The majority of Parliament agreed to introduce 16 recommendations regarding health staff (SOSU, nurses, doctors, and dentists), which were proposed by the taskforce committee on international labor. There is no clear date for when the new law will be implemented.
- The authorization fee will be the same for everyone.
- Non-EU health professionals with an education finished in the EU (doctors, dentists, nurses, or midwives) can receive authorization on the basis of that education.
- Non-EU nurses that do not receive the authorization to work as nurses can instead obtain a residence permit to work as a SOSU (social and health assistant).
- Removal of the work permit requirement (arbejdstilladelse) for health staff.
- Inclusion of the SOSU on the positive list (where you don’t need a certain minimum salary to obtain a residence permit as a non-EU).
- Quota of 1000 yearly residence permits for SOSUs.
- Special Danish language course designed for healthcare staff, and the removal of the time limit during which you need to pass the minimum level of Danish.
- Evaluation employment (evalueringsansættelse) at the start of the authorization process for the healthcare staff.
