ESS Scheme

If you are participating in PhD studies or have been offered employment at the research facility ESS in Sweden, you can apply for a Danish residence permit.

You will be working at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Sweden – but you want to live in Denmark

It is a requirement that you either are participating in PhD studies or have been offered employment related to research activities at ESS in Sweden.

You must have an employment contract or a specific job offer from ESS and a valid work permit in Sweden.

When you are granted a permit based on the ESS Scheme, your residence permit is linked to your job at ESS in Sweden. Your employment is the basis for your permit.

It is a requirement that you either are participating in PhD studies or have been offered employment related to research activities at ESS in Sweden.

In order to be granted a residence permit, it is a condition that your PhD studies or employment would have been sufficient grounds for obtaining a residence permit in Denmark, if ESS was located in Denmark.

Below you will find links to the relevant work permit schemes in Denmark that would constitute sufficient grounds for a permit in Denmark. The Pay Limit Scheme The Positive List Researcher PhD student

If you have not been granted a Swedish work permit when you apply for a Danish residence permit, then you must, within 3 month of receiving your residence permit in Denmark, send either: documentation of a Swedish work permit or documentation that you have submitted an application which is being processed by the Swedish immigration authorities

A permit based on the ESS Scheme only grants you the right to reside in Denmark.

You are not allowed to work with a permit based on the ESS Scheme.

If you wish to take a sideline job in Denmark in addition to you work at ESS in Sweden, you have to obtain a separate work permit for sideline employment.

If you are granted a residence permit in Denmark based on PhD studies at ESS in Sweden, you will at the same time be granted the right to work 20 hours per week in Denmark.

A permit can be granted to your spouse, registered or cohabiting partner as well as children under the age of 18 living at home.

If you are employed at ESS for a shorter period than 4 years, your residence permit will normally be valid for the period of your employment.

If your employment is for a period of 4 years or more, you will normally be granted a permit valid for 4 years. If you wish to continue to live in Denmark after the first 4 years, you must apply for an extension of your residence permit based on your employment at ESS.

In addition, you will automatically be granted a 6 month job seeking permit allowing you to look for a new job in Denmark.

If you are granted a residence permit based on PhD studies, the residence permit will have a duration equal to the duration of your PhD studies.

If you complete and finish your PhD studies at ESS, you will automatically be granted an additional 6 months residence permit for job seeking for the period after you complete the PhD programme.