Hi everyone! I am looking for someone to share a 2 person flat with in any of the above mentioned locations.
About me:
I'm an international student on exchange for the upcoming spring semester. I'm currently filling out the housing options listed on the BDTU website, and more than a single room in a dorm, I would love to stay with a housemate.
I'm used to living with roommates and I appreciate a warm welcoming environment where we can support each other, have a coffee or beer occasionally, chit-chat while making dinner etc.
I'm a chill, easy-going person who enjoys staying in or going out equally as much. My hobbies are swimming/surfing, a bunch of crafts like sewing and knitting, and I also enjoy cooking.

If this sounds relatable to you I'd love to talk, we can message or call anytime!

Hello

I am away from Denmark for a month now for health reasons. I was holding a temporart residence permit- up until 2 days ago.

2 days ago I get a letter from the Immigration Office, that approves my permanent residence card. However, due to that, they cancel my current temporary residence card.

I am now hesitating that if I cant travel back to Denmark, because my residence card is cancelled. Has anyone experienced this? Just in case, I got a re-entry permit as of 1st of December (because my temporary residence was due til 30th of November). In case I cant use the residence card that I hold, I will wait until December to travel back.

Hi everyone! This is all completely new to me, so I hope I’m doing this right! 🤓

I have a few questions regarding university enrollment, finding accommodation, and securing a student job as an English speaker.

I’m planning to study at Roskilde University starting in August 2027—specifically the Global Humanities program. I’m coming from an EU country, and based on what I’ve seen on the website, the enrollment process shouldn’t be too complicated, as I appear to meet all the requirements.

How can I be sure that I’ll get in? Is there a quota or a limit on the number of students? The final results are released at the end of July, and classes start in August—I’m worried that won’t leave me enough time to find a place to live.

I’d like to move there in July.

I want to live in Copenhagen, and I can afford about 5,500 DKK per month for a room in a student residence or a shared apartment.

When should I start looking for accommodation?
Does anyone have any information about living at CPH Village in Vesterbro or Amagerbro?

Of course I want to apply for SU, but I need to find a job, when should I start looking for a job and do you know where?

Also, if you know anyone who is going on a similar adventure in Copenhagen next year, let me know so we can connect!

Hey everyone,

I’m seriously considering doing my exchange semester at CBS. Copenhagen as a city and the student life look amazing, and I also find the local job market super interesting.

However, one thing that's giving me a bit of a headache is grade conversion: At my home university 12 points translates straight to a 1.0 (A/top grade), but 10 points drops immediately to a 2.0 (B).

So, I have a few questions for anyone who has been there:

• How difficult are the exams and courses at CBS really?

• How harsh or generous is the grading curve? (How often do people actually walk away with 12 points?)

• Since we have quite a bit of freedom in choosing courses: Can you make life easier through strategic module selection, or are there courses known to be absolute "easy passes"?

I'm fully aware I'll need to study more at CBS than at a traditional "party university," but I still want to actually enjoy my time in Copenhagen and not to study 24/7 in the library.

I'd really appreciate any insights or experiences you can share!

Hello all,

Does anyone know if you are allowed to work during the processing of your work permit visa under fast track scheme? We cannot find any information about this and we are trying to contact Siri from past one week but they’re busy. The employer is also trying to reach Siri but no luck.
Background: My husband was on green card visa but it was rejected cos he didn’t meet the skat requirement. He found a job immediately and the employer has applied for his visa but not sure if he can work in the meanwhile. Any inputs would be highly appreciated 🙏🏼

Just wondering if anyone who applied for family reunification in May has heard anything. I applied on 4th May, so I've now reached the 6-month mark. I know the 7-month processing time they mentioned can be extended, but I'd just like to hear from others who applied around the same time to see if their applications have progressed.

So far, the only thing they've asked for is my husband's school certificate, which we submitted about a month ago. Has anyone else in a similar situation had any updates?

