Published 18-09-2025

Have you been dismissed or are you concerned about being dismissed?

We are currently receiving a number of enquiries from employees who have been dismissed or are concerned about being dismissed. If you are one of them, you can find answers here on how to proceed.

If you have become unemployed through no fault of your own (e.g. due to cutbacks), you can apply for a jobseeking permit, i.e. a residence permit for up to 6 months to look for a new job in Denmark. 

You can apply for a jobseeking permit if, among other things, you have a residence and work permit under one of the following schemes:

• The Fast Track Scheme's pay limit track, researcher track or educational track

• The Positive List for People With a Higher Education

• The Pay Limit Scheme

• The Researcher Scheme

This means that you cannot apply for a jobseeking permit if you have a residence and work permit under the Fast Track Scheme’s supplementary pay limit track or other schemes not mentioned above.

Check your permit letter to see which scheme your residence permit is based on.

The application for a jobseeking permit must be submitted no later than 2 days after the employment ends, i.e. no later than 2 days after the expiry of the notice period.   

Read about the conditions and how to apply for a jobseeking permit

If you have accompanying family members

Your accompanying family members usually do not need to do anything if you become unemployed through no fault of your own. If your accompanying family members' residence permits expire before your (jobseeking) permit expires, they must apply for an extension — or apply for other grounds for the permit — if they wish to stay in Denmark.

Read about what applies to your accompanying family members