Pick up your Work Permit

During the first couple of days of your arrival take your passport, employment contract, and any appropriate payment to the Danish Immigration Service to get your work permit placed in your passport.

 

For Non-EU citizens

Danish Immigration Service (Udlændingeservice)

Ryesgade 53

2100 København Ø

Phone: +45 3536-6600

Telephone hours: Mon-Wed: 08:30-12:00, Thur: 08:30-12:00 and 15:30-17:30, Fri: 08:30-12:00

Webpage: www.newtodenmark.dk

 

For EU citizens

State Administration (Statsforvaltningen)

Borups Allé 177

2400 København NV

Phone: 7256-7000

Telephone hours: Mon-Wed: 09:00-14:00, Thur: 13:00-17:00, Fri: 09:00-13:00

Webpage: www.statsforvaltning.dk

 

First point of contact for assistance: Officemates, preferably your PhD “Mentor”. Soon after your arrival in Copenhagen you will be assigned 1 or 2 PhD “Mentors”, PhDs who have been in the program for at least 1 year, to be your primary “go-to” people for questions/doubts you may have.