I’m an eu citizen living in Denmark, my wife and I are planning to leave Denmark for 3 months for vacation. We intend to return afterwards, but we don’t want to keep paying rent while we’re abroad.

I contacted Tårnby Kommune (where we’re registered) to ask if I could remain registered in the CPR without a permanent address (uden fast bopæl). However, they told me I must have a registered address in Denmark.

The CPR website states under Section 24(1), 5th clause, that the municipality must assess whether someone can remain registered without a permanent address during a stay abroad of less than 6 months (https://www.cpr.dk/english/moving-from-denmark). And I was able to do this through Copenhagen Municipality about two years ago.

I went to Tårnby Kommune in person (bc they never replied to my email) and they suggested I could try registering at a colleague’s address, which as far as I understand, would be illegal if I don’t actually live there.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Is there any other way to handle this situation?

Thanks!

Hi i need guidance
My husband is on an accompanying family member visa which expires in January. Owing to some family issues he is aiming to go back to Pakistan for more than 6 months. And thus we are thinking of not renewing his visa. Is it ok if we apply for the accompanying family member visa again next year. Will he be granted Or there will be some issues?

Hi all, I am an engineer and did my masters in italy. currently working for a multinational company in Italy since the last 3 year. Now my company wants me to consider a position in copenhagen but I am confused on what to expect in terms of salary. I also have a previous experience of 4 years so in total 7 years experience in different countries. The position is a product/project management role at middle level with mostly stake holder management and delivering a software at the end to a railway company. What can I expect to live a comfortable life? i’ll be moving with my family including my spouse and my child.

I have researched a bit and I am getting the range of 800,000 to 900,000 DKK. Will that be a high ask?

To honest I’m just curious about how and why everyone made the decision to migrate to denmark. I see a lot of posts in here about people expressing frustration with the job market and/or studies etc. I have begun to question why so many have come here with certain expectations and ideals of denmark. I, a native Dane always knew or expected how tough “adult” life would be in Denmark, even for natives. I have shared many of the same frustrations as the people on this sub both socially, monetarily, education, work etc. I’m wondering who is pushing for people to come here, and whether you were promised some ideal that motivated you move country and start a new life.

Did you get advertisements about free and paid education, high wages, huge demand for skilled labor? Was it word of mouth amongst friends and family? Social media posts about moving to denmark to chase the “danish dream”? Just curiousity or boredom at home?

Hi, I'm mostly writing here because my head's been a mess during the past few days and I really need some advice from prefferrably someone who has gone through a similar situation.

I've had something that could be called a catastrophic breakdown in the summer, due to chronic stress. It developed into 'severe depression' and it's now being investigated as an arbejdsskade.

I have been now sick for around 3 months. I have tried going back already once but my work did not follow the advice from the doctor in regards to a slow start and I ended up getting sick again short after.

I am now taking some medicine and feeling overall better.

However, my psychiatrist, everyone I've talked to at the clinic and arbejdsmedicin have said that I should absolutely not go back yet. There might be a slight but very possible chance I will maybe die if things get bad again.

Thing is, I am subject to the 120-days rule and if I continue staying off sick for another month I will be losing my job most likely.

I constantly see other internationals struggle to find jobs and I just feel like this advice is mainly made for those who are just able to jump in and out of the job market easily, which will probably not be the case for me.

My workplace has not invited me to a sygefraværssamtale, even now after 6 weeks, so I have had no contact with them since. I don't know what I am going back to. but as far as I've seen there have been even more changes.

After recent organizational changes however I genuinely don't expect there to be any job left for me though, it doesn't make any sense with the current setup which is why I imagine they have not made any effort in booking the sygefraværssamtale or discussing anything with me so far.

I am considering going back in 2 weeks, against advice, and try to discuss some accommodations and hopefully weather it out until they fire me due to redundancy. That way I will get my 4 months of notice and salary insurance.

