Fast track scheme
You have been offered employment in a certified company. Your employer can apply for Danish residence and work permit on your behalf via the Fast track scheme.
Normal processing time
1 month
Quick job start normally takes
0-30 days
Processing fee
DKK 6,290,-
This tab is directed at employers who will be submitting an application on behalf of the applicant.
Below you will find a step-by-step guide to submitting an application to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).
It is important that you and the applicant have carefully read the conditions for being granted a residence permit before you begin step 1. You can do this on the tab “Need to know” on the left.
If the applicant is a commuter who will not be residing in Denmark and for this reason will only apply for a work permit, you do not need to create a case order ID or pay a fee. Instead you kan go directly to step 3. Read more about commuting here.
It is a good idea to gather the necessary documents before you start to complete the application form. You can use the check list below.
If you submit documents not written in English, German, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish, you must also submit certified translations into Danish or English.
You must grant your employer power of attorney to handle the application on your behalf. You can find an approved template for a power of attorney here.
Your employer must submit
If you apply under the supplementary pay limit track, you must also submit
Expect to use
30 minutes
completing the application
1 person
The employer completes the application form.
In this step you have access to the relevant application form, AR6.
Make sure that you have completed all the preceeding steps before you begin.
All our application forms contain careful instructions on how to complete the form and what kind of documents you must submit along with the form.
You can read more about how we process your personal data here.
You need a power of attorney from the applicant in order to use the form AR6.
Read more about power of attorney and download an approved power of attorney standard here.
Make sure you have all documents ready in digital form, in order to attach them as you complete the application form.
Please note that it is mandatory to use this application form. Under special circumstances, you can be exempted from the requirement to use an online application form. You can read more here.
Please note that it is mandatory to fill in your passport number in this application form. If you are not in possession of a valid passport, you can contact us for guidance. You can find our contact information here.
When applying for a residence permit, the applicant must have his or her biometric features recorded.
This means that the applicant must have a facial photo taken and his or her fingerprints recorded. The facial photo and fingerprints will be stored on a microchip embedded in the residence card, which will be issued to the applicant if he or she is granted a permit.
SIRI can only begin processing the application after biometrics have been recorded by the applicant. This must happen no later than 14 days after the submission date of the application.
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.
If you want a quick job start
If you want to make use of the option of a quick job start, you can go directly to the next steps.
If you do not want a quick job start
The applicant must have his or her biometric features recorded no later than 14 days after you submit the application.
Your biometric features can be recorded at
In certain countries Denmark does not have a diplomatic mission or application centre. In these instances the list will refer the applicant to one of the Norwegian missions with which Denmark has made an agreement or to the nearest Danish diplomatic mission or application centre in the region.
If the applicant is residing in a country where he is referred to a Norwegian diplomatic mission, he or she must submit one passport photo. If he or she is granted a residence permit based on the application, the applicant must have his or her biometric features recorded within a specifi time frame after entry to Denmark
We recommend that you visit the local diplomatic mission’s webpage to get more information before you submit the application. The individual diplomatic mission can have additional requirements regarding payment of additional fees, submission of additional passport photos or additional copies of the application.
You want a quick job start – and the applicant is already in Denmark
If the application has been submitted and the applicant is residing legally in Denmark, since the applicant
- is holding a valid visa,
- is exempt from the visa requirement or
- already holds a valid residence permit.
the applicant can appear in one of SIRI’s branch offices and be granted a provisional permit in order to begin working immediately.
You must book an appointment via a link in the receipt the employer receives after submitting the application or by contacting the employers contact person at SIRI. It is not possible to book an appointment for this meeting here on newtodenmark.dk.
At the appointment SIRI will perform a number of checks, including an identity check, a check that the applicant has not been registered as unwanted in the Schengen area and the employer is a certified company. In addition, we will check that the processing fee has been paid. Finally, the foreign national's biometric features must be recorded.
You can book an appointment for a temporary permit in Esbjerg by writing to the employers contact person in SIRI. You must book an appointment no later than 12 noon the day before. You can also call the employers contact person during the normal opening hours of the contact person arrangement. Please note the special procedure for booking an appointment for quick job start in Esbjerg. For technical reasons booking an appointment via the link in the receipt received after submitting an application after the fast track scheme is not possible.
It is not possible to book an appointment for quick job start at SIRI Sønderborg.
The applicant must bring the following to the meeting
You want a quick job start – you are staying abroad and cannot travel to Denmark without a visa
If the application has been submitted, and you need a visa in order to travel legally to Denmark, your employer must notify SIRI that you want a quick job start.
Your employer must state the case order ID used in the application and the reference number stated in the receipt for the online application.
You must then as soon as possible have your biometrics recorded at the nearest Danish diplomatic mission or application centre. This must happen no later than 14 days after submitting the application.
You have submitted your application succesfully if you have:
- created a case order ID
- paid the fee
- submitted the application
- had your biometric features recorded
You can see the normal case processing time to the right on this page. When we make a decision in your case, you will receive an answer.
SIRI will contact you if we need further information to process your case.
If you have asked for a quick job start from abroad, we will typically make a decision no later than 10 days after we have received the application incl. biometircs and the processing fee. However, this requires that we have all the necessary information.