If you are an intern within the green sector, you can be granted a residence and work permit valid
for up to 18 months – however, the validity period cannot exceed the contract period. If you
attend a Danish agricultural school or technical school for a period of 6 to 8 months as a
supplement to your internship, you can be granted a residence permit for up to 24 months in
total.
If you are an intern within the healthcare sector, architecture or other fields, you can be granted a
residence and work permit valid for up to 18 months – however, the validity period cannot
exceed the length of the internship.
If your internship is extended, you can apply for an extension of your residence and work permit.
It is very important that you apply for an extension before your permit expires.
If you submit your application for an extension in time, you are allowed to stay in Denmark and
continue your internship even though your permit expires while we process your case.

You can be granted a residence permit as an intern in Denmark if you meet two conditions:
– You are enrolled in an educational programme in your home country or in a country
where you have been a legal resident, and
 there are specific educational reasons for your internship in Denmark.
Your internship must be within the following fields:
– The green sector (agriculture, veterinary, forestry or horticulture)
– The healthcare sector
– Architecture 
or you can belong to the group of interns in other fields, such as natural sciences, technical
fields, pharmaceutical sector, culture, etc.
Within certain fields, you can stay in Denmark as an intern even though you have already
completed your education.
If you are a citizen of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland, you do not need to apply for a
residence permit, but must instead apply for an EU residence document.

You must be at least 18 years old but cannot have turned 30 at the time of applying.
Language test
You must have passed a language test in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English or German at
A2-level or higher according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
(CEFR).
For English language tests offered by IELTS, we accept test scores from 3.0.
For English language tests offered by TOEFL, we accept test scores at Studieprøven level (C1
CEFR level).
The language test must be shared with us and, if needed, verifiable.
Education:
You must attach documentation that you are currently enrolled in an educational programme.
You cannot be granted a residence permit as an intern within the green sector if you are not
currently enrolled in an educational programme.
The documentation must include:
– name of the educational programme
– the date on which the diploma was issued
– which title or which diploma you will be obtaining once the educational programme is
completed
– the programme’s start date
– the expected end date
– a list of all the subjects passed during the programme
You must attach to the application a copy of your original documents along with a translation
into Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, English or German.
SIRI can request the Danish diplomatic mission in your region to verify your documents. It
means that you can be contacted by the Danish mission and be asked questions regarding your
documents. We will both notify you and your place of internship (or the third party) in case the
documents are sent to verification.
The internship and your education must be related in time and content 
The content of the internship must be related to the educational programme which you have
begun in your home country or in another country where you reside legally. It means that the
internship in Denmark must supplement the educational programme which you are currently
enrolled in. We compare the content of your educational programme with the job tasks which
you will be carrying out during the internship.

Moreover, the internship must be time-wise related to the relevant subjects in your educational
programme. This means that the internship must be the natural continuation to one or more
relevant subjects. If this is not the case, we will look at when you passed the different subjects in
your programme with the purpose of assessing whether your education can be regarded as
relevant to the internship.
Especially for educational documents issued in Ukraine
If your educational documents are issued in Ukraine, you must attach  to your
application additional documentation of your educational background. It can be, for example, the
Study Record Book, student card, etc. The additional documentation of your educational
background must be dated. The name of the educational institution and your name must be
clearly stated in the documentation. You must attach to your application a copy of your original
documents, as well as a translation into Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, English or German.

Applications that warrant a fee.

A fee must be paid when applying for a residence permit or a temporary extension of a residence permit
in the following case types:
Family reunification
Work
Study and researchers
Au pair and internship
Religious worker
Accompanying family member
Furthermore, you must pay a fee when you apply for a permanent residence permit. This also applies if
you are a refugee or have a residence permit on humanitarian grounds.
The fee must be paid no later than the time the application, appeal or request for reopening is
submitted. The processing of the case will not begin until the fee has been registered as duly paid. If the
fee is not paid in time, the application, appeal or request will be rejected.

The fee must be paid by the applicant or another person, e.g. a person or firm in Denmark.
Internship Fee in 2024- DKK 4,740 (Euro 635.39)

Read more about fee.