• The Pay Limit Scheme is for those who have been offered a job with a high salary in Denmark. A residence and work permit can be applied for via the Pay limit Scheme. The job doesn’t have to be within a specific profession and you are not required to have a specific educational background. 
• Foreigners who seek a residence permit based on the Pay Limit Scheme are required to have a job with a yearly income of DKK 426,985.06. If your income for the job you have been offered is less than the figure stated, you will not be granted a permit based on the Pay Limit Scheme. Even if you are to take a holiday without pay, your yearly salary still has to amount to DKK 426,985.06. Applicants of this visa should note that the minimum pay limit amount is changed every year.
• Your employer cannot pay you the Pay limit Scheme’s minimum amount in cash, the money has to be paid to a Danish bank account in a bank which is legally operating in Denmark. Your employer is to state in the visa application form that this requirement will be met.
• The visa applicant’s salary up to and including the Pay Limit Scheme’s minimum amount must consist of basic salary, payments to labor market pension schemes, paid holiday allowance. If the holiday allowance earned for a particular year is to be paid in the next holiday year, then the holiday allowance cannot be added to the annual salary of that year but of the next year.
• Salary above the Pay Limit Scheme’s minimum amount should not be necessarily paid into a Danish bank account. The total salary can consist of paid living and housing expenses, per diems, free use of a car, paid phone, paid internet, benefits-in-kind, subscriptions, and other services offered by the employer.
• The salary and terms of employment of the job offered to the applicant must conform with the Danish standards. If in doubts, either you or your employer can contact the relevant trade union or employer’s association. You are required to work for up to 30 hours weekly.
• For medical doctors and some other special cases, an authorization must be obtained from the Danish Patient Safety Authority.
• In some cases, the work permit can expire before the residence permit. This occurs mostly when the applicant has been granted a permit to remain in Denmark during the period he/she seeks a job. During this job seeking period, the applicant is not allowed to work.
• Foreigners must not give up their Danish address or stay in another country for 6 consecutive months. Doing this can result in the applicant losing his/her right to stay in Denmark. If it becomes compulsory that you have to stay in another country for a long time, you are advised to apply for a dispensation so as to prevent your permit from lapsing.
• You are not allowed to enjoy public benefits which fall under the terms of the Active Social Policy. Your permit can be withdrawn if you are found to be illegally enjoying these benefits.
• With this residence permit in Denmark, you are qualified for partly user paid Danish lessons. To qualify for this, you must not be less than 18 years of age and your Danish address must be registered in the Danish National Register.
• If the duration of your employment will not exceed 4 years, the residence and work permit you will be granted will be valid for the duration of your employment. If you have the intention of working in Denmark after the period of validity of your residence and work permit, you must apply for an extension for the permit before the permit expires.
• If the duration of your employment is for a period of 4 years or more, the permit you will be granted will only be valid for 4 years. If you are willing to keep working after the 4 years validity of this permit, you must apply for an extension to the permit before it expires.
• Foreigners who lose their job should inform SIRI as soon as this happens. The residence and work permit you were granted will be withdrawn as it is based on the particular job you lost. If the reason for losing the job is no fault of your, you have the benefit of applying for an extra 6 months residence permit which will enable you to search for another job during this period. As soon as you get a job, you are required to apply for a new residence and work permit based on the new job.
• You are required to submit a new application for a residence and work permit which contains information about your new employment if you change jobs. It is mandatory for the salary you will be receiving in your new place of employment to correspond to at least the pay limit.
• Your spouse, cohabiting partner, and children under the age of 18 years can follow you to Denmark.
• During the application for a residence permit, your biometric features must be captured. This will be stored in a microchip that will be embedded in the residence card.
• To apply, follow the following steps; Create a case order ID, Pay the fee, Gather the necessary documentation, Complete the application form, Submit the application, Biometrics, and Wait for an answer.

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