Unpaid guest researchers/guest PhD students, EU/EEA/Swiss citizens

EU citizens may freely enter Denmark and remain in the country for up to three months without an EU residence permit.

If the unpaid guest researcher/guest PhD student is staying in Denmark for more than three months, he/she needs an EU residence permit. The application for the EU residence permit has to be submitted before the expiry of the three-month period.

The unpaid guest researcher/guest PhD student is allowed to start working before the EU residence permit is issued.

Accompanying family members
Family members who accompany or join the unpaid guest researcher/guest PhD student may also get a registration certificate on the condition that the person having the primary right of residence has established real and actual residence in Denmark.

If the family member is not an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen, a residence card will be issued.

Process at DTU
To start the application process for an EU residence permit, we need:

• Given name(s) (as it appears in the passport)
• Surname (as it appears in the passport)
• Gender
• Email address
• Nationality
• Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
• Period of stay (dd/mm/yyyy - dd/mm/yyyy)
• Title
• An invitation letter from DTU

After receiving the above-mentioned letter, Corporate HR sends the unpaid guest researcher/guest PhD student guidelines on how to apply for an EU residence permit.

Note: Documentation of sufficient resources to finance the stay is required, as DTU will not pay any salary.