Requirements to work as a Healthcare professional / Nurse in Denmark

DENMARK NURSING PROGRAM

In order for us to process your application for Danish authorization, you must meet all documentary requirements.

-->> Proof of your identity which must be relevant pages from your passport showing your passport number/ID number, name, date of birth, citizenship, your photo and your signature. Your information must match the information you have entered in your application. Please note this is not relevant if you have Danish MitID.

-->> Name change certificate, if applicable. Documentation of your name if you have changed your name after you have completed your education (e.g. name change certificate or marriage certificate). Please note this is not relevant if you have Danish MitID.

-->> Curriculum vitae (CV) that lists your qualifications and work experience in chronological order.

-->> Your Final Diploma Final School Transcript of Study Program (Detailed description from your educational institution of the content of your education). The documentation must include the following information:
 a. Your name
 b. Name of the educational institution
 c. Start and end date of the basic education
 d. Duration of the basic education
 e. Information of the theoretical subjects: The number of teaching hours/credits for each theoretical subject
 f. Information of the clinical subjects: The number of teaching hours/credits for each clinical subject
 g. Number of weeks per semester
 If the scope of the courses is only stated in credits, the educational institution must provide information on how many theoretical and clinical teaching hours one credit corresponds to.

-->> Documentation of at least 12 months of work experience within your profession if you have completed your basic education more than 6 years before applying for Danish authorization. Supplementary documentation/formalized postgraduate education equivalent to a Danish Diploma program (one year/60 ECTS points) or Master’s degree (two years/120 ECTS- points), if any.

-->> Supplementary documentation or additional information, if any, that is pertinent to the assessment of your formal qualifications.

-->> You must submit a power of attorney if another person handles your application. Use the power of attorney 

FEES:
APPLICATION FEES: 175 EUROS paid directly to the Danish Authority
DOCUMENT PROCESSING CHARGES Paid to "Griffin Consulting Services Inc.: EURO 300
(Both the fees are Non-Refundable)

Assessment Process
Upon receiving your application and documentation, we will promptly send you an email to confirm receipt of your application. Please check your junk mail folder, as our emails sometimes end up there. However, no confirmation will be sent for any additional documentation you provide.

We conduct an individual assessment of your primary qualifications. In some cases, we may request additional documentation regarding your study program, including formalized postgraduate education, if any.

Once we have completed assessing your application, we will email you to notify you if further documentation is required. Alternatively, we will send you a letter containing your documentation.

We assess whether you have achieved an overall level of education abroad which is equivalent to the Danish primary nurse education or whether you only lack clinical teaching hours in order for your education to be assessed equal to the Danish education. In case your nurse education lacks clinical teaching hours this must be compensated for in the authorization process that you must complete to obtain Danish authorization. We can in our assessment include formalized postgraduate education equivalent to a Danish Diploma program (one year/60 ECTS points) or a Master’s degree (two years/120 ECTS points).

If your formal qualifications are approved, the letter will provide information about the requirements for obtaining Danish authorization as a nurse. Please note that this letter does not serve as your authorization.

Application processing time
We expect your application to be processed within approx. 6 months from receipt of your application provided that we have received your payment of the fee in advance.

Language Skill
Passing a Danish language test is no longer a requirement before completing employment for adaptation and training purposes in order for a nurse to obtain Danish authorization. However, you must still be capable of communicating in Danish in order to secure employment.

It is the responsibility of your employer to ensure that you, as an employed nurse, can demonstrate a sufficient level of proficiency in Danish based on the specific duties assigned to you. This requirement also applies to your employment for adaptation and training purposes.

Therefore, Danish language skills will continue to be necessary for obtaining authorization and working as a nurse. We strongly encourage all applicants for Danish nurse authorization to begin practising the Danish language.

Employment for Adaptation and Training Purposes
When we have found your foreign education equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education as a nurse, you must take up employment for adaptation and training purposes (evalueringsansættelse).

The employment is designed to assess your clinical and communication skills and it is your own responsibility to find an available position. Your salary and work terms will be governed by standard employment conditions. Before commencing your employment, you must beforehand have applied and obtain a temporary authorization (evalueringsautorisation)..