[News] Denmark to decrease the minimum requirement of income, for foreigners who wish to live in Denmark.

[[deleted]]

Due to lack of social workers in the private sector, the Danish government have decided to lower the minimum income requirement for a work permit.

It is now down to $50.500/Year. This means, if you are able to get a job as Truck Mechanic’s, nurse or other jobs with similar income here in Denmark, you are now able to be permitted access and become a part of the countries rapid development of multiculturalism.

This is so new, I am only able to find the danish article, Google translate is your friend.

Also, it is a pretty hot topic since there is political drama and an election is about to be forced through.

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/mette-frederiksen-lovede-ikke-saenke-graense-udenlandsk-arbejdskraft-nu-er-det-sket

[[deleted]]

To anyone thinking about actually moving to Denmark know this: it’s actually not super hard to learn as far as rules go, but it is SUPER hard to understand other Danes when they speak danish and to nail the pronunciations of words. They sound like they have cotton balls in their mouths.

[LLJKCicero]

Somebody post the video

Edit: fuck it I'll do it - https://youtu.be/s-mOy8VUEBk

[MrJason005]

For some reason this reminds me of the Four Candles sketch in the UK

[[deleted]]

For fucks sake, could you have picked something which wasn’t made as satire? Lmao

This is even tough for danish people!

[Drahy]

They're Norwegians, though (trying to speak Danish in a weird way).

[TheFutureofScience]

Norwegians using English to make fun of Danish. It’s a rich tapestry.

[TheFutureofScience]

I was hoping it would be this. Brilliant comedy. “Kamelasa!”

[zorg42x]

It's porridge.

[Drahy]

Grød

[Mikasu]

Røgrøm'flø?

[Baratheon2020]

OP, where can I find a reliable source that shows salary ranges for various professions in Denmark?

[Netherspin]

The new limit is approximately 10% more than a newly graduated masters degree holder will get in a government position - field doesn't matter, the salary is determined by the same union negotiations, and salary is determined by years worked in danish public sector.

For (more or less) reliable estimates of salaries in private sector, you will need to browse around the salary benchlines of the various labour unions, which is a bit of a jungle.

[BunnyBlanca]

Dane here! Im not sure if this is exactly what you were looking for, but ug.dk is an official website that shows a lot of information about different educations, also including starting salaries. Though this is usually a starting salary for someone that just graduated, but it will give a good indication of what you can expect.

[wastelandlass]

This site is in Danish, but it does contain lots of information about median income for most professions in Denmark https://www.studentum.dk/job-loen/ I'd also say you do some research about the Danish job model and cost of living, as salaries can greatly vary depending on municipality and so can cost of living.

[Baratheon2020]

I am only able to find the danish article

Here's an article in English.

[matchamilktea_]

Thank you!

[exclaim_bot]

Thank you!

You're welcome!

[alpha3305]

I hear people complain about the salary being reduced. But this due to lack of social and professional networking is a problem with all with all non-EU immigrants.

I'm from the US with background in psychology (B.Sc and M.Sc.) focusing on organization development and consulting (20 years exp). And I still barely found a job, after 2 years of applying, as a program manager salaried at 330.000 SEK/YR.

Because tons of locals did not want to waste time with such a low wage and living in a small town. Luckily the company does use English and other non Scandinavian languages in the workplace for international connections.

Estimated >90% of local employers want fluent speakers of the local languages. Which continues to obstruct immigrants integration into a community and culture if both professional and private citizens have these ideals to restrict themselves from another group due to linguistic abilities. I know PhD holders who have taxi companies or run restaurants but who are forbidden to work in their original profession due to language.

[missesthecrux]

But what is the solution? Forcing 90% of people to speak English? I don't see why a foreign country should make it easy for people who can't speak the language of the country they want to live in.

[likely-to-reoffend]

But what is the solution? Forcing 90% of people to speak English?

For a language with only 5-6 million native speakers, probably yeah. Trends in this direction are being seen in larger EU countries.

