Change of position, EU/EEA/Swiss citizens

If the basis of your residence in Denmark changes—e.g. you have been given a registration certificate/EU residence permit as a student and you wish to remain in Denmark in order to work—you must inform the State Administration in order to receive a new registration certificate/EU residence permit.

To change the EU residence permit from ‘study’ to ‘work’, you need to work in Denmark at least 10-12 hours per week for a minimum of 10-12 weeks.

Please inform the Regional State Administration about the new basis of residence by email and submit all relevant documents to: post@statsforvaltningen.dk.

Read more about the documentation here.

If your employment letter is older than 30 days, you will need an ‘employer’s declaration’.

Please contact Corporate HR if you need the declaration.
Mails/questions regarding guests or the Guest Researcher System, please contact guestresearcher@dtu.dk.

If you need an employer’s declaration to be filled in, please contact DTU Service Portal

If your Danish work and residence permit expires due to the expiration date of your passport and you need to extend it, please contact DTU Service Portal

For other inquiries, please contact HR-Recruitment@dtu.dk
Updated 03 oktober 2025