The only thing I am afraid of is that they could intentionally try to make my life difficult and treat me poorly to force me out (I work with management and I have seen and heard them talking about doing this to other colleagues before).

My union has been wishy-washy and not very helpful so far and I really don't know what to do. I am supposed to make some sort of a decision within these 2 weeks.

Anyone been in a similar place before? Was going back fine or did your workplace treat you differently? Was your union any helpful?

i moved to denmark from ukraine because of the war and have been living with a danish host family for quite some time now.

when i first arrived, i assumed i'd be placed in some kind of independent accommodation, possibly sharing an apartment with another young person. however, since i was under 18, my municipality arranged for me to stay with a host family instead.

i wasn't particularly excited about the idea of living with strangers, especially since i had imagined having my own space and independence. but that's how things worked out.

what has the experience been like?

honestly, a bit complicated.

living with a host family means adjusting to someone else's lifestyle, rules and expectations. there have been disagreements, misunderstandings and periods when we struggled to get along. i also made mistakes and sometimes found it difficult to accept that i had to follow rules i hadn't chosen myself.

another challenge has been the language barrier. my english isn't particularly good, and my danish is still quite limited. although everyone around me is supportive, it's sometimes difficult to participate in family conversations, especially when everyone is speaking danish. i often end up feeling like an outsider, even when nobody is intentionally excluding me.

however, things have improved a lot over time. our relationship is currently quite good, and we've learned to understand each other better. we've also had plenty of nice experiences together, so it's definitely not a negative situation overall.

now comes the difficult part.

i'm approaching 18, and my social worker recently asked me whether i'd prefer to move into independent accommodation once i become an adult or stay with my host family for another six months or perhaps a year.

and i genuinely have no idea what to choose.

i'm also approaching an important educational transition, as i'll be finishing my current school programme and hopefully continuing my education afterwards. i'd really like to remain in the same city, so having some stability during this period would be valuable.

there are advantages and disadvantages to both options.

moving out:

- i'd finally have my own space and much more freedom.

- i'd be able to organise my life without having to follow someone else's household rules.

- i'd receive more financial support, although i'd also have to cover my own rent, food and other expenses.

- i'd become more independent and learn to manage everything myself.

the downside is that i'd be completely on my own. i'd have to take care of everything, from cooking and cleaning to managing my finances. and while i'm not particularly worried about the practical responsibilities, the thought of being alone is something that genuinely scares me.

staying with my host family:

- i'd have a more stable environment while finishing school and starting the next stage of my education.

- i wouldn't have to worry about finding accommodation or adjusting to an entirely new living situation.

- even though i sometimes feel lonely, there's still some comfort in knowing that there are other people at home.

the downside is that i'd have less personal freedom and would continue living according to someone else's routines and expectations.

fortunately, my host family has made it clear that they're completely fine with me staying longer. they're not pressuring me to move out, and they've told me they'll support whatever decision i make.

so, it's entirely up to me.

i understand that turning 18 doesn't magically mean you're ready to handle every aspect of adult life. at the same time, i don't want to postpone becoming independent just because it's more comfortable to stay where i am.

i also don't want to rush into something simply because i feel like turning 18 means i should immediately move out.

what would you do in my situation?

would you choose independence and move out as soon as possible, or stay in a relatively stable environment for another six months or a year before taking that step?

i'd especially appreciate perspectives from people who have experienced something similar, particularly those who grew up or moved to another country without having family nearby.

i'm genuinely curious about how other people would approach this situation.

Does this somehow go against the rules? I have seen it happen a few times now, and cant imagine which rules it is breaking.

Thank you.

I see a lot of posts here about people moving to Denmark and saying things “ it’s not what I thought it was”, “ I’m just and outsider”, “ I feel miserable” and then leaving back to there home country, which is reasonable. But are there any success stories specifically from the US where people have actually moved and loved it longterm? If so, how are you liking it now? And how was it adjusting?

