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis, and applications will be rejected when the quota is full. You will not be refunded the fee you have paid to the embassy if your application is rejected because the quota is full.

You start the application procedure by booking an appointment to submit an application at VFS in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is only when your booking at VFS in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been confirmed that you have to pay the fee to SIRI and the embassy in Argentina, and you then fill out the application form so that you can bring a printed version to VFS.

Please note that it will only be possible to book an appointment to submit your application at the VFS in Buenos Aires, Argentina from Monday, September 2, 2024 at 9:00 am (local time UTC-4).

Before you begin the application procedure, you should read about the conditions for a residence permit under the Working Holiday scheme.

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What are the conditions?

It is a requirement that you are a citizen of and live permanently in Argentina.

This means that you must hold a valid passport issued by Argentina.

You must submit your application for Working Holiday in Argentina. If you submit your application in another country, we will reject your application.

You must submit your application using a printable form. You therefore cannot use SIRI's online application form. If you are a citizen of Argentina and you apply using SIRI's online form, we will reject your application.

You must submit your application in person.

It is therefore important that you follow the instructions on the tab 'How to apply'.

The Working Holiday agreements have been made to give young people the opportunity to learn about each other’s cultures and ways of living. It is therefore a requirement that you are of a certain age.

You must be at least 18 years but must not have turned 31 at the time you submit the application for a Working Holiday residence perm

It is a requirement that you have enough money to support yourself during your stay in Denmark.

Documentation that you can support yourself can, for example, be in the form of a statement from your bank. The documentation must be translated into English or one of the Nordic languages.

The documentation must show the date and your name.

Bank statement must show the balance of the account and not be more than 30 days old. If the currency of the account is not evident, the currency must appear in the statement. If you attach more than one bank statement, all statements must be dated the same day.

You must document that you have sufficient funds equal to DKK 15,000. In addition, you must either hold a return ticket to your homeland or sufficient funds to buy one equal to DKK 5,000.

This means that you must show funds equal to DKK 20,000 or DKK 15,000 + a return ticket to your homeland.

You should be aware that if you present a return ticket as documentation for additional funds (equal to DKK 5,000), and the return date on the return ticket is earlier than one year from the date of your permit, your permit will be shortened accordingly.

It is a requirement that you have insurance.

You must document that you have taken out an insurance covering hospitalization.

The documentation must be translated into English or one of the Nordic languages.

The intention behind the Working Holiday agreements is to give young citizens from the individual countries the opportunity to learn about each other’s cultures and ways of living in order to further mutual understanding between the countries.

The purpose of your stay must primarily be to be on holiday for an extended period of time. With a Working Holiday residence and work permit you are allowed to carry out salaried work in order to supplement your travel funds. This means that you are not allowed to work as an entrepreneur, i.e. you are not allowed to run your own business in Denmark.

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What are my rights, if I am granted a permit?

What are you allowed to do with a Danish residence permit for a Working Holiday – and what are you not allowed to do?

In addition to your Working Holiday residence permit you will be granted a limited work permit.

Your work permit only grants you the right to carry out salaried work. This means that you are not allowed to work as an entrepreneur, i.e. you are not allowed to run your own business in Denmark.

Your limited work permit allows you to work for up to 9 months during a 12 months stay.

The number of months is calculated from the number of months in which your employer reports payment of a salary. It is therefore irrelevant for how many days or hours in any given month you have been working.

If you work more than your limited work permit allows you to or if you work as an entrepreneur, the work will be considered as illegal work. Illegal work can, among other things, mean that your residence permit will be revoked.

You are allowed to participate in an educational or study programme with a duration of up to 6 months.

With a residence permit in Denmark, you are entitled to free Danish lessons. However, you must have turned 18 years and have your Danish address registered in the Danish National Register.

If you have a residence permit in Denmark based on work, study, etc. you have to pay a deposit before you can start receiving lessons. Be aware that you can lose your deposit if you do not pass the different modules within a specific timeframe.

Your municipality of residence is obliged to offer you Danish lessons and refer you to a language centre. If you have not been offered Danish lessons within a month after registering your address in Denmark, you can contact your municipality.

You will (typically) be taught together with other foreign nationals who have arrived in Denmark recently.

You must be able to support yourself during your stay. Therefore, you are not allowed to receive benefits under the terms of the Active Social Policy Act, study grants or housing benefits.

If you receive such benefits during your stay, your permit can be revoked – and you will lose the right to stay in Denmark.

If an authority, e.g. a municipality, disburses benefits to foreign nationals, SIRI will be notified.

If you are going to stay and work in Denmark, there are a number of things to acquaint yourself with. Depending on your personal situation, you might need other important information and options.

