MOVE TO RINGKØBING-SKJERN

Nature keeps open house every day, and we have good housing facilities and vacant jobs

Work- and Residence Permit

Your country of origin is of vital importance when looking at the rules governing work- and residence permit in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality or anywhere else in Denmark.

 

Nordic Citizens

Citizens from other Nordic countries are free to move to Denmark to work, study, or just stay in the country. All you need to do is to register in the CPR Registry (Civil Registration Number), when you work here for more than three months.

The rules apply to all citizens in the Nordic countries, which - besides Denmark - are: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland.

 

EU/EEA Citizens and Swiss Citizens

According to EU rules about the free movement of labour between countries, citizens in the EU/EEA and Switzerland are free to go to Denmark to work or seek work. For a period of up to 6 months, you need not be in possession of a residence permit, but if - from the outset - you plan to work for more than three months in Denmark it will be an advantage for you to register and obtain a Civil Registration Number at once.

EU citizens are citizens from Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus (only Greek-Cypriot area), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Great Britain, Sweden, The Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, and Austria.

EEA citizens are citizens from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. However, in this connection, if you come from Norway you must look at the rules applicable to the Nordic citizens. Citizens from Switzerland are assessed according to the same rules as those of EU and EEA citizens.

 

Citizens from other Countries outside the Nordic countries and the EU/EEA

Special and more complicated rules apply to citizens from countries outside the Nordic countries and the EU/EEA to come to Denmark to work.

If you possess special qualifications required by the Danish companies it may, however, be easier, but for all citizens outside the Nordic countries and the EU/EEA an application in advance for a work- and residence permit must be submitted, before they can move to Denmark and start working. However, you may visit Denmark by applying for a tourist visa.

The Chinnow family

 
German family:

Good working conditions leaving room for a family life close to the North Sea

In 2019 the Chinnow family moved from Löbau in Germany to Hvide Sande in Denmark. Four years later the family is not in doubt: -We’ll stay here!

The couple Dagmar and Udo are working at the local companies, Hvide Sande Røgeri and Danwest, and they both see the career opportunities as one of the really big gains of having moved to Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune. Here they have been able to let go of their previous worries about job safety and fair pay, and last year their dream of buying their own house came true. 

The two children, Pauline and Pepe, are also happy about having moved to Hvide Sande. They like their new school and appreciate the Danish school system with less tests and more variety during the day. 

In Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune the family has found both tranquility, a house, career opportunities, and new friends. When the holiday makers have to go back after 1-2 weeks’ holiday all four of them are pleased that they can stay and fulfil more dreams in the middle between the North Sea and Ringkøbing Fjord.

The Chinnow family - Read the full story here

Iwona and Jarek

 
Polish family:

Nature and good conditions for the children are crucial

It is first and foremost the good conditions for the children and the clean and beautiful nature that Iwona and Jarek emphasize when expressing why they have chosen to settle in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in Denmark. In the past two years Iwona and Jarek have been living in the village of Finderup together with their joint child Diego and Jarek’s son Manuel and his daughter Karolina.

”The child-care facilities here are simply so good. They do so much for the development of children. For instance, they are allowed to cook and do woodwork when they can handle a knife– even though it may be a little dangerous. Besides, they also spend a lot of time in nature. In all sorts of weather. It is so healthy for them”, says Iwona who is also really happy with the schools.

”However, the best thing is that you exist to live here – which means that you don’t just constantly work, but you work in order to also live in your spare time”, says Iwona, and Jarek agrees. That was the very reason why he came to Denmark to work, since - as a self-employed motor mechanic with his own construction firm - he just worked and worked without earning sufficient to live on. On top of that he did not have any spare time whatsoever.

 

Iwona og Jarek - Read the full story here