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Temporary residence permit under Denmark's Special Act (Denmark is not part of EU temporary protection). Cards valid to 17 Mar 2027 are extended to 17 Mar 2028 without an application; the new card comes by post. This time doesn't count towards permanent residence.

Passport or other ID (also for children); proof of refugee status in Ukraine if you are not a Ukrainian citizen; job contract if you have one. Men aged 23–59: an official Ukrainian document (Reserve+ or Diia) showing exemption from military service and fulfilled military obligations.

Only while in Denmark: online form SL1 on nyidanmark.dk (or a paper form), then within 4 weeks fingerprints and photo at the Immigration Service's Borgerservice (book a time). While waiting you may stay at an asylum centre.

Average 35 days. After approval you are assigned to a municipality: it takes over within 15 working days, registers you in the CPR (personal number) and gives you a temporary home.

Ends 17 Mar 2028 unless extended again. Lapses if you give up your residence in Denmark or stay abroad over 6 months in a row (stays in Ukraine for recognised reasons: ask for dispensation in advance). Men under 23 who applied from 25 Jun 2026: only until their 23rd birthday.

No flights from Ukraine (airspace closed): bus or train via Poland and Germany, car (via Germany, also by ferry), or fly from Poland to Copenhagen. Men aged 23–60 generally cannot leave Ukraine.

Ukraine is not on the EU list: microchip, rabies vaccination, antibody test 30+ days later and a 3-month wait, EU health certificate; enter via a designated point. 13 dog breeds are banned, incl. Caucasian, Central Asian and South Russian shepherds, Pit Bull and Kangal.

Danish; English is widely spoken. Special Act holders get free Danish courses (danskuddannelse) through their municipality as part of the integration programme.

Yes, once the permit is granted, or already after applying and giving biometrics (unless you are clearly not eligible); no separate work permit. You need a tax card from the Danish Tax Agency (Skattestyrelsen); the job centre helps with job search.

Electricians, plumbers, carpenters, bricklayers, mechanics, welders, cooks and waiters; engineers, software developers, nurses, doctors, dentists, psychologists, auditors (Workindenmark shortage lists, 2026).

Yes, like residents once you have a CPR number and the yellow health card: free GP and hospital care, free dental care for children. Adults pay part of medicine and dental costs. While your application is pending: necessary care.

No, but subsidised: parents pay at most a quarter of the cost; low-income families get a full or partial free place (økonomisk friplads), siblings pay half. Municipalities must offer a place from 26 weeks of age.

Yes, public school (folkeskole) is free; education is compulsory from the reception class (about age 6) through grade 9. Special rules allowing lessons in Ukrainian or English and remote learning are planned to be repealed.

The municipality must provide a temporary home with basic furniture; you pay rent from income or benefits and can't choose the municipality. In regular rented housing you can get housing benefit (boligstøtte); the municipality can lend you the deposit.

No general one-off payment. The municipality can grant means-tested help for necessary one-off expenses.

Kontanthjælp at the minimum rate (the 9-of-10-years residence rule isn't met): DKK 7,095/month before tax (2026); DKK 3,057 if under 30 and living with parents. Single parents +DKK 1,712 (also if your spouse is in Ukraine). Income and assets are taken into account.

On kontanthjælp: child supplement DKK 2,909/month per parent (2026). Child and youth benefit (DKK 3,342–5,370 per quarter by age, DKK 1,114/month at 15–17) is earned gradually: 8.3% for each half-year in Denmark, full after 6 years.

Approx. private listings, Nov 2026: Copenhagen DKK 208/m², Aarhus 153, Odense 114 per month (60 m² ≈ DKK 12,500 / 9,200 / 6,800). Social housing: on average DKK 960/m² a year (≈ DKK 6,300/month for 79 m², 2026).

Approx. DKK 3,400/month per person in Copenhagen (Numbeo, Nov 2026: recommended minimum food cost ≈ DKK 3,360).

Copenhagen municipal daycare from 1 May 2026: under 3 y 1 m DKK 4,289/month with lunch (3,555 without), older children DKK 2,816 (1,988). Other municipalities set their own prices. Private daycare: —

Public school is free; after-school club (SFO) in Copenhagen DKK 2,042/month (July free). Private and free schools typically DKK 1,500–2,000/month (Danish Private Schools association, 2025).

Not needed: public healthcare covers residents with a CPR number. Optional Sygeforsikringen 'danmark' pays part of dental, medicine and glasses costs: from DKK 435/quarter (group 5, 2026).

Since 3 Sep 2026 men aged 23–59 (applications from 25 Jun 2026) get a permit only with proof of exemption from military service; younger men only until age 23. Planned from 1 Dec 2026: no new permits for people from 14 less war-affected regions (incl. Lviv, Vinnytsia, Zakarpattia and Kyiv region, not Kyiv city); from 2027, a work obligation for kontanthjælp recipients. A permit in another country can lead to refusal. Read your Digital Post (e-Boks/mit.dk) and keep your name on the mailbox. nyidanmark.dk: Special Act