Jean-François
@Jean-François
Mauritian expat in Denmark
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About me
Mauritian
Lives in Copenhagen
Speaks English, French, Mauritian Creole
Registration: 14 March 2009
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American looking for entry-level job for Residence + Work Permit by RennaissanceFool
I am an American, and I am about to finish my contract with the U.S. military while stationed in Europe. I want to move to Denmark and get a Residence and Work Permit there, but need some help finding jobs that meet the requirements for such a ...
Hi there. I think what Nellie is trying to say : First to make things clear You as an individual cannot apply for a Work Permit without a Job Offer whereas the Employer is sponsoring your Permit The salary requirement only applies to the Pay ... Read More
600DKK per hour and 68% net retention (after tax)? by tomcoin
Hi, I got a contract offer of 600DKK gross per hour and was told that I can retain 68% of that after tax when going through payroll. That would be something around 65280DKK after tax per month. Is it possible? I've read that there is some Tax ...
Hi, I think you should ask your employer to call Skat and try to apply to the scheme. If you satisfy all the other requirements. From http://skat.dk/skat.aspx?oId=107050&chk=215481 In 2018, the average salary must be at least DKK 65,100 a ... Read More
Is 42000 DKK Per Month sufficient to live ? by Pg29
Is 42000 DKK Per Month sufficient to lead good life in Copenhegan. I am an IT engineer .Me and my wife planning to come to DK .She is not yet working . Please let me know if the Monthly salary of 42000 DKK before taxes a goo salary to live happily ...
Hi, There are a lot of interesting post about the cost of living and salaries in Denmark. I will let you go ahead and search the site. You will be left with a net salary of about 25000 DDK after taxes. If you leave in Copenhagen region, rents ... Read More
Child birth in Copenhagen by p.bettina
Dear Forum, I would like to ask if anyone has experience regarding the following issue: Me and my husband moved to Denmark because of his work. His residence card and CPR number has been arranged by now. I have applied for mine a month ago at ...
Hi Bettina, The whole medical system in Denmark works on the public system and that is why outside of that system no-one knows what to do. Me and my girl friend used http://jordemoderhuset.com/ services for our boy and we were very happy with ... Read More
Relocation Taxes in Denmark (Urgent) by gaurav7
Hi All, Thanks for helping out with my earlier query about Copenhagen & Denmark. I am moving to Denmark in few weeks time to work with an MNC. However; recently I noticed my relocation package which clearly states that I need to pay Taxes ...
You are probably right @Nellie. I still think that some things such as the Visa Fee and Air Ticket should normally not be considered as "Relocation Package" because you can't relocate if you don't have a Visa :) For those Visa, ... Read More
Relocation Taxes in Denmark (Urgent) by gaurav7
Hi All, Thanks for helping out with my earlier query about Copenhagen & Denmark. I am moving to Denmark in few weeks time to work with an MNC. However; recently I noticed my relocation package which clearly states that I need to pay Taxes ...
Hi /G This is not normal in my opinion. I came here on work visa and I didn't have to pay any taxes on the flight. If the company books the flight for you and your wife, you shouldn't be paying any taxes on it. It's travel cost covered ... Read More
IELTS for Denmark Green Card by Zasad381
Dear Friends, I am applying for Green Card scheme- Denmark and wondering if I should take IELTS -ACADEMIC or IELTS -GENERAL for that. I am from Pakistan and happy to share from my side any bit of information that is helpful to you.Thanks in ...
Hi Zasad, This is most likely what you are looking for. https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/work/greencard-scheme/language-tests.htm Prøve i Dansk 3 (B2 level) Cambridge English: First Certificate in English (FCE) Cambridge ... Read More
danish language by Anneleenviool
hello everyone i m still living in Spain but would like to join my danish boyfriend i m doing duolingo exercises everyday to learn danish and reading danish magazines...so the passive knowledge is growing....but the duolingo is quite slow and nit ...
Hi, I would say, you most likely need to be in Demark to do that. It's not an easy language to just learn by distance. You can try to watch some documentary with Danish language on YouTube to see how good you are in understanding. ... Read More
Termination of apartment rental by OliverCPH
Hi all, I am new in Copenhagen, I found an apartment (a rental) recently and I am not totally sure about the termination conditions. In my contract, there is one year of fixed period. But, if I leave my job and come back to my country before, it is ...
Hi Oliver, Contracts may differ from landlord/realstate. But it does seem pretty standard to have a minimum of about 1 year fixed contract before you can resign. This allows landlord to have at least someone renting for a year. If you are not sure ... Read More
GC for mech. engineer by oceanistic
Dear friends Is EU/EEA work experience a must to apply or not? on the form it says must complete but since I will not claim any point from that I ll give that part blank I have also limited work exp in my home country but score 130 points I need ...
I don't think it's a must. Since they assume most people applying for GC comes from abroad. But some people do have and that counts as point for integration probably. Regards, JF Read More
GCS visa approved, What next?? Which city to choose to live ? by ahmadali221
Hi All, I have recently got my approval for Greencard Scheme and I am not really sure what should I look forward to. Please could anyone help me plan my re-location to Denmark. Also if you could help me with what city I should choose to live in ...
Hi Ahmadali, Maybe these two websites can give you the necessary resource about moving : http://denmark.angloinfo.com/moving/ https://www.workindenmark.dk/Moving-to-DK Regards, JF Read More
CPR registration by gabeS
Hello everyone, as I mentioned in a previous post made a few weeks ago on this forum I'm moving to CPH with my girlfriend at the end of January for university. The only problem that we are encountering is that concerning the rent. During the ...
Hi GabeS, I think I understand your issue. And the law does seem to exist in that fact : http://housingdenmark.com/en/searchrentals/general-information/ Allowed number of tenants The tenancy agreement, will state the maximum number of tenants ... Read More
Denmark Green Card by arun1234
I would like to confirm my eligibility for Denmark PR Visa.... 1. I have done Master of Computer Application (MCA) (3 Years) + B.Sc. (Computer Sc.) (3 Years) from North Bengal University(2010) .. What will be point according Danish Education ...
If you came here on the Green card scheme and looking for a Job. I would suggest the international house. http://subsite.kk.dk/sitecore/content/subsites/internationalhousecopenhagen/subsitefrontpage.aspx They will give you all the required ... Read More
Denmark Green Card by arun1234
I would like to confirm my eligibility for Denmark PR Visa.... 1. I have done Master of Computer Application (MCA) (3 Years) + B.Sc. (Computer Sc.) (3 Years) from North Bengal University(2010) .. What will be point according Danish Education ...
Hi, I don't think that I am in the right position to help you in this particular case. You should contact the Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment. http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/contact/contact-dalrir/ I would advise to phone them ... Read More
Denmark Green Card by arun1234
I would like to confirm my eligibility for Denmark PR Visa.... 1. I have done Master of Computer Application (MCA) (3 Years) + B.Sc. (Computer Sc.) (3 Years) from North Bengal University(2010) .. What will be point according Danish Education ...
Hello Arun1234, I think you are confusing some things here. 1) There is no actual PR visa as such in Denmark. There is something similar and it's called the Green card scheme, where you can apply if you have a given amount of points based on ... Read More