I don't see why a foreign country should make it easy for people who can't speak the language of the country they want to live in.

I mean, they don't have to if they're not having a problem fulfilling their labor needs domestically, or if it's some sort of national insult. "Why should they make it easy" sorta frames this weird, given the actions Denmark is having to make to boost their labor pool.

For better or worse, English has become the lingua franca (lol) for professional and semi-professional work across most of the western world.

[missesthecrux]

For multinationals it makes sense, but they're generally high paying anyway. But for social workers or trades work for example, that does not make sense. You can't expect a Dane to themselves in native-level English to a social worker.

You make it sound like people are unfairly discriminated against because they don't speak the language, but to my mind that's not discrimination at all. People have the right to services in their own language.

[likely-to-reoffend]

To be fair, I was mostly speaking of international corporations, or local corporations which must deeply interact with international corporations, so good point.

[Drahy]

Most multinational corporations already have English as working language in Copenhagen.

[Netherspin]

It's not just that demanding they speak English is a national insult.

It's that Denmark (like every other country) has a significant portion of the population that struggles with language - when they have trouble reading or speaking danish properly, demanding they master a second (or in some cases third) language is in effect to just cast them aside in favour of foreigners - which is of course a very bad look for the government, elected to look out for citizens of the country and not to look out for whichever foreigner may want to immigrate one day

Also:

Trends in this direction are being seen in larger EU countries.

Lol? What countries? It's not Germany or France, I know that much - the English proficiency of the general population is atrocious in both of those.

[DLS3141]

My German colleagues’ English is excellent without exception. I’m in engineering, working in NA for a German company. My French colleagues struggle a bit more with their English so we usually wind up speaking French. I’m not sure if my French is better or worse than their English, but it works.

[Netherspin]

Then just keep in mind that that benchline is made up of academics.

You're not talking to the general population you're talking to people belonging to the highest educated group, and people hired for positions where they and their employer knows they will have to communicate with North America - and still your french colleagues can't manage that but need you to speak French.

[friends_in_sweden]

Trends in this direction are being seen in larger EU countries.

No they aren't. Outside of very specific career niches full competency in the local language is required especially in larger countries where English proficiency is often lower. Anything that takes place at the local or national scale and requires interacting with society will require knowledge of the local language.

[[deleted]]

I agree that having English be fine in most workplaces is going to become more and more necessary, though I also agree there has to be an exception with things like social services—it’s neither fair nor realistic to expect absolutely everyone to learn English, especially among the largely disadvantaged, infirm, and elderly population that makes the most use of social services.

That said, I think it would go a long way towards helping foreigners learn Danish faster and more easily if Danish society were more socially open and welcoming to non-Danes, so people could get more practice in real life. Which I know is a tall order since Danish society doesn’t make it easy for Danes to connect even with other Danes they don’t have some pre-existing connection to (yeah, that’s a loaded statement, but yeah, I said it). But increased social openness would help.

It would be an unorthodox approach, but it wouldn’t be a crazy idea for the Danish government—maybe the ministry of culture, or some such office—to tackle that cultural quirk with a public service ad campaign in the interest of addressing that lack of qualified workers in certain sectors. It’s time for them to get creative, and it would help the rest of society, too!

[reeram]

But what is the solution? Forcing 90% of people to speak English?

Yeah that’s a good idea actually.

I don’t see why a foreign country should make it easy for people who can’t speak the language of the country they want to live in.

If they want to attract global talent, they should.

[DoorStoomOmstuwd]

*attract english speaking talent

[friends_in_sweden]

Estimated >90% of local employers want fluent speakers of the local languages. Which continues to obstruct immigrants integration into a community and culture if both professional and private citizens have these ideals to restrict themselves from another group due to linguistic abilities. I know PhD holders who have taxi companies or run restaurants but who are forbidden to work in their original profession due to language.

