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Can I volunteer in Denmark?

Get to know the rules for carrying out volunteer work when staying in Denmark.

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    If volunteering is not the main purpose of your stay in Denmark

    You can read more about the rules and regulations of volunteering in Denmark, when volunteering is not the main purpose of your stay in Denmark, on newtodenmark.dk - the website of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).

    Unpaid voluntary work - the rules

    If volunteering is the main purpose of your stay in Denmark

    Please be aware that if your main purpose of coming to Denmark is to become a volunteer carrying out unpaid work of a social or humanitarian character you must obtain a residence permit or an EU residence document.

    You can read more about coming to Denmark as a volunteer on newtodenmark.dk - the website of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI). 

    If volunteering is your main purpose in Denmark
    Last updated: 26. January 2024