Denmark's process has two deadlines that catch employers who have not recruited from the Philippines before: biometrics within fourteen days of submission, and salary into a Danish bank account within 180 days of the permit. Both sit on the Philippine side of the calendar. This page sets out the Manila steps — accreditation, job order, verification, biometrics, exit documents — so that they land in the right order.
Recruitment runs through our own DMW-licensed agency, Prime Search Manpower Agency Inc. in Makati (licence DMW-027-LB-11182024): your company is accredited at the Migrant Workers Office in London, which has jurisdiction for the Nordic countries, the job order is registered with the DMW, and every worker leaves Manila with a verified contract, medical clearance, pre-departure orientation and an Overseas Employment Certificate. Recruitment follows the employer-pays principle: no applicant pays for an interview, a trade test or a place on a shortlist. Your company is the employer from day one; we never employ or lease the workers.
The Philippine Embassy in Copenhagen, open since January 2019, serves the community consularly; labour matters for Denmark and the other Nordic countries run through the Migrant Workers Office in London, which accredits the employer and verifies the contract. Verification establishes that the employer exists, can pay what the contract says and offers acceptable conditions — in Denmark, pay at SIRI's benchmark, housing for the first period, the collective-agreement terms.
Denmark issued 22,131 work permits in 2025 — 7,247 under Fast-track, 2,235 under the Supplementary Pay Limit, 1,802 under the Pay Limit, 1,184 in agriculture (selected schemes; other schemes make up the remainder) — and 258 on the Positive List for Skilled Work. The list is a precise instrument for defined trades, not a volume channel, and employers who treat it that way — one occupation code, one benchmark, one complete file — get their permits in three months. The Collective Agreement Scheme that starts on 1 January 2027 will not change this for Philippine nationals, who are not among its sixteen countries.
Recruitment runs through our own DMW-licensed agency, Prime Search Manpower Agency Inc. in Makati (licence DMW-027-LB-11182024): your company is accredited at the Migrant Workers Office in London, which has jurisdiction for the Nordic countries, the job order is registered with the DMW, and every worker leaves Manila with a verified contract, medical clearance, pre-departure orientation and an Overseas Employment Certificate. Recruitment follows the employer-pays principle: no applicant pays for an interview, a trade test or a place on a shortlist. Your company is the employer from day one; we never employ or lease the workers.
Everything here is subject to the Danish Aliens Act and SIRI's practice in force, the Positive Lists as updated on 1 January and 1 July, Danish collective agreements and wage statistics, and Philippine DMW rules.
At VFS in Manila, within 14 days of submitting the application, with the Danish Embassy's fee of DKK 1,725 paid in advance; a missed deadline risks rejection.
Yes — into an account in the worker's own name, opened within 180 days of the permit; it is a condition of the Positive List and the Pay Limit schemes.
No — it provides consular services; labour matters for the Nordic countries run through the Migrant Workers Office in London.
Denmark does not publish nationality counts for the scheme; the whole Positive List for Skilled Work produced 258 permits in 2025, which shows its scale.
General information for employers, not legal or migration advice. Rules change; we re-verify before each hire.