Pay limit scheme certification Denmark 2027: free check

How it works

1

Answer the questions

About your agreement, staff and compliance. Choose "Don't know" if you need to check something.

2

See the result for free

Each condition with status, legal reference and what is missing, plus the list of attachments.

3

Buy the application pack for DKK 1,195 if you want

Draft answers for every field, the declarations explained, a checklist and deadlines as a PDF.

The questions

Answer based on the business as it is today. Nothing is stored until you order.

The business

What kind of employer are you?Company, foundation or association with annual reports in the CVR register (e.g. ApS or A/S)Personally owned business (sole proprietorship or I/S partnership)Public employer (state, municipality, region or public institution)Don't know

How many permanent full-time employees do you have in Denmark today?

Count only permanent full-time employees. Temporary agency workers, part-time staff and fixed-term employees do not count.

Don't know

Has the business been operating for at least 2 years?Yes, under the current CVR numberYes, but only combined: we got a new CVR number through conversion, merger or demerger within the last 2 yearsNoDon't know

Have you prepared an annual report (public employers: annual accounts) for each of the last 2 years?YesNoDon't know

Collective agreement and control

How are you covered by a collective agreement?We are a member of an employers' organisation under DA (e.g. DI or Dansk Erhverv), and the agreement is with