Study-Related Internship Work Permit

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Holders of a Danish student residence permit on a higher education programme (full-degree, guest or exchange) who need to work full time in an internship that is a mandatory or optional part of their studies.

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https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
If you have a residence permit as a student on a higher educational programme in Denmark, you can apply for a work permit for an internship that is part of your studies. This applies both if you are completing a full educational programme in Denmark or if you here as a guest or exchange student on a higher educational programme.
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
You should only apply for a work permit for internships if the internship is full-time. This also applies if you do not receive salary during your internship.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

For an optional internship, an internship agreement with the host (defining duration and tasks) is needed, and the host must be approved by the educational institution.

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https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
If you are going to participate in an optional internship as part of your education, you must have made an internship agreement with the place of internship.
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
The internship agreement defines the duration of your internship and describes your tasks.
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
The place of internship must be approved by your educational institution.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The internship must be a mandatory or optional part of the education, and the applicant must hold a residence permit based on studies (ST4 permit); no separate permit is needed if within the 90 hours/month student work limit.

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https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
It is a requirement that your internship is either a mandatory or an optional part of your education
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
Please note that you can only receive a work permit for an internship during studies (an ST4 permit) if you have a residence permit in Denmark based on studies.
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
If your internship does not violate the conditions of your current work permit (no more than 90 hours of work per month), you do not need a separate work permit for your internship.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Full-time work only at the approved internship company; changing host requires institution approval and a new application; work must not start before the permit.

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https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
If you are granted a work permit to work full-time during an optional internship as a part of your education, the work permit only allows you to work in the company that has been approved as your place of internship.
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
If you want to change your place of internship, your educational institution must approve the new company, and you must submit a new application for a work permit for internships.
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
You must not start working full-time at your internship before you have been granted a permit to do so.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Valid for the whole internship period but no longer than the underlying student residence permit. Renewal and longer-term direction are not stated.

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Renewal and post-internship direction not stated on the page

https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
You can be granted a work permit allowing you to work full-time during the entire period of your internship, however no longer than the validity period of your residence permit.

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Study-Related Internship Work Permit

What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

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