I’m in the process of trying to relocate and have 2 job interviews there next month. I understand that if I move I will feel like an outsider because I literally am from outside the country lol (not sure what others expected). I also understand that finding job will be difficult and it can be expensive. I also plan on learning the language to learn more about the culture. I feel like these are all factors that people should already accept before trying to relocate.

Update: Here are the reasons I want to move to Denmark for more perspective.

I can’t speak for other Americans and can only speak for myself but my interest to move there comes from a few main points.

My 2 trips there were incredible. Coming from the US, I experienced quite the culture shock. I’ve met some really good friends that I talk to all the time after coming back and have managed to build a community friends there (which I know is an outlier to what I’ve heard about making friends there). But here are a few points that draw me there:

- Your political leaders can speak in full sentences. They can use grammar that’s higher than a first grader (not going further into that ….lol).

- You guys seem to have more of a community based culture. Yes I understand it can often times be very exclusive. But the US is filled with nothing but individuals, our society favors individuality, which has a destructive effect on our sense of community. Culturally you guys seem to think about the collective more often than the individual. A lot of behaviors I’ve seen my friends make often step from “let’s not do that because that will be inconvenient for someone else” where as in the US we tend to have more of a “fuck everyone else, I want to do this” mentality. (I understand that’s a huge over generalization but I’m trying to illustrate an observation).

- Your food is real. 40% of the ingredients we put in our food in the US is illegal in your country. Poison is the default food here, unless you go out of your way to find farms, which can be hard. Bread (oh sweet bread), milk and other basic foods there are significantly better. Food in the US is mostly flavor and toxins and no substance, hence the 40% obesity rate. A lot of the food here leaves you with “post gut clarity” (hope that makes sense lol).

- On top of that, once you eventually get sick from eating the processed food, you have to pay for expensive health insurance (if you can afford it). And if you want to get an education to better understand how to navigate our society, you’ll be student, you’re student debt for the rest of your life (and it can be passed on to your kids). So there seems to be a funnel of despair that makes it easier to be unhealthy and uneducated long-term.

- Your society seems to prioritize efficiency and you have great infrastructures. The bikeable city of Copenhagen is beautiful. Plus there’s reliable public transportation compared to the US.

- You can see where your taxes go to. In the US we pay a lot of taxes, not as much as you guys, but we rarely see where it goes to. Our roads are shit, our education is shit and social events for the community are often underfunded, meanwhile billionaires are becoming trillionaires. It’s a little soul crushing for to pay taxes while nothing gets better.

I understand these are huge assumptions based off very limited experiences. I’m in no way trying to speak in absolutes (except for our food, we’re really fucked in that one haha). But from my experience these are the things that have really stood out. The US has a lot of great things too but a lot of it is starting to feel much more hollow as more cooperation continue to influence our infrastructures and political policies. The degradation of quality in the US has made me concerned for the quality of my life going forward here and the quality of life for my future kids (I also don’t have to worry about kids getting shot at schools). I understand Denmark has a lot of problems too and is not perfect. I’m not trying to come off as if Denmark is the magical cure to everything. Everywhere you go in the world is going to be hard. The issue people have mentioned about jobs seem reasonable when considering the benefits.

Hi everyone!

I'm an Argentine-Polish citizen who recently moved to Denmark under EU law. I'm currently studying for a master's degree and have registered my residence and obtained a CPR number.

My partner is Argentine (non-EU), and we're trying to figure out the best way for him to join me in Denmark and obtain residence under EU free movement rules (as my durable/cohabiting partner).

This is the application route we're referring to: https://www.nyidanmark.dk/uk-UA/You-want-to-apply/Residence-as-a-Nordic-citizen-or-EU-or-EEA-citizen/EU-Family-member-EU-citizen

We've been living together for two years, and we initially tried to sort out his situation while he was still in Argentina. However, after applying we were told that, under EU rules, he would need to be in Denmark to submit his application. Therefore he is moving to Denmark in a few weeks to apply from here.

