You can see a full list of practical matters before leaving Denmark at the Lifeindenmark.dk website. Please go through the guide to make sure you deal with important practical matters such as:
The guide also contains advice on issues related to your family and belongings as well as housing.
If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen and hold a residence card, you must destroy (cut up) the card upon leaving Denmark. Please make sure you destroy the card completely and immediately – but only if you are leaving Denmark permanently and the card is no longer valid.
Your social security rights depend on your work situation, your country of residence and your citizenship. Therefore, you should check your coverage with the authorities or your new employer in the country you are moving to.
When you leave Denmark to live in another EU country, some EU countries require documentation to prove that you have been covered by the social security system in Denmark to be covered by the social security system in their country.
If you need to document your periods of social security coverage in Denmark, there are two steps to take:
Udbetaling Danmark is the authority who administers questions relating to social security and international health insurance in Denmark. Once Udbetaling Danmark receives the form S040, they will fill it out and return it to the public authorities in your new home country, proving that you were covered by Danish national healthcare during your stay in Denmark.
If you resign from your position to move abroad, the university will pay the amount due for your ordinary holiday and special holiday directly to you. To qualify for this payment, you must document that you have deregistered from the CPR register.
Read more about holiday and termination of employment on the Staff Portal
Aarhus University recommends that you contact your pension fund for information on what to do about your pension when leaving Denmark.
Upon leaving Denmark, you may transfer your periods of work and unemployment benefits from Denmark to another EU/EEA country. This is only possible if you have been employed and insured against unemployment in Denmark.
If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen, you cannot transfer periods of work and unemployment benefits from Denmark to another EU/EEA country. But if you are moving to another Nordic country, you can transfer earned rights from Denmark.