Study-Related Part-Time Employment Work Permit

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

Students on a master's degree programme for working professionals in Denmark who need a work permit for part-time, study-relevant employment with a specific employer.

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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
Or you want a work permit to work part-time during your master's degree programme for working professionals.
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 in a master’s degree programme for working professionals and you change employments during your studies, you must apply for a new work permit that is based on you working part-time with a specific employer.

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

Yes: a signed contract with an employer is required, and the permit is tied to that employer; changing employer requires a new work permit application no later than the start date.

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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
You must have signed a contract with an employer.
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
You must submit the application for a new work permit no later than the date you start your new employment.

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

The educational institution must assess the job as relevant work for the master's programme for working professionals.

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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 your educational institution that assesses whether your employment is relevant work for the master’s degree programme for working professionals that you are enrolled in.

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

Relevant work with the specific employer for up to 112.5 hours per month; the holder may start a new job while the new permit application is decided.

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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 a student in a master’s degree programme for working professionals, you can get a work permit for relevant work for up to 112.5 hours per month
https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Study/Study-internship#work-permit-for-a-study-related-part-time-employment
You may start at your new employment and work until is has been decided whether you can get a work permit for your new employer.

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 duration of the education. Renewal and longer-term direction are not stated on the page.

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Renewal and post-study 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
during the duration of your education.

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Study-Related Part-Time Employment 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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