Short-Term Stay Policy Requires Multiple Applications

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At a Glance

• Foreign nationals seeking to travel to Denmark under the Fast Track scheme (for multiple-entry short-term assignments of up to 90 days per 12-month period) must submit a separate application for each trip, due to a clarification in practice of the new policy for multiple entries.

• As part of their applications, travelers under this policy must provide evidence of the number of days spent during the previous trip to Denmark so authorities can count these against the 90-day total limit. Travelers should therefore maintain their passport stamps, flight tickets, time registration sheets and other travel records.

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The situation

It has become clear based on practice that travelers under the short-term Fast Track scheme that allows multiple entries and expedited processing under the Fast Track scheme must now submit a separate application for each trip (where it was previously interpreted that one application could be submitted).

Impact

With each application, travelers must provide evidence of the number of days spent during the last trip to Denmark so that those days can be counted against the 90-day total stay.  The type of documentation to prove this is still not clear, but Fragomen advises travellers to maintain their passport stamps, flight tickets, time registration sheets and other travel records. 

Background

As a reminder, the Fast Track scheme requires prior certification with the Danish immigration authorities and is available to Danish private or public employers with at least 20 full-time employees. It also requires that employees fall under either the pay limit scheme track, the researcher track, the high level educational stay track or the short-term stay track.

The program is part of number of measures seeking to streamline the Fast Track scheme to lower administrative hurdles for Danish employers seeking foreign talent.

Looking ahead

As labor shortages in Denmark are expected to continue to grow, employers will require easier processes to hire foreign workers to ease their administrative burdens. If existing bottlenecks and labour shortages continue, the authorities may relax the requirement further to allow one application per multiple entry to Denmark. Fragomen will continue to report as documentary requirements become clearer.

This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen or send an email to [email protected].