Denmark
Start-up Denmark
A route for actively running an innovative growth business approved by an expert panel.
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Start-up residence permit
A time-limited route for actively developing an innovative business with a facilitator.
Start here: A reliable facilitator agreement, innovative business, step-by-step plan, registration and sufficient funds.
What does this route allow?
- Work permission and limitations
- Develop the approved startup. Employment by an employer requires a separate work permit (TWV).
- Family questions
- Check IND family routes separately before assuming that a partner or child can accompany you.
- Costs to verify
- Check IND’s current application fee; budget separately for the facilitator, documents and living costs.
- Duration and next stage
- Maximum one year; not extendable as a startup permit. A subsequent self-employed permit has its own requirements.
Application sequence
Use these steps to organize your research, not as a replacement for your authority’s current procedure.
- Agree a suitable facilitator relationship.
- Prepare the innovative-business plan and financial evidence.
- Check MVV requirements and the correct IND application procedure.
Evidence to investigate
This is a preparation prompt, not an exhaustive consular document list. Your nationality, application location and circumstances determine the final requirements.
- Signed facilitator agreement
- Step-by-step business plan and registration
- Evidence of sufficient funds
Common planning traps
- Passive investment alone does not meet the active-founder condition.
- Moving to a self-employed permit after year one is not automatic.
Residence permission, permission to work, tax residence and short-stay travel rules are separate questions. No approval probability or settlement guarantee is calculated here.
Check the official instructions
Reviewed 2026-10-22; editorial review due 2027-01-22. This date is not a promise of live monitoring. Verify fees, eligibility, quotas and appointment availability again before paying or applying.