Assessment Process
Once we receive your application and documentation, you will receive a confirmation email (please check your junk email folder, as our emails sometimes end up there). The assessment process may take up to 6 months from the date when the Danish Patient Safety Authority receives all the required documentation. During this time, we will determine whether your application is complete or if additional documentation is needed. If you provide additional documentation, you will not receive a confirmation.
We will conduct an individual assessment of your qualifications to determine whether your education is equivalent to the Dansih basic education. Additional documentation regarding your study program may be requested.
We assess whether you have achieved an overall level of education abroad which is equivalent to the Danish primary education or whether you only lack clinical teaching hours in order for your education to be assessed equal to the Danish education. In case that your education lacks clinical teaching hours this must be compensated for in the authorization process that you must complete to obtain Danish authorization.
If we require additional documentation, we will notify you by email or digital post (e.g., e-Boks, the Danish online digital mailbox, if you have a Danish CPR number). Alternatively, we will send you a letter containing your documentation to the address you have specified in the application form via post.
If your formal qualifications are approved, the letter will provide information on the requirements for obtaining Danish authorization. Please note, that this letter does not serve as your authorization.
Please inform us immediately if there is any change in your address. If you reside abroad, please ensure that you have provided your full address in the application form and that you are able to receive letters by post, as we do not utilize courier services.
Three-Year deadline
Once we have finished our assessment of your foreign education and found it is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education, you must within three years have completed the requirement in the application process, and document this to us.
You may be granted an exemption from the three-year deadline if you:
- Reside in Denmark AND
- Only need to complete an employment for adaptation and training purposes at the time when the deadline has expired AND
- Can document that you have either started or have been offered an employment for adaptation and training purposes.
You can also apply for an exemption from the three-year deadline if you:
- Have been on maternity leave or that you have been absent for a continuous period of at least 3 months during the authorisation process due to serious health conditions or similar circumstances AND
- Can document this with a medical certificate or other similar description signed by either your medical doctor, the hospital that treated you or another relevant healthcare professional.
Please note that if your absence is due to being unable to travel to Denmark, this is generally not considered a valid reason for extending the deadline.