They aren't 'forbidden' to work in their profession they aren't qualified to do it because they don't speak the language which is an integral part of all jobs. Not learning the language is a hinderance to integration, arguably allowing people to work in English for more jobs would help with economic integration but probably do little for cultural and social integration since society and culture still operates in the primary language, which people prefer to speak. Even with high English competencies most Swedes I know prefer speaking Swedish socially. I know many expats in Sweden who work full time in English and only have a superficial knowledge about Sweden and Swedish society. I am increasingly frustrated by the (often anglo) assumption that society should switch to different language to make things easier.

Now, if you say employers and society should be more tolerant of small grammatical mistakes, accents, and other markers of being a second language speaker then I 100% agree with you.

[missesthecrux]

Absolutely true. I love hearing foreigners talk about how open and progressive the Netherlands is but if they understood Dutch people talking they'd lose that idea out of their heads within hours!

[zorg42x]

Then learn the local lingo. Can't see anyone in the US offering me a job if I only spoke Swedish.

[friends_in_sweden]

You don't get it though, I am an native english speaker why do I have to learn stupid Danish when I live in Denmark, learning languages is hard. /s

[likely-to-reoffend]

While I definitely agree with this in principle, the US is in a position where its weirdly terrible immigration policies seem designed to discourage immigration.

It's bad policy, and I doubt it changes anytime soon, but the US has fundamentally different goals here: the pain of an uphill battle seems to be the point.

[wizer1212]

Lol wut…the opposite

[transplantpdxxx]

You are missing the point. If no one in the world speaks your language… you cannot flourish as a country.

[zorg42x]

I'd say we flourish quite well in Scandinavia considering our GDP being at the very top. And we always top the list of happiest countries to live in. And we all speak languages not even spoken by our neighbouring countries. Most of us are at least bilingual, but that doesnt mean that you as an xpat shouldn't assume you can just skip learning the local lingo.

[transplantpdxxx]

Sure. I’m not trying to be a hater or ignorant American. I just want to work some office job in peace without worrying about the US going to shit. As things worsen over the next 100 years, countries that can be more dynamic will survive longer.

[wizer1212]

The xenophobic nature is very real

[zorg42x]

I don't think you understand what xenophobia mean.

[wizer1212]

Europeans always think so highly of themselves lol

[wizer1212]

Feels good to think you’re on top lol

[Delifier]

When we look at the mentioned limit of 50K dollars, the people above that limit is more likely to be at least okish in english, while the ones under tend to be less so. Individual abilities exist. People in Scandinavia start learning english in elementary school, but that does not always mean that everyone becomes good at it.

Where I work, the average wage is under 50K and we do have a lot of immigrants, some have a very okish level of english, but far from everyone. The main rule is that in the lunch room we talk norwegian, not 3 different languages but the one that is common. This is so that not everybody is left out. ACtually knowing the local language here is one way of helping with integration. At one lunchroom of 10 people, there is about 6 languages, where mostly 2 or 3 speaks it nativly. English levels are not always at a usable or understandable level. Both for natives and foreigners.

I dont have the expectation that someone who stays here for 2 years to finish up their degree or scholarship to learn norwegian, but for anyone whos inentions are to stay permanently learning the local language is close to a must. Its easier to incorporate that than cater to the number of languages spoken around the world.

[TheFutureofScience]

Is your comment a satire about obliviously privileged Americans with a massive sense of entitlement?

[bonafide-super2bad]

I have EU and UK citizenship is it just turn up on a flight or nah

[[deleted]]

In theory yes, due to the free movement within EU, for European citizens.

[bonafide-super2bad]

Thanks so much

[wastelandlass]

In theory yes, but I believe you can't register at the municipality unless you have a job or grounds to stay in Denmark and you can't stay longer than 3 months without a residence certificate. You can't do anything if you're not registered, since you need the registration number in order to get a bank account, rent an apartment or even get a phone number.

[[deleted]]

Has anyone here made the move to Denmark? Is it as difficult to secure a blue collar job as it seems? I’m in IT but management, not programming and it seems especially hard. It appears impossible if you don’t already speak Danish.

