Denmark has begun accepting visa applications from both qualified and unskilled foreign workers, such as teachers, welders, technicians, and others.
Denmark is now grappling with a labor deficit in many areas, with officials stating that the country requires foreign workers to fill job openings.
According to Schengen Visa Info, the initiative was aimed at assisting Denmark in addressing its current labor deficit, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).
“According to SIRI, the new Positive List includes a total of 110 job openings, of which 72 are part of the Positive List for People with a Higher Education and 38 are part of the Positive List for Skilled Work,” the report said.
The visa applications became valid on January 1, 2024, according to the SIRI positive lists for both graduates and skilled workers.
The new Positive List for People with Higher Education contains 72 job titles, while the Positive List for Skilled Work contains 38.
Military officers, heads of logistics management, heads of product management, biologists, mechanical engineers, environmental engineers, quality engineers, business intelligence managers, specialist consultants, marketing professionals, information technology programmers and system developers, web developers, system administrators, legal counsel, and communication consultants are among the notable additions to the Higher Education Positive List.
Also, notable additions to the Skilled Work Positive List include plumbers, technical designers, sales consultants, human resources assistants, bricklayers, welders, bodywork metal workers, shipbuilders, service technicians with iron and metal, and industrial mechanics.
It added that “notable removals from this list include blacksmiths, automatic technical technicians, electronics technicians, and telecommunications technicians.”