The portal lifeindenmark.dk (opens in a new window) provides you with information, links and in many cases also options concerning the most important subjects such as:

  • MitID
  • The CPR register
  • Health card
  • Tax matters
  • Holiday entitlements
  • School and daycare
  • Housing
  • Danish lessons
  • Car registration and driver’s license

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How long can I stay in Denmark?

If you are granted a Working Holiday residence permit, you are allowed to stay in Denmark for one year calculated from your date of entry. If your residence permit expires before your have stayed in Denmark for a full year, your can apply for an extension.

A residence permit can only be valid until 3 months before the expiry date of your passport.

If your passport has a shorter validity than the otherwise possible period of stay, your residence permit will be shortened. This means that the validity of your residence permit will be shorter than it could be. When you have renewed your passport, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit – however, this can only be done 3 months before your permit expires at the earliest.

Read more about the passport requirements

The permit can only be granted until the date to which your insurance is valid.

If your insurance does not cover you for a full year from the approval date of your permit, your permit will be shortened. This means that the validity of your residence permit will be shorter than it could be.

You can apply for an extension of your residence permit when you have taken out a new insurance.

If you have submitted a return ticket with a departure date sooner than 1 year from the validity date of your permit, your permit will be shortened. This means that the validity of your residence permit will be shorter than it could be. If you buy a new return ticket, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit for up to 1 year from your date of entry into Denmark.

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What more do I need to know before I apply?

An application for a Working Holiday residence permit is processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).

Please note that applications for Working Holiday for citizens of Argentina are covered by a quota. It is therefore important that you follow the application process.

Once you have booked an appointment to submit an application at VFS in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the VFS has confirmed your appointment, you can start the application process.

Under the tab 'How to apply' to the right, you will find information on how to create a case order ID, pay the processing fee and submit your printable form in person in Argentina.

Please note that, as a rule, SIRI will refuse your application for a residence permit on new grounds, if the application is submitted prematurely in relation to the wished for start date for your stay in Denmark. If you submit such an application earlier than 6 months before your stay in Denmark will begin, you can expect a refusal to your application. If you have paid SIRI's case processing fee, you will not receive a refund of the fee.

SIRI will contact you if we need further information to process your case.

 

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On this tab you can read more about how to submit your application to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).

If you are not a citizen of Argentina, you must use one of the other application pages.

You will find an overview of the Working Holiday application pages here

It is important that you have carefully read the conditions for being granted a residence permit before you begin. You can do this on the tab “Need to know” on the left.

Before beginning the application process, you must book an appointment to submit your Working Holiday application at VFS in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Please note that it will only be possible to book an appointment for submitting your application at the VFS in Buenos Aires, Argentina from Monday, September 2, 2024 at 9:00 am (local time UTC-4).

When your appointment at VFS in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been confirmed, you can continue the application process.

Go to VFS's website to read more about how to submit your application, what you have to pay in fees to VFS and where you can find VFS in Buenos Aires.

You should be aware that the fee paid to the embassy in Argentina will not be refunded if your application is rejected. It is therefore important that you book an appointment before you pay the fee to the embassy.

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 You complete the application form yourself

In this step you have access to the relevant application form WH1.

Before you begin to complete the form, you can read more about how we process your personal data here

The application form contains careful instructions on how to complete the form and what kind of documents you must submit along with the form.

You must submit the necessary documentation along with the application.

The printable application form in Word format can be completed on screen before you print. The application form in pdf format must be printed first and then completed by hand.

Download the printable form WH1 (Word format)

Download the printable form WH1 (PDF format)

You must submit your application for Working Holiday at VFS in Buenos Aires, Argentina where you have already made an appointment.

Please note that you cannot to submit your application online or in any other country than Argentina. If you do this, we will reject your application.

When you go to submit the application to VFS in Buenos Aires, you must bring: 

  • your original passport
  • a completed application for a Working Holiday residence permit
  • the neccessary documentation, including the receipt for payment of the case processing fee to SIRI and to the embassy.

When you apply for a residence permit, you must have your biometric features recorded. This means that you must have a facial photo taken and your fingerprints recorded. The facial photo and your fingerprints will be stored on a microchip embedded in the residence card, which will be issued to you if you are granted a permit.

When you submit your application at VFS in Buenos Aires, your biometric features will also be recorded.

SIRI can, as a rule, only begin to process your application, when your biometric features have been recorded.

If you do not agree to have your biometric features recorded, your application will be rejected. This means that your application will not be processed.

Read more about biometrics here

You have submitted your application succesfully, if you have:

  • Created a case order ID and paid the fee to SIRI.

  • Submitted your application to VFS in Buenos Aires.

SIRI will contact you, if we need further information to process your case.

We expect to process your application no later than 3 months from the date you submit your application to VFS in Buenos Aires.

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Last updated 24-09-2024 - Published by: SIRI