Denmark Relaxes Green Card Rules to Address Labor Shortages

Denmark wants to attract more skilled workers from non-EU countries such as China, Russia, India and the U.S. by relaxing its green card rules in order to address labor shortages.

The government on Wednesday published a list of 12 countries whose nationals will be able obtain a work permit more easily. Specifically, workers from those countries will now need to earn gross annual salaries of 330,000 kroner ($51,000) to qualify, lowering the previous limit of 418,000 kroner. The government is also extending these provision to a broader category of workers and allowing applicants to start working while their paper work is still being processed.