Resident in or leaving Denmark

The employee’s registered address when posted abroad can have an influence on the employee’s residence and work permit, tax, social security (including health insurance), etc. Click the topics for more information.

It is therefore important that the employee checks and takes into account the consequences of leaving the country. You can read more on public websites such as borger.dk and skat.dk.

Stays abroad of more than six months’ duration must always be reported to the CPR register in your municipality of residence as a move to another country.

Employees can still be registered as resident in Denmark if they are staying abroad for exactly six months or less and their former home remains fully available to them. However, employees must apply to be registered as such.

Employees whose former home is not fully available to them while staying abroad for six months or less can apply to not be considered as having left the country. The local council in the municipality where the employee is registered as being resident will carry out a specific assessment. Employees can find more information about this at www.borger.dk and in section 5 of the Central Registration System Act (CPR Loven), and clarify any questions by contacting their municipality of residence.