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As a principal rule, students from Scandinavian countries and from EU member states do not usually need a work permit for normal student jobs. Students from all other countries can only undertake paid employment if they have a work permit. As a general rule application for a work permit must be submitted to the Danish Embassy or Consulate General in your home country before leaving for Denmark. Some Embassies cannot issue work permit, which means that you will need to apply for the permit after your arrival in Denmark.

Please not that chances of finding employment are very slim, which is why you should not base your semester’s finances on the chance of obtaining paid employment - neither full-time nor part-time.

However, you may apply for a work permit for up to 15 hours of employment per week during the term and full time during the summer holidays (June, July, and August).

Studenterhjælpen (you will find a link at the bottom of this page) is an agency recruiting students for jobs in companies. Or try CBS e-Campus. Look under “Students wanted”. The link to e-campus is at the bottom of the page or up at the top of every page of the CBS web: where it says "For CBS students". You can logon as “guest” or you can logon with your CBS email user name and password that was sent to you with your registration package..

Nordic countries
Citizens from the Nordic countries are exempt from applying for work permits to stay in Denmark. You should, however, bring the internordic document of change of address ( internordiske flyttepapirer) and register at the municipal civil office ( Folkeregistret) to get a personal registration number.

EU/EEA countries
EU/EEA citizens , as well as citizens of Switzerland, are considered under the rules governing free movement of people and services. However, special transitional rules apply for workers from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Information on application procedures can be obtained from the CBS International Office but you can also consult this website from the Danish Immigration Service linked to below.

Last updated by The International Office 13/12/2007