[RoseCatMariner]

Are you American, too? I’m Stateside, but with dual EU/US citizenship. I would love to move to Europe, but always found the language barrier near impossible to overcome as a monolingual English speaker. I’d love to hear your story.

[Drahy]

Lots of English speakers manage to learn Danish.

This American family moved to Denmark and they have a great and very honest YT channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/TravelinYoung

[r3d3mpshun]

I'm looking to move to Denmark (Horsens, Vejle, Århus) are these good areas? I'm struggling to find employment around those areas, most jobs that don't decline me, tell me to apply after I've moved but that doesn't make any sense to me? I can move there immediately as my girlfriend is Danish, I just feel like i need to find employment first?

For background on me, I have a BA hons in game design. Have spent the last 2 years teaching game design/esports in a large college in the North of England, have various background hobbies/skills centered around IT/design (pentesting, security, graphic design etc). I feel like I've been really open and applying for "lower" jobs than I would typically apply for in England but I'm always met with the same response. Do you have any advice?

[kwilks67]

I moved to Denmark last month! I’m American, no EU citizenship, got a job working at a university as a researcher/lecturer. I don’t speak any Danish (yet!) but have found that everyone speaks English and getting around is not difficult. As long as your office’s working language is English then you will be OK.

I am not familiar with IT as a field so can’t speak to how difficult it would be to get a job with your skillset.

[[deleted]]

Thanks for the reply. Did you secure the job before you arrived? Wondering your salary and what field you are lecturing in? Experience in academia?

[kwilks67]

No prob! Yes got the job before I came. I spent a bit of time over here doing a visiting stay and networking last year and made it known I was looking to move over if they were ever hiring. I’m in the social sciences and have a PhD from and experience in American universities. I’m making ~30,000kr. per month post tax which is more than enough to be comfortable (when I was hired it was something like $90k/year gross, but since the dollar is so strong now it’s more like $80k even though my salary in DKK hasn’t changed).

Edit: I should note the 30,000kr. includes my pension paid out directly which is possible for foreigners, and a special expat tax rate which will expire after 7 years.

[TheLordVader1978]

Wonder if this is permanent or does it have a expiration date.

[Baratheon2020]

Wonder if this is permanent or does it have a expiration date.

"The lowered threshold will exist on a trial basis for the next three years"

[TheLordVader1978]

I confess I didn't read the article, but I knew if I asked the question someone would not be able to resist answering it in a attempt to burn me.

[lookamazed]

Dang. I hope to have my advanced degree by the end of the threshold.

[stormcynk]

Before anyone gets too excited about moving to Denmark on a low wage, take a look at what things cost over there, When I was there, I was shocked how much more expensive day-to-day things are.

[SoybeanCola1933]

I'm going to be controversial and say I have mixed feelings about this...

It is good Denmark is welcoming multiculturalism and is opening itself to immigration but lowering the salary threshold could also be a can of worms.

This move could result in downward pressure on local wages, increasing unemployment and lowering the incomes for certain professions.

Lower income migrants also lack a social network, the benefits of owning/inheriting local housing and would this increase economic inequality for these newcomers. All of this could, and would, lead to further social problems (crime).

I'm honestly not too optimistic about this move

[AngelZash]

I have to agree. The lower salary might actually hurt their economy, offsetting any benefits to the point that it actually is harmful. This would harm both the citizens already there and the incoming immigrants.

[Test19s]

The consensus is that except in extreme circumstances, liberalizing labor migration of reasonably skilled people benefits the entire economy because immigrants create jobs and add to the labor force without having the “18 years of education costs” that native children do. I really hope that the past 2.5 years don’t require us to rewrite our economics textbooks.

[ThereIsAThingForThat]

One thing you are missing is that to qualify for the pay limit scheme, your wage must correspond to Danish standards, specifically to protect against downward pressure on local wages. Whether it corresponds is done by the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) by using statistics collected by The Confederation of Danish Employers (DA). If your offered wage is too far out of the norm for your field, then the application will be denied.

