Special process for specifically requested healthcare professionals

You must complete the entire authorization process within 4 years and you must have an agreement for two employments for adaptation and training purposes covering the entire authorization process.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must consist of two positions in different departments, each lasting at least 6 months of full-time employment.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must cover your entire evaluation process, meaning until you have completed all the requirements necessary to obtain Danish authorization as a medical doctor. This includes passing the necessary tests/courses—Danish language exam, an oral and written professional exam, and a course in Danish healthcare legislation.

If you have fulfilled all the requirements, including obtaining a positive evaluation before the 4 years are up, the employment for adaptation and training purposes may come to an end, and Danish authorization can be granted to you at that time. However, you cannot be granted Danish authorization before you have been employed for the equivalent of 12 months of full-time employment.

If you have completed specialist training, and this meet our requirements, your employment for adaptation and training purposes cannot be shorter than 6 months of full-time employment. The employment for adaptation and training purposes must be completed in a department which trains specialists within your specialty.

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The time limit starts when we have assessed that you meet the basic requirements for obtaining Danish authorization and can therefore begin the actual authorization process. This means that we have assessed that your overall education level is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education and that your foreign authorization to practice medicine has not been revoked abroad.

You must complete the entire authorization process within 4 years and you must have an agreement for two employments for adaptation and training purposes for at least 12 months covering the entire authorization process.

In the period of employment for adaptation and training purposes, you must work with both children and adult patients. In your entire period of employment at least 3 months, corresponding to 360 working hours, must be completed either within the field of dentistry for adults or children’s dentistry.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must cover your entire evaluation process, meaning until you have completed all the requirements necessary to obtain Danish authorization as a dentist. This includes passing the necessary tests/courses—Danish language exam, an oral and written professional exam, and a course in Danish healthcare legislation.

If you meet all the requirements, including obtaining a positive evaluation before the 4 years are up, the employment for adaptation and training purposes can be concluded, and you can be granted authorization at that time. However, you cannot be granted authorization before you have been employed for the equivalent of 12 months of full-time employment.

If you have completed specialist dental training, and this meet our requirements, your employment for adaptation and training purposes cannot be shorter than 6 months of full-time employment in total. Your employment for adaptation and training purposes must consist of a position in a hospital department/clinic within the relevant specialty. You must also work with child and adolescent dentistry and adult dentistry for a period equivalent to at least 3 months of full-time employment in each area.

Read more about our requirements here

The time limit starts when we have assessed that you meet the basic requirements for obtaining Danish authorization and can therefore begin the actual authorization process. This means that we have assessed that your overall education level is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education and that your foreign authorization has not been revoked abroad.

You must complete the entire authorization process within 3 years and you must have an agreement for employment for adaptation and training purposes covering the entire authorization process.

If you meet all the requirements, including obtaining a positive evaluation before the 3 years are up, the employment for adaptation and training purposes can be concluded, and you can be granted authorization at that time. However, you cannot be granted authorization before you have been employed for the equivalent of 6 months of full-time employment.

The time limit starts when we have assessed that you meet the basic requirements for obtaining Danish authorization and can therefore begin the actual authorization process. This means that we have assessed that your overall education level is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education and that your foreign authorization has not been revoked abroad.

Please note that as a nurse, since you do not have to take a Danish language test or pass professional exams, it may not be advantageous for you to apply under this scheme. However, it may be relevant if you completed your basic nurse training more than 6 years before we received your application for Danish authorization and have not worked as a nurse for at least 12 months within the past 6 years before applying.

You must complete the entire authorization process within 3 years and you must have an agreement for employment for adaptation and training purposes covering the entire authorization process.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must cover your entire evaluation process, meaning until you have completed all the requirements necessary to obtain Danish authorization in your field. This includes passing the necessary tests/courses—Danish language exam and a professional exam in anesthesia, analgesia, and pharmacology.

If you meet all the requirements, including obtaining a positive evaluation before the 3 years are up, the employment for adaptation and training purposes can be concluded, and you can be granted authorization at that time. However, your employment for adaptation and training purposes cannot be shorter than the equivalent of 6 months of full-time employment.

The time limit starts when we have assessed that you meet the basic requirements for obtaining Danish authorization and can therefore begin the actual authorization process. This means that we have assessed that your overall education level is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education and that your foreign authorization has not been revoked abroad.

These conditions apply to: Chiropodists, Chiropractor, Clinical dental technicians, Clinical dieticians, Dental hygienists, Emergency medical technicians, Medical laboratory technologists, Occupational therapists, Optometrists, Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, Prescribing pharmacists, Prosthetists and orthotists, Radiographers and Social and healthcare assistants.

You must complete the entire authorization process within 3 years and you must have an agreement for employment for adaptation and training purposes covering the entire authorization process.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must cover your entire evaluation process, meaning until you have completed all the requirements necessary to obtain Danish authorization in your field. This includes passing the necessary tests/courses in Danish language and obtaining a positive evaluation.

If you meet all the requirements, including obtaining a positive evaluation before the 3 years are up, the employment for adaptation and training purposes can be concluded, and you can be granted authorization at that time. However, your employment for adaptation and training purposes cannot be shorter than the equivalent of 6 months of full-time employment.

The time limit starts when we have assessed that you meet the basic requirements for obtaining Danish authorization and can therefore begin the actual authorization process. This means that we have assessed that your overall education level is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education and that your foreign authorization has not been revoked abroad.