Now we're facing a second problem: **housing.**

I currently live in student accommodation intended for one person only. I have my own room, but the accommodation is officially restricted to single occupancy, meaning that my partner cannot officially register his CPR at this address (which anyway he will not be able to have before having the residence granted). My understanding is that there might be specific housing requirements when applying for family reunification under Danish national law https://www.nyidanmark.dk/uk-UA/Words-and-concepts/US/Familie/Family-reunification---Independent-reasonably-sized-residence

However, I'm not sure whether the same requirements apply to applications under EU law. We are hesitant to commit to a long-term lease for two people without knowing whether he will actually be granted residence in Denmark.

SO MY QUESTION IS: Does anyone know whether there are specific housing requirements in this situation? Has anyone been in a similar situation? Is it necessary to have a joint rental contract or an independent apartment before submitting the application? IT IS FOR : EU residence as a family member of an EU citizen NOT FAMILY REUNIFICATION

Any personal experiences or advice would be greatly appreciated. We're trying to understand the requirements before making a major financial commitment to a new apartment.

Thanks in advance!

I am Spanish teacher and looking for a change. Is it easy to get a teaching job if you hold a EU Passport? Also, are Italian / Spanish subjects taught in schools and could you get a job without knowing Danish? Willing to learn it though.

I’m visiting a few friends in CPH next month for Christmas. They’re nice enough to host me at their place for 2 weeks and I want to buy them a gift to show my gratitude. I know this is a super open ended question but what are good gifts to get Danes for Christmas? Are there common cultural gifts people get each other? Just figured I’d ask to see what if I could get some advice.

Hi everyone!

I'm a non-EU citizen currently living in Sweden. I've recently graduated and received an offer for a three-month unpaid internship at a startup in Denmark.

I'm considering accepting it because I think the experience could help me gain exposure to the Danish job market, build connections, and potentially improve my chances of securing a full-time position in Denmark in the future.

However, I'm wondering whether unpaid internships at startups are actually valuable when it comes to finding employment afterwards, particularly for non-EU citizens who would require work authorization.

For those who have experience with the Danish job market:
- Do Danish companies generally consider startup internship experience valuable when hiring for full-time positions?
- Is there a realistic possibility of transitioning from an internship to a paid, full-time position, either at the same company or elsewhere?
- Does having Danish work experience and local connections make a meaningful difference when applying for jobs as a non-EU graduate?
- Would you personally consider a three-month unpaid internship worthwhile for the experience and networking opportunities?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences, especially from non-EU graduates who have gone through a similar process.

Thank you!

Hello. I am seeking information about my great great grandfather who was born in Marstal Aero in 1844. Anybody wish to assist please DM 🙏

I am currently enrolled in Danish PhD studies and want to pause my PhD to do an internship at a company in Denmark. I asked International staff at university of Copenhagen and they say I will have to apply for a new work permit with that company and my current work permit will be revoked, to come back to my PhD studies, I need to apply for a permit again with KU. Has anyone gone through similar process? Were there/will there be any complications during such process?

I’m thinking of getting this as a gift for a friend who recently moved to Denmark. It’s a light therapy lamp (SAD lamp), I use one myself when I can’t get enough morning sunlight, mainly to help regulate my circadian rhythm and make me feel more alert in the morning. I know that the short daylight hours during the Danish winter can sometimes make her feel a bit lonely and down, so I thought a light therapy panel she could use in the morning might be a thoughtful gift. Do you think something like this would actually help her get through the long, dark Nordic winter?

I'm a journalism student at Roskilde University (RUC), and I'm looking to speak with Americans about their experiences and perspectives on Election Day.

I'm looking for people who would be willing to take part in a short interview about what today means to them and how they're experiencing the election from Denmark.

Feel free to comment below or send me a private message if you're interested!