Denmark Student Visa Guide
āĻĄā§āύāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻ āϏā§āĻā§āĻĄā§āύā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϏāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄ
Complete information about the Danish student residence permit for Bangladeshi students.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĄā§āύāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ Student Residence Permit-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāϞāĻžāĻāύāĨ¤
đŠđ° Study in Denmark
đŠđ° āĻĄā§āύāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž
Non-EU/EEA students who are admitted to an eligible higher educational programme in Denmark generally need a Danish residence permit for studies. The application is processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).
EU/EEA-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āĻĄā§āύāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ Higher Educational Programme-āĻ āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϞ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ Study Residence Permit-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋā§āĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đ Academic Requirements
đ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻāϤ āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž
Academic Qualification
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻāϤ āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž
Meet the admission requirements of your selected Danish institution and programme.
āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ Danish Institution āĻ Programme-āĻāϰ Admission Requirement āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Bachelor / Master’s
Bachelor / Master’s
Prepare certificates, transcripts and other academic records required by the institution.
Institution āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ Certificate, Transcript āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ Academic Documents āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
Approved Institution
āĻ āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ Institution
The educational institution must meet Denmark’s approval/accreditation requirements.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻā§ Denmark-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ Approval/Accreditation Requirement āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
đ Language Requirement
đ āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻāϤ āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž
English-taught Programmes
English-taught Programme
You must be able to speak and understand the language of instruction at a level that allows active participation. Exact English test requirements are set by the institution.
Course-āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻžā§ āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ IELTS/PTE/TOEFL-āĻāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ Requirement Institution āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Check Institution Rules
Institution Requirement āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ
Always check the exact language score and exemption rules of your selected university or college.
āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ University/Institution-āĻāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ Language Score āĻ Exemption Rules āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
đ Admission Letter
đ Admission Letter
Admission to a Higher Educational Programme
Higher Educational Programme-āĻ Admission
You must be admitted to an eligible higher educational programme in Denmark and study full time. Part-time study does not qualify for this student residence permit.
āĻĄā§āύāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ Higher Educational Programme-āĻ āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ Full-time study āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ Part-time study-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻ Student Residence Permit āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
đ SIRI Student Residence Permit
đ SIRI Student Residence Permit
Residence & Work Permit for Students
Student Residence & Work Permit
The Danish student residence permit is handled by SIRI. For a complete higher educational programme, you need admission and must meet the study, institution, language and financial conditions.
Danish Student Residence Permit-āĻāϰ āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ SIRI āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ Full higher education programme-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ Admission, Study, Institution, Language āĻāĻŦāĻ Financial Requirement āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤
A state-approved higher educational programme can also provide a limited work permit: up to 90 hours per month from September to May and full-time during June, July and August.
State-approved Higher Educational Programme-āĻāϰ Student Permit-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ Limited Work Permit āĻĨāĻžāĻā§: September-May āϏāĻŽā§ā§ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧠āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ 90 āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ June-July-August-āĻ Full-time āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
đ Important Documents
đ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĄāĻā§āĻŽā§āύā§āĻ
đ° Financial Requirement
đ° Financial Requirement
For higher education, you generally need to document sufficient funds for your stay. The 2026 self-support level is DKK 7,426 per month. If you have paid tuition for a complete higher education programme, separate proof of self-support may not be required in the circumstances specified by SIRI.
Higher Education-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ Denmark-āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦāĻšāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ āĻšā§āĨ¤ 2026 āϏāĻžāϞā§āϰ Self-support level āĻšāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧠DKK 7,426āĨ¤ Complete higher education programme-āĻāϰ Tuition Fee āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠SIRI-āĻāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž Self-support proof āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ āύāĻžāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Important Financial Note
āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ Financial Note
DKK 7,426 is the 2026 monthly self-support level published by SIRI. The exact evidence required depends on the type of study and whether tuition has been paid. Always verify the current SIRI rules before submission.
DKK 7,426 āĻšāϞ⧠SIRI āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ 2026 āϏāĻžāϞā§āϰ Monthly Self-support LevelāĨ¤ Study Type āĻāĻŦāĻ Tuition Fee paid āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻžâāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ Financial Evidence-āĻāϰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ Application-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ SIRI Rule āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
đ¯ Student Residence Permit Eligibility
đ¯ Student Residence Permit Eligibility
Admission
Admission
Be admitted to an eligible higher educational programme and study full time.
āĻ āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ Higher Educational Programme-āĻ Admission āύāĻŋā§ā§ Full-time study āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Financial Support
Financial Support
Meet the applicable financial self-support requirement.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ Financial Self-support Requirement āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Language
Language
Understand the language of instruction sufficiently to participate in your studies.
Course-āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻžā§ āĻĒā§āĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
đ Denmark Student Residence Permit Process
đ Denmark Student Residence Permit Process
Choose Programme
Programme āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ
Select an eligible Danish institution and full-time programme.
āϝā§āĻā§āϝ Danish Institution āĻ Full-time Programme āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Apply for Admission
Admission āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ
Submit academic and supporting documents to the institution.
Institution-āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ Academic āĻ Supporting Documents āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
Receive Admission
Admission āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Receive your official admission/acceptance documentation.
Official Admission/Acceptance Documentation āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Create Case Order ID
Case Order ID āϤā§āϰāĻŋ
Create the SIRI case order ID and pay the applicable processing fee.
SIRI Case Order ID āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ Processing Fee āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Submit Application
Application āĻāĻŽāĻž
Complete the relevant student residence and work permit application.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ Student Residence & Work Permit Application āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Biometrics & Decision
Biometrics āĻ Decision
Record biometrics and wait for SIRI’s decision. Normal processing time is currently 2 months for higher education; it may take up to 3 months if further information is needed.
Biometrics āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰ⧠SIRI-āĻāϰ Decision-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠Higher Education Application-āĻāϰ Normal Processing Time 2 āĻŽāĻžāϏ; āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ āĻšāϞ⧠3 āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϞāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Denmark Student Residence Permit Fee
Denmark Student Residence Permit Fee
Current 2026 SIRI processing fee for study cases: DKK 3,060. Additional costs may apply for other services or circumstances.
2026 āϏāĻžāϞ⧠Study Case-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ SIRI Processing Fee: DKK 3,060āĨ¤ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ Service āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Processing Time
Processing Time
SIRI currently lists a normal processing time of 2 months for students in higher educational programmes. If further information is required, processing can take up to 3 months.
SIRI āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠Higher Educational Programme-āĻāϰ Student Application-āĻāϰ Normal Processing Time 2 āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ āĻšāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§ 3 āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
đŠđ° Planning to Study in Denmark?
đŠđ° āĻĄā§āύāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻžāĻļā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ?
Get professional guidance about university selection, admission, documentation, financial preparation and Denmark student residence permit processing.
University Selection, Admission, Documentation, Financial Preparation āĻāĻŦāĻ Denmark Student Residence Permit Processing āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāϞāĻžāĻāύ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Important: Danish student residence permit requirements, fees, financial rules, processing times and immigration policies can change. Always verify the latest information with SIRI and the selected educational institution before submitting an application.
āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ: Denmark Student Residence Permit-āĻāϰ Requirements, Fees, Financial Rules, Processing Time āĻāĻŦāĻ Immigration Policy āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ Application āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ SIRI āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ Educational Institution-āĻāϰ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
