Less than half of highly skilled green card holders have a job in Denmark today

Highly-educated foreigners lured by immigration scheme wind up unemployed or in menial jobs.

Thousands of university graduates from countries like Pakistan, India and Bangladesh have come to Denmark in recent years via a green card programme that allows highly-skilled foreigners three years to find work in Denmark. The programme has faced criticism after revelations that only a few green card holders found work within their field while the rest ended up taking unskilled work.

Right-Wing: Drop Green Card Scheme

Danish People’s Party believes green card scheme is counterproductive

Ahead of tomorrow’s 2020 reform package negotiations with the government, the Danish People’s Party (DF) has announced a proposal to get rid of the green card scheme.

With the scheme, foreign nationals can obtain a residence permit in Denmark based on a points system which determines the likelihood of the applicant being able to find skilled work in the country.

Cause célèbre for immigration reform

Australian man facing deportation receives outpouring of public support online

Australian Gus Murray came to the country to be with his Danish girlfriend Zenia Inselmann (Photo: Lasse Kofod) 

Entrepreneur Gustavus (Gus) Aird Murray was informed earlier this month that his appeal against having his green card revoked had failed and that he would have to leave the country by May 1.

New Immigration Minister Appointed

New immigration minister: become like us or stay away

Søren Pind prepared to further tighten immigration laws

Either foreigners make an effort to become Danish or they can just stay away from Denmark, according to Søren Pind, the new immigration minister.

Only hours after taking over as immigration minister after Birthe Rønn Hornbech was fired yesterday, Pind declared himself ready to tighten up the immigration laws.

New Points system in Denmark is the worst of its kind in Europe, say EU parliamentarians

The new points system for foreign spouse immigration is the worst of its kind in Europe, according to 185 members of the European Parliament.

The statement came from the red bloc of the EU in the wake of yesterday’s agreement between the government and the Danish People’s Party (DF) on changes in immigration legislation that will lead to the implementation of a point system.