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Family Reunification / Accompanying Family

Processing
1-3 months
Cost
From DKK 3,080
Validity
Matches the sponsor’s permit

Residence permit for spouses, partners and children under 18 who accompany a foreign worker, researcher or student. Families of work-permit holders use the accompanying-family process.

Requirements

  • Sponsor holds a Danish residence and work permit (e.g. Pay Limit, Fast-Track, researcher)
  • Documented relationship: marriage, cohabitation, or child under 18
  • Shared address in Denmark upon arrival
  • Sponsor able to support the family (students must document extra funds)

Time and cost

Processing time
1-3 months (often decided with the worker’s application)
Validity
Same period as the sponsor’s permit
Cost

From DKK 3,080

Required

  • DKK 3,080 application fee (2026; per accompanying family member)
Path to residency
Family members follow the sponsor’s route toward permanent residence

Documents

  • Valid passport

    For each family member

  • Marriage or birth certificate

    Legalised/apostilled and translated where required

  • Copy of sponsor’s permit

    The worker’s Danish residence and work permit

  • Proof of shared address / support (if it applies)

    Housing and financial documentation where required

Tips

  • Accompanying spouses of work-permit holders receive unrestricted work rights
  • Apply together with the main applicant for the fastest combined decision
  • Accompanying-family rules are far more lenient than Denmark’s general spousal reunification rules