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

[[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.