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The level of academic degrees may vary from country to country, even if they have the same title. For example, a Bachelor’s degree from another country may not necessarily be equivalent to a Danish Bachelor’s degree.
The Danish Agency for Labor Retention and International Recruitment will decide whether it is necessary to have your educational level assessed by the Danish Agency for Universities and Internationalization, an agency under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education.
If your education is on a level lower than a Danish Bachelor’s degree, you will not be able to obtain enough points to be granted a residence permit under the green card scheme.
In order that the Danish Agency for Universities and Internationalization can assess your educational level you must include in your application color copies of all documentation for all your completed higher education. The original educational documents must always be shown to a Danish authority.
In order to receive points for educational level, you must, as a minimum, have the equivalent of a Danish Bachelor’s degree. You will only be given points for one educational level. Educations Points system are given as follows:
Educations Point System Details
| Bachelor’s degree/Graduated from medium-length education | 30 points |
| Bachelor’s degree followed by one-year Master’s degree | 50 points |
| Master’s degree | 60 points |
| PhD | 80 points |
You will be given bonus points if you graduated from a university which is internationally recognized for its high academic level according to the latest THES-QS World Ranking. Educations Point System are given as follows:
You will be given bonus educations point system if you graduated from a university which is internationally recognized for its high academic level according to the latest THES-QS World Ranking. Points are given as follows:
| Top 400: | 5 points |
| Top 200: | 10 points |
| Top 100: | 15 points |
You will be given 10 bonus points if your education qualifies you to work in a field where Denmark is currently experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals. You can find these fields on the positive list. In order to obtain the bonus points, your education must be of the level specified for the job type in question, e.g. a Master’s degree or a Professional Bachelor’s degree.
You can only obtain points for completed educational programmes. For example, if you are currently studying for a Master’s degree in Sweden, you should not apply for a residence permit under the greencard scheme until you have completed your programme.
You can be given a maximum of 105 points for your educational level.
