Changes to your circumstances

You do not have to apply for equal status again if you get a new job. However, you must inform us of your new circumstances and submit documentation in the form of your new employment contract. If we do not approve your new employment, we will discontinue your state educational grant (SU) and if you have received too much SU, you must pay back this amount.

You get a new job: Click here to submit documentation about your new job

If you, at one point stop working, it is very important that you contact us as soon as possible and inform us of your last working day.

You stop working: Click here to submit information about your last working day

If you become involuntarily unemployed, you can in some cases maintain your status as an EU worker for a period of time. It is a requirement that you, immediately after you have become involuntarily unemployed, register as a job seeker at jobnet.dk or report to your local job centre with the purpose of finding new employment. As a starting point, we expect you to register as a job seeker no later than 14 days after the end of your employment.

Please note, that in order to maintain your status as a worker in a situation where you have become involuntarily unemployed, it is also a requirement that you have status as a worker in the period leading up to your involuntary unemployment. This means that we, as a starting point, expect that you as a minimum have worked 10 - 12 hours each week in a consecutive period of 10 weeks leading up to your involuntary unemployment.

We always conduct a specific assessment of whether you can be regarded as a worker in the period leading up to your involuntary unemployment.

If you become involuntarily unemployed, we ask you to immediately submit:

• documentation showing that you have been dismissed from your job (employment termination letter). The documentation must state when you have or have had your last day at work.
• documentation showing the exact date that you registered as a job seeker at jobnet.dk or reported to your local job centre with the purpose of finding new employment. Send a copy of your status of unemployment (ledighedsstatus) from jobnet.dk. Find the documentation on www.jobnet.dk > Planer og aftaler > Historik > Ledighedsstatus.

We encourage you to be registered as “tilmeldt uden ydelse” at jobnet.dk.

You become involuntarily unemployed: Click here to submit documentation about your involuntary unemployment

If we assess that you can maintain your status as a worker during involuntary unemployment, it is a requirement that you continue to be registered as a job seeker at jobnet.dk or at your local job centre.

If you are no longer registered at jobnet.dk or your local job centre while you are unemployed, we will discontinue your SU and if you have received too much SU, you must pay back this amount. 

We also encourage you to actively seek new employment throughout the period of your involuntary unemployment by:

1. register your job search in your job log on jobnet.dk continuously
2. providing documentation for your job seeking, for example by presenting a copy of submitted job applications, invitation to job interviews or rejections on jobs you have applied for,
3. apply for all jobs that you are able to perform, i.e. not just jobs within your field of study

If your working hours are reduced for a period of time because you are ill, you must provide documentation showing that you are temporarily unable to work as a result of illness or accident in order to maintain your status as a worker during your illness.

Please note, that in order to maintain your status as a worker in a period where you are temporarily unable to work as a result of illness or accident, it is also a requirement that you have status as a worker in the period leading up to your illness. This means that we, as a starting point, expect that you as a minimum have worked 10 – 12 hours each week in a consecutive period of 10 weeks leading up to your temporary incapacity for work.

We always conduct a specific assessment of whether you can maintain your status as a worker in the event of temporary incapacity for work as a result of illness or accident.

We can ask you to submit documentation of for instance payment of sickness benefits, sick pay or other documentation showing that you are unable to work during the period.

You become ill: Click here to submit documentation about your illness

Keep in mind that in order for you to maintain your status as a worker in Denmark during holiday periods, you have to fulfill the requirements of being a worker in the period leading up to your holiday. This means that we as a rule expect that you as a minimum have been working for 10-12 hours every week for a consecutive period of 10 weeks before your holiday. We always make a specific assessment of whether or not you will be able to maintain your status as a worker during holiday periods.

When you have planned your holiday with your employer, you must send a statement of truth from the employer, which specifies the exact holiday period.

You are on holiday: Click here to submit documentation about your holiday

You can spend six weeks of holiday per holiday year

If you spend your holiday for a period we assess whether or not you will be able to maintain your status as a worker according to the EU law. As a rule, we can include six weeks of holiday per year in our assessment. You will have to be able to document your holiday. If you spend more than six weeks of vacation for a holiday year, we can only emphasize the first six weeks of holiday.

Your holiday must reflect your working week

Please note that your holiday must reflect the way you work. This also applies if you do not work five days a week, where days you have not worked will be included in your holiday with a proportional number. When you go on holiday, you must also use holiday on your weekly days off. Therefore, you cannot choose to extend your holiday over more than six weeks.

Example 1: You work two days in a week, Monday and Tuesday, and therefore have three weekly days off (Wednesday to Friday). When you take a week’s holiday, you must also use holiday on your three days off, so a week’s holiday corresponds to five holiday days.

Example 2: You normally work 10 hours a week and take a week’s holiday. Therefore, you must use five holidays regardless of how many days your working hours are spread over during a week.

If you start a study period abroad as part of your current Danish education, you may only continue to receive SU on the basis of your status as an EU worker in Denmark if you continue to work to the same extent as before during your study period abroad.

When receiving SU as an EU worker, you must always inform the agency if you stop working or reduce the amount of working hours during your study period abroad. You must inform us of which date you stop working and you may submit documentation for your study period abroad.

You start a study period abroad: Click here to submit documentation about your study period abroad

If you take a paid internship or a paid project-oriented course as a part of your education, regardless of whether it is in Denmark or abroad, you are not eligible for SU during this period.

If you take an unpaid internship or unpaid project-oriented placement, regardless of whether it is in Denmark or abroad, you may only continue to receive SU on the basis of your status as an EU worker in Denmark if you continue to work to the same extent as before during your unpaid internship or project-oriented placement.

When receiving SU as an EU worker, you must always inform the agency if you stop working or reduce the amount of working hours during your internship or project-oriented placement abroad. You must inform us of which date you stop working and you may submit a copy of the internship agreement to us.

You start an internship: Click here to submit documentation about your internship or project-oriented placement

If you become a parent while studying and you take leave from your job, you must either receive payment during your maternity leave or receive maternity pay in order to maintain your status as an EU worker in Denmark while you are on leave.

You can be asked to submit documentation for receiving either maternity pay or payment during your maternity leave.

You go on maternity leave: Click here to submit documentation about your maternity leave

If you start a new education, you must once again apply for equal status with Danish citizens.

Find information on how to apply under "How to apply".