Denmark
Authorities publish updated income statistics applicable from 1 January 2025.
The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) uses income statistics made by the Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) in the case processing of applications to decide if an offered job is within the Danish standards for salary. This applies to the Pay Limit Scheme, the Positive List and the Fast Track Scheme, among other routes.
The new income statistics contain information from the third quarter of 2024 and will take effect for applications submitted from 1 January 2025. It is expected that the income statistics will be updated each quarter and that the next update will take effect from 1 January 2025.
SIRI will usually assume that the salary corresponds to Danish standards, and will not make further assessment, if it is stated in the application form and employment contract that:
• The employer is covered by a collective agreement.
SIRI will assess whether the salary corresponds to Danish standards when the employer is a member of an employers’ organisation, but the employment relationship is not covered by a collective agreement. If the salary is just above the regular pay limit, SIRI will generally assume that the salary corresponds to Danish standards.
In cases where the employment relationship is not covered by a collective agreement and the employer is not a member of an employers’ organisation, SIRI will assess whether the salary corresponds to Danish standards up to approximately DKK 71,000, using the income statistics from the DA as a guideline.
Iceland
Residence permit cards accepted for issuance of electronic ID
Residence permit cards issued by the Directorate of Immigration have now been accepted as satisfactory identity cards for being issued an electronic ID.
This means that foreign nationals holding Icelandic residence permit cards can now obtain electronic ID without presenting a passport. For refugees, whose status has been recognized and who do not have a passport from their home country, this means that they no longer need to obtain a travel document for refugees for the purpose of obtaining an electronic ID.
According to the website of Auðkenni, ID cards must meet the following conditions:
- The name must be the same as that registered at Registers Iceland, if the ID number (kennitala) of the applicant is not on the ID card presented.
- The date of birth must be the same as that registered at Registers Iceland.
- The photo of the ID card holder must be clear.
- The ID card must be valid on the date of applying for an electronic ID.
Individuals can apply for an electronic ID at various locations around the country.
Note that residence permit cards issued on the basis of provisional residence permits are not accepted as ID cards.
