Post-Arrival

Starting at Your Danish University

What to do between your offer and your first weeks of classes in Denmark: accept, pay, send final documents, arrive and register.

University Student Portal

Example: autumn 2027

From Offer to First Day

The steps after you are admitted.

Accept your offer: Reply on the online page your university gave you, before the deadline.
Pay tuition: By the university's date, often April or May 2027.
Apply for your residence permit: Your residence permit is the permit that lets you live and study in Denmark. You apply with the online form ST1, and your university fills in the first part.
Send final documents: Final diploma or full transcripts by the deadline.
Arrive and register: Join the welcome week and register your address.

If you do not reply to your offer in time, you lose it. At AAU, you often have only a few days.

Keep these ready for your university and for registering in Denmark.

Final diploma or full transcripts - At DTU: by 15 July 2027, for students from outside the EU.
Tuition payment receipt - For example the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) by 15 April 2027, DTU by 1 May 2027.

Each university sends its own instructions with your offer. Follow them exactly.

Danish universities welcome new students before classes start.

At DTU, the welcome week for new master's students is the week before the semester. The semester starts on 1 September 2027.

Danish universities use European study credits (ECTS) to count your study work.

ECTS credits count how much study work you do. A full-time year is 60 ECTS. A master's is usually 120 ECTS.

Take an active part in your programme to keep your permit.

Where to get help in your first weeks.

Helps with your residence permit and practical steps.

Many universities list jobs for students.

Reply to your offer before the deadline on the online page your university gave you.
Pay tuition on time. Aalborg University (AAU) does not extend its payment deadline.
Upload your final diploma or transcripts by the deadline.
Register your address within 5 days after you have both your residence permit and a home in Denmark. You then get your CPR number, your Danish personal ID number.
Ask the International Office if you need help.