Denmark: the government wishes to appeal to more and more skilled jobs

Denmark is renowned for its very restrictive policy concerning immigration, but in these full employment times, the government is taking initiatives to make the issuing of work and residence permits easier for more and more categories of skilled workers. (Ref. 070125)
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With an unemployment rate of 3.7% – a record – Denmark is experiencing full employment. This exceptional situation is pushing the government to relax its very restrictive policy concerning immigration. In order to help Danish companies encountering problems to hire skilled workers – thus using just-in-time work methods – the Integration Ministry is going to extend the list of the “Job card scheme” to more skilled jobs: dentists, architects, lawyers, and so on. In total, 50 categories of occupa

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