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Healthcare Professionals for Denmark

Doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and allied health professionals: recruited, authorised and relocated under the Danish Positive List for shortage occupations.

Denmark needs healthcare workers

Denmark has a chronic shortage of healthcare professionals across hospitals, regional health services, GP practices and elder-care institutions. Nurses, doctors, midwives, radiographers and dental specialists feature on the Positive List for Higher Education year after year, making this one of the most reliable visa routes into Denmark.

Authorisation, however, is the gating step. Foreign-trained healthcare professionals must obtain Danish authorisation (autorisation) from Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed before they can practice. Nordic Relocators handles the authorisation pathway alongside the work permit, language training and relocation.

Most healthcare placements take 6–12 months end-to-end because of authorisation and Danish-language requirements. Specialist doctors and dentists can take longer.

Roles we recruit

Doctors

GPs, hospital doctors and specialists across the major medical specialities.

  • Internal medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychiatry, anaesthesia.
  • Emergency medicine, radiology, oncology, gynaecology.
  • Specialist authorisation handled with Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed.

Nurses

Registered nurses for hospitals, municipalities and private providers.

  • General medical/surgical nurses.
  • ICU, emergency, theatre, paediatric and psychiatric nurses.
  • Community and elder-care nursing.

Dentists

General dentists and specialists.

  • General dental practice.
  • Orthodontics, oral surgery, periodontics.
  • Authorisation through Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed.

Pharmacists

Hospital and community pharmacists.

  • Apoteksfarmaceut roles in pharmacies.
  • Hospital pharmacy and clinical pharmacy roles.
  • Pharmaceutical industry roles (regulatory, QA).

Allied health

Therapists and technical health professionals.

  • Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors.
  • Radiographers, biomedical scientists, lab technicians.
  • Speech, language and audiology specialists.

Care professionals

Skilled care roles in elder care and disability services.

  • Social and health assistants (Social- og sundhedsassistent).
  • Healthcare workers for kommune (municipal) services.
  • Specialist roles in dementia and palliative care.

The end-to-end pathway

  1. 1

    Eligibility check

    We review qualifications, professional experience and language baseline against Danish authorisation rules.

  2. 2

    Employer match

    Candidate is matched with a Danish hospital, region or kommune through our health-sector partnerships.

  3. 3

    Danish-language training

    Healthcare-specific Danish from A1 to B2/C1, required for patient-facing authorisation.

  4. 4

    Authorisation application

    Filed with Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed: credential evaluation, ID check, professional adaptation programme if required.

  5. 5

    Work permit

    Filed with SIRI under the Positive List, in parallel with authorisation where allowed.

  6. 6

    Relocation

    Housing, CPR, MitID, banking and family reunification handled in the portal.

  7. 7

    Onboarding

    First-day support with the Danish employer, plus follow-up authorisation milestones (limited authorisation → full authorisation).

Danish authorisation requirements (overview)

Final requirements vary by profession and country of training. Common steps:

  • Credential evaluation: Foreign degree assessed against the Danish equivalent. EU/EEA-trained professionals follow the directive 2005/36/EC pathway; non-EU follow a national assessment.
  • Identity and good standing: Apostilled certificates, criminal-record check and a certificate of good standing from the home regulator.
  • Danish language: Typically Studieprøven (C1) for doctors and dentists; PD3 (B2) for nurses and many allied roles.
  • Adaptation programme: Supervised clinical practice (turnusuddannelse / evalueringsansættelse) for non-EU-trained doctors and some other professions.
  • Limited authorisation: Many candidates start on a limited authorisation while completing language and adaptation, before receiving full authorisation.

Realistic timelines

EU-trained nurse, B2 Danish ready

4–6 months

Non-EU nurse including language

12–18 months

EU-trained GP

6–9 months

Non-EU specialist doctor

18–24 months

Pharmacist or allied health

6–12 months

What we deliver

  • Authorisation pathway: Full case management of the autorisation process with Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed.
  • Healthcare-Danish training: Curriculum designed for patient-facing roles, including medical terminology and ethics.
  • Employer placement: Direct placement with hospitals, regions and kommune employers across Denmark.
  • Work-permit filing: Positive List or Pay Limit, filed with SIRI alongside the authorisation pathway.
  • Family reunification: Spouse and children visas filed in parallel.
  • Full relocation: Housing, CPR, MitID, banking, schools and integration support.

FAQs: Healthcare professionals

Do I need to speak Danish to work in Danish healthcare?

Yes. Patient-facing healthcare roles in Denmark require Danish at B2 or C1 depending on the profession. Doctors and dentists generally need Studieprøven (C1); nurses and most allied health professionals need PD3 (B2).

Is the Positive List enough for a work permit?

For shortage healthcare roles, yes. Most nursing and allied health roles, and many medical specialities, appear on the Positive List for Higher Education and qualify for a work permit below the Pay Limit threshold.

How long does authorisation take?

For EU/EEA-trained healthcare professionals, automatic recognition is often possible within 3 months. Non-EU credentials take longer, typically 6–12 months including language and adaptation.

What is limited authorisation?

A temporary authorisation that lets you practice under supervision while completing the language exam, adaptation programme or final paperwork. Many of our candidates start work in Denmark on limited authorisation.

Can I bring my family?

Yes. Family reunification is filed in parallel with the work permit. Spouses generally have the right to work in Denmark on a dependent permit.

Are there language-training stipends?

Some Danish regions and kommune employers fund Danish language training as part of the package. We negotiate this where applicable during the offer stage.

Will my qualifications be recognised?

We check this up front through a pre-evaluation. EU/EEA degrees follow Directive 2005/36/EC. Non-EU degrees go through Danish credential evaluation, with adaptation as needed.

Start your healthcare career in Denmark

Whether you are a healthcare professional planning to relocate or a Danish employer looking to recruit, we run the full authorisation, work-permit and relocation pathway end-to-end.

Talk to our healthcare team

Healthcare recruitment delivered in partnership with Future Concerns.

Healthcare Professionals for Denmark | Nordic Relocators