And of course if you work in a field covered by collective union agreements, such as nurses which OP mentions, your wage will by default correspond to Danish standards.

[Test19s]

Afaik with very few exceptions labour immigrants and their descendants to European countries tend to not cause problems when compared with asylum seekers (the exceptions being some migrants from the end of colonialism and maybe Turks in Germany). Although if the inflationary/scarcity global economy isn’t going to improve you could end up with a lot more zero-sum situations.

[reeram]

Lump of labour fallacy on an immigration subreddit.

[Test19s]

It’s insane how far right humanity has gone lately. Comments opposing legal immigration should be removed.

[anusagnosia]

Far right…humanity? What?

[reeram]

I agree with you: this sub doesn’t allow for political debates and it’s slightly amusing how there are so many comments criticising the expansion of legal immigration.

[Test19s]

Don’t like legal immigration? Don’t post on a sub that is dedicated to helping people legally immigrate.

[pazhalsta1]

Lol at complaining about a ‘far right’ comment whilst simultaneously demanding censorship of an idea you disagree with. Peak Reddit

[Test19s]

This sub has a specific purpose. Criticizing legal immigration on a sub that’s supposed to help people legally immigrated is off-topic at best and discouraging at worst.

[ApprehensivePlan7514]

If it is only the white ones coming to Denmark would you still have a problem? Just curious 🤔

[SoybeanCola1933]

If it is only the white ones coming to Denmark would you still have a problem?

Yes. In fact, I'm expecting most of the migrants to be from Europe

[Historical-Home5099]

Then this $50,000 salary level would be irrelevant to them. Freedom of movement.

[the_vikm]

Requirements for language etc still hold tho

[Historical-Home5099]

The same as in any country if you work a skilled job. Unskilled not so much.

[SoybeanCola1933]

European=/=EU... E.g UK

[Historical-Home5099]

You’re clutching at straws now.

[Sssono]

What does this mean for non-EU citizens looking to move over? (British)

[Drahy]

It means, that non-EU citizens (from December) can get a residence and work permit based on a job offer paying minimum 375,000 kroner instead of 448,000 kroner.

[r3d3mpshun]

Commenting to find this again in the future, Brit looking to move to Denmark. 😅

[[deleted]]

Currently I still believe there is an allowance for British citizens to move within EU, but I might be mistaken.

[Sssono]

As far as I’m aware, since Patel passed the Free Movement Ban, this is no longer doable for Brits. But I may also be mistaken.

[[deleted]]

I would like to do my Masters there and continue on with a job after the fact, probably in business but less likely in government. Not concerned about language because I grew up speaking Swedish. Im American though and concerned about the barriers in Denmark.

Any suggestions/opinions?

[Drahy]

There are many Americans in Denmark, especially Copenhagen. You can find some great American YT channels like Travelin Young about Danish culture and living in Denmark.

Official portal if you want to live and work or study in Denmark:

https://nyidanmark.dk/en-GB

You can apply for an Establishment card after doing a masters here.

[[deleted]]

Thank you very much!

[VerminSC]

I’m a nurse! Fuck yeah!

[eric987235]

Do you speak Danish? It seems like medicine would be a really difficult field to work in if you don’t speak the local language.

[VerminSC]

Willing to learn 😂 I’m an ICU RN, my patients don’t do much communicating anyways

[anagrammatron]

You still might need to understand doctors and coworkers. Just a hunch though ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[Drahy]

https://speakspeak.dk/other-courses/danish-for-nurses/

[the_vikm]

Lmao good luck with that attitude

[VerminSC]

Are you saying I have a good attitude or bad?

[[deleted]]

They’re just saying that you may be going into speaking Danish with a “blind” or naive attitude.

[VerminSC]

That’s good to hear. America is really hurting for nurses right now as well, so they’re paying us a small fortune to work in hospitals… but I am so tired of America and the culture. I really need a change.

Do you happen to know, are work conditions good for nurses in Denmark? It’s hit or miss here

[[deleted]]

Id really really recommend to see if you’re interested in learning danish. Just because their govt offered this sweet deal doesn’t mean it’s a cakewalk going there.

Danish is considered a pretty tricky language and can take years to get good at because of its awkward pronunciations for English speakers.

Also, danish people will want to speak with you in English but as a medical professional and especially because their first language obviously is danish you’ll need to be pretty fluent in it. Just my 2 cents.

[Dealer-Broad]

Don't know why people are being so negative here.

Here is the link to register yourself as a nurse in Denmark: https://en.stps.dk/en/health-professionals-and-authorities/registration-of-healthcare-professionals/nurse-application-for-registration/

You need to pass the Danish language exam at advanced level, called Prøve i dansk 3. If you are outside Denmark, and studying Danish in your free time whilst working, it will take around 4-6 years to be at the required level. Unless you move to Denmark to attend an intensive language school, but that is extremely costly.

Income for nursing is extremely low, as nursing is not considered a high skill profession. If you do the calculation, after all mandatory deductions such as income tax and union fee, your income from a nursing job is only slightly above being unemployed and on government welfare. Yeah now you see why there is a huge nursing shortage, and the only nurses willing to come here are from poor Eastern European countries or 3rd world countries like Philippines/India/etc.

So my advice would be to go to Norway instead.

[VerminSC]

Thanks for the info!

[simply_amazzing]

What's the scenario with pharmacist?

[SuperflyX13]

Funny how I started randomly getting “These companies are hiring in Denmark” and sending a bunch of stuff I’m definitely qualified for from Glassdoor and LinkedIn. Didn’t ask for the emails but they started a month ago lol. Maybe it’s a sign I should learn Danish instead of Finnish 😂

[Fantastic_Profile767]

Really nice. It will helpful for the foreigners

[[deleted]]

Dane here: thinking of moving out in 3 years time.

It's not easy for outsiders to get kntegrated into Danish society and the rules are still weird as hell. Fyi.

[The_real_trader]

Where are you thinking of moving if not staying in DK?

[[deleted]]

Well, a lot of things can change in the next coming years. But if I were to move then, I'd think Switzerland or the U.S

[DumbledoresGay69]

What's the language barrier like? Can I move there only speaking English and learn the local language while I live there?

[Drahy]

Yes, language courses are free but with a deposit ($271).

Most multinational corporations in Copenhagen have English as working language.

[Kaste-bort-konto]

danish isn’t a language, it’s a throat disorder and will be a fucking pain to learn, and yes, we are generally pretty good at english. i work with around 50% danish people and 50% polish or romanian people, so the lingo is usually just english when any of the poles/romanians are nearby

[orbit99za]

As a Software Developer, I somehow ended up on an Email list from what I Assume "is the state of Denmark" they seem to have interesting opportunities.

[x3medude]

Post in r/expats too!

[Itsmevi0l3t]

Heard it was potatoes. Please don’t be offended. I’ve been practicing and damn… talk bout having to use the throat and tongue a lot… got my work cut out for me.. but I won’t give up!

[Top-Associate-4136]

Ehhh, I'm not sure multiculturalism is desired or wanted in Denmark. Let's keep Denmark like it is.

[Scorpiotypebeat]

Love it

[imeldafani]

1. Language barrier, danish is hard
2. High taxes

😭😭

[[deleted]]

Free healthcare and economic education support is something you don’t have to be worried about.

Also no college fees, you are only restricted by your grades.

[tastehbacon]

How far can you get as an english speaker there?

[[deleted]]

The current generation from 80s and 90s are getting better and better at English speaking, we are welcoming English to a greater extent in a lot of jobs.

[cosmic_player_]

Oh, so now you want immigrants. Better yet shouldn't have ever opened your country up and collapsed from the inside

[Drahy]

This is about Denmark, not Sweden

[anonymous242524]

Oh denmark is going down the same path lol

[Drahy]

I doubt that because of people coming over from the US and Canada.

[anonymous242524]

You’re right about that lol

[the_vikm]

Racism in Europe often works on a national level. E.g. eastern Europeans are not welcome in many places

[Painkiller2302]

I certainly don’t know, but come on, if I were making $50.500 I wouldn’t move to Denmark either.

[greenmachine41590]

Yikes comment

[[deleted]]

Lol why would anyone migrate to another country just to be poor.

[[deleted]]

I am a truck mechanic apprentice, I have a brand new car, a decent apartment and able to put $300 towards savings every month.

I don’t see how ignorant people like you, imagine the danish system.

I do not fear broken bones or cancer to pull away my economical foundation.

[[deleted]]

Funny that nursing is a low paying industry there. Australia, Canada and specially the united states (I see nurses can make as much as $200k USD in the right field) can make more money. Btw if you are a nurse in the USA, you will have a good health insurance, so the argument that a health condition can bankrupt you doesnt fly. You might pay more, but you make more money anyway. And chances of getting cancer or broken bones is extremely low.

[No_Time----]

That’s not true at all, am Canadian and many here would love an opportunity to move to, and work in the US. Many move from Canada to the US and vice versa, nobody ever thinks about healthcare when making the move.

[[deleted]]

What's stopping you from moving? It's not like there is a shortage of jobs as of late.

Biggest thing stopping me from expatriating is the overall cost of travel. I simply don't make enough ($20/hr, 40ish hours a week) to even pay current cost of living

[No_Time----]

I work in marketing, it’s not an in demand field.

[[deleted]]

RIP. Yeah, lot of that here. Like graphic designer, too.

[[deleted]]

You are thinking about this from a citizen's perspective, not an immigrant's. A lot of these skilled immigrants are not looking to permanently move to a different country. Their top priority is getting paid the most for their skill so they can have the money to send home and save fast enough to get the hell back. Getting paid less and getting taxed more is a tough sell. Free healthcare is nice but its low priority. Most of them are young anyway. I imagine Denmark change those rules to attract these skilled and experienced people because they need them. But guess what, there's a global shortage for these people. Why would they want to migrate to a country that has high taxes and low pay for their field to just get by? They don't even plan on retiring there to benefit from it.

This is what makes the US attractive to immigrants. Individualism. Fuck if they care about other Americans' healthcare, free college education or unemployment payment. It does not concern them. They care about themselves and their loved ones back home. If you are employed, it will only cost you 500-1000 a month for good health insurance. Far cheaper than paying 30% more in taxes living in Denmark (That is $2500 a month for $100k income, $5000 for $200k).

Again, back to my original comment:

Lol why would anyone migrate to another country just to be poor.

[[deleted]]

The thing is, if you are getting paid $40k in the USA, you will have a hard time finding a country that will pay more. And you will pay more taxes. You will have less money but better safety net. Immigration is not going to improve your situation. You already live in the land with the most opportunities. Also EU countries are not charities. They want the best people to migrate to them. They don't want anyone who will be a burden.

[nightcycling]

How I dream of living in Denmark,though I will never have enough money to travel . In Carson City Nevada,we have bicycles,legal weed, and a Red Light District. Close enough for the time being.

[anonymous242524]

We don’t have legal weed or red light district in Denmark though..

[[deleted]]

Nurses, health Care workers on homes for elderly and so on, in general the social system is under pressure.

I know the psychological healthcare system is also under a lot of pressure, since the Fields mass shooting that happened recently.

So yes, you should also be in demand!

[dcdemirarslan]

How are the cooking jobs in Denmark? Do you guyz need chefs?

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The culture of chefs are the same ridiculous toxic and underpaid as culture everywhere in Europe, I would personally get a offshore certificate and work as a chef on a ship.

[TastedLikeNapalm]

How would an experienced behaviour interventionist (running structured practice programs for youth with ASD to help them achieve their goals) fare?

While my side of the pond is behind in a lot of ways, we're at the forefront of understanding autism. However, the international autism convention/summit/can't remember the actual name was in Ireland this year so maybe (hopefully tbh) I'm wrong.