Name of the Organization : Danish Immigration Service
Type of Facility : Application For Herdsmen & Farm Managers
Country : Denmark
Website : http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/work/herdsmen-and-farm-managers.htm
Application For Herdsmen & Farm Managers:
A foreign national can be granted a residence and work permit in Denmark as a herdsman or farm manager in agriculture.
Related : Danish Immigration Service Application For Guest Researchers : www.statusin.org/6467.html
Conditions:
The employment of a foreign national must be warranted by professional or labour market considerations and it is a condition that salary and terms of employment correspond to Danish standards.
It is a therefore precondition that the foreign national is professionally qualified to carry out the job in question.
When processing an application for a residence permit as herdsman or farm manager, a statement from the regional labour market council can be obtained in order to assess whether the offered salary and terms of employment correspond to Danish standards.
Please note that mink farm hands and agricultural workers in addition to managers within horticulture and forestry are not included by this scheme.
Duration:
The residence permit is normally granted for one year at a time, but not for longer than the validity period of the employment contract. However, if you have been employed without interruption by the same employer and in the same position for a period of minimum 2 years, the residence permit can be extended for a period of 2 years and after this by periods of 3 years at a time.
Please note that it is a precondition that your passport is valid for at least 3 months beyond the time period for which you seek a permit.
If you submit your application from your home country or another country where you have been legally residing for at least the past three months, you can be granted a residence permit valid for one month prior to the date your job begins. This is to enable you to get settled in Denmark. It is a condition that you declare that you can support yourself and any accompanying family members for one month prior to beginning at your new job. If you do not declare this, your residence permit will be valid for 14 days prior to the date your job begins. If you submit your application in Denmark, your residence permit will be valid from the date your job begins.
You can apply for an extension of your permit if you continue to work in the same job. If your permit expires and you have applied for an extension and you are still in the same job, on the same terms as when you got your original permit, you can stay in Denmark and continue working while your application for an extension is being processed.
If you change your job:
If you find a new job while you are working, you may begin your new job before you have received a new permit, provided that you submit an application for a new residence and work permit no later than the day you start your new job.
How to apply: http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/work/how-to-apply/Employee.htm
Family members:
If you have been granted a residence and work permit as a herdsman or farm manager, you can bring certain family members.