Kingdom of Denmark vs Mongolia
A neutral side-by-side of immigration systems, routes and regulators. Each row links to the underlying visa page with its primary government source.
Last reviewed:
Source basis
This comparison combines Kingdom of Denmark and Mongolia government portals with the primary sources for each side's dominant skilled route. Every detailed figure links through to the underlying route or data page.
Reviewed
Primary sources
- New to Denmark — Official immigration portal
SIRI / Ministry of Immigration and Integration - verified
- Immigration Agency of Mongolia
Immigration Agency of Mongolia - verified
- New to Denmark — Pay Limit Scheme
SIRI (Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration) - verified
- Immigration Agency of Mongolia - residence permit (official and private purposes)
Immigration Agency of Mongolia - verified
Kingdom of Denmark
Denmark's immigration is administered by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) under the Ministry of Immigration and Integration. Key skilled-migration schemes include the Pay Limit Scheme (salary threshold), Positive List (shortage occupations), Fast-Track Scheme (certified employers), and Start-Up Denmark for entrepreneurs. Permanent residence requires 8 years of legal residence (reducible to 4 with full-time employment and Danish language).
- Official portal
- SIRI / Ministry of Immigration and Integration
- Languages
- Danish
- Currency
- Danish krone
Mongolia
Mongolia administers foreigner residence through the Immigration Agency of Mongolia, with investor information provided by the Investment and Trade Agency. Headline routes include the employment (HG) residence permit, investor residence for shareholders of foreign-invested companies, family and student routes, and permanent residence after about five years. Permanent residence does not lead to citizenship, and there is no citizenship-by-investment.
- Official portal
- Immigration Agency of Mongolia
- Languages
- Mongolian
- Currency
- Mongolian togrog
How Kingdom of Denmark and Mongolia differ
| Dimension | Kingdom of Denmark | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Total routes covered | 5 | 5 |
| Routes without employer sponsor | 1 | 3 |
| Routes leading to permanent residence | 4 | 4 |
| Typical full settlement timeline | Pay Limit Scheme -> permanent residence after 8 years, or 4 years for strongest cases -> citizenship after meeting naturalisation conditions. | — |
| Dominant skilled visa | Pay Limit Scheme (Beloebsordningen) | Work Permit and Residence (HG employment) |
| Skilled visa salary minimum | DKK 552,000/year | — |
| Skilled visa processing time | SIRI lists normal Pay Limit Scheme processing at 1 month, with up to 3 months where additional information is needed. | — |
| Skilled visa government fees | Denmark lists a DKK 6,810 fee for the Pay Limit Scheme work-permit application and DKK 3,080 per accompanying family member to an employee. | — |
| Official languages | Danish | Mongolian |
| Currency | Danish krone | Mongolian togrog |
| Primary regulator | Advokatsamfundet | MBA |
| Policy changes (last 12 months) | 0 | 0 |
Skilled-route head-to-head
Comparing each country’s most-used skilled-migration route side by side.
Kingdom of Denmark
Pay Limit Scheme (Beloebsordningen)
- Salary minimum
- DKK 552,000/year
- Government fees
- Denmark lists a DKK 6,810 fee for the Pay Limit Scheme work-permit application and DKK 3,080 per accompanying family member to an employee.
- Processing time
- SIRI lists normal Pay Limit Scheme processing at 1 month, with up to 3 months where additional information is needed.
- Sponsor required
- Yes
- Leads to settlement
- Yes
Mongolia
Work Permit and Residence (HG employment)
- Salary minimum
- —
- Government fees
- —
- Processing time
- —
- Sponsor required
- Yes
- Leads to settlement
- Yes
Routes unique to Mongolia
Visa routes side by side
Kingdom of Denmark (5)
Pay Limit Scheme (Beloebsordningen)
Sponsor · Leads to settlement · Up to 4 years; renewable if employment continues.
Positive List Scheme (Positivlisten)
Sponsor · Leads to settlement · Up to 4 years; renewable.
Fast-Track Scheme (Fast-Track-ordningen)
Sponsor · Leads to settlement · Up to 4 years.
Student Residence Permit
Sponsor · Non-settlement · Duration of studies; renewable annually.
Family Reunification (Familiesammenfoering)
No sponsor · Leads to settlement · Tied to the sponsor's residence status. Leads to permanent residence on the same conditions as work-permit holders.
Mongolia (5)
Work Permit and Residence (HG employment)
Sponsor · Leads to settlement · The residence permit is granted for the same duration as your work permit (often up to a year) and renewed alongside it while you keep the job.
Investor Residence (foreign-invested company)
No sponsor · Leads to settlement · Granted for a defined period linked to your investment or role and extendable; years of qualifying residence can count toward permanent residence.
Private and Family Residence (H-series)
Sponsor · Leads to settlement · Granted for a defined period and renewable while the family or private basis continues; years of qualifying residence can count toward permanent residence.
Student Residence (foreign students)
No sponsor · Non-settlement · Linked to the length of your course and renewable while you remain enrolled; it is a study route rather than a settlement route.
Permanent Residence
No sponsor · Leads to settlement · Confirms long-term residence and is renewed in line with the rules; it is a settlement status but does not lead to citizenship.
Frequently asked questions
Which country has an easier skilled-migration route, Kingdom of Denmark or Mongolia?+
Kingdom of Denmark’s Pay Limit Scheme (Beloebsordningen) requires a salary of at least DKK 552,000/year; Mongolia’s Work Permit and Residence (HG employment) is the dominant skilled route. “Easier” depends on your salary, sponsor situation, and nationality — see each visa’s eligibility detail.
Does Kingdom of Denmark or Mongolia have more visa routes without an employer sponsor?+
Mongolia has more: 3 of its covered routes can be pursued without an employer sponsor, against 1 for Kingdom of Denmark. No-sponsor routes — such as digital-nomad, self-employment, and points-based skilled migration — matter most if you do not yet have a job offer.
Cite or reuse this dataset
This comparison is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Cite the page for the compiled head-to-head table and use the country-comparisons JSON endpoint to retrieve the indexed pair, destination profiles and underlying source datasets.
Suggested citation
Visa Atlas, "Kingdom of Denmark vs Mongolia immigration comparison", https://visaatlas.org/compare/denmark/vs/mongolia. Last verified 27 June 2026.
- JSON endpoint
- https://visaatlas.org/api/public/country-comparisons