Denmark Restricts Social Benefits for Foreign Researchers

The Danish government has officially barred foreign researchers, guest researchers, and their accompanying family members from accessing four categories of social benefits. This guidance specifies that individuals in these categories are ineligible to claim certain financial supports.

The four specific benefits that are off-limits have been published, but the Danish authorities have indicated that the restrictions also encompass all benefits under the Active Social Policy Act, suggesting that the four listed items are illustrative rather than exhaustive. The official description clarifies that spouses, children, and other family members who relocate to Denmark with a researcher are equally subject to these restrictions, regardless of whether they hold a research role themselves.