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Denmark Internship — Healthcare Sector

12 facts quoted from the official source

Healthcare-sector internship that complements a medically relevant educational programme.

Savings required
DKK 7,426
the lowest published threshold
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
9
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

9 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Absence or loss ruleIf you are granted a permit based on the scheme, your residence permit is linked to your internship in Denmark.
  • Additional eligibility requirementsIf you are an intern within the healthcare sector, architecture or other fields, you can be granted a residence and work permit valid for up to 18 months. However, the validity period cannot exceed the length of the internship. | Your salary must be paid into a Danish bank account in your own name, and the bank has to be operating legally in Denmark.
  • Age requirementYou must be at least 18 years old but cannot have turned 35 at the time of applying.
  • Employer or host requirementYour internship host must be qualified to host and train an intern. All public hospitals in Denmark are approved places of internship.
  • Financial meansYou must provide documentation of your ability to support yourself for the full period of your internship. You must have an amount at your disposal corresponding to DKK 7,426 (2026 level) for each month you will be staying in Denmark.
  • Qualification requirementYou must provide documentation of your educational programme with a list of the courses you have completed.
  • Qualifying basisYou must be at least 18 years old but cannot have turned 35 at the time of applying.
  • Relation to current educationThe internship must supplement the educational programme you have begun in your home country or in the country where you have been a legal resident.
  • Working-hours requirementYou must be employed on terms that follow the applicable Danish collective agreements. This includes being employed full time and typically working 37 hours a week.
Also stated by the source
  • Official source basisYou must be at least 18 years old but cannot have turned 35 at the time of applying.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Fees
1 proven from the official source.
  • Application feeProcessing fee DKK 4,305,-checked 2026-07-27
Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
  • Processing timeNormal processing time 3 months.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Denmark?
The official source states: Healthcare-sector internship that complements a medically relevant educational programme.
02How much money do I need?
The official source states: You must provide documentation of your ability to support yourself for the full period of your internship. You must have an amount at your disposal corresponding to DKK 7,426 (2026 level) for each month you will be staying in Denmark. The lowest published threshold is DKK 7,426 (savings).

Every answer is quoted from the official nyidanmark.dk page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 12 points against the official source; 12 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

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Validity is not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source nyidanmark.dkLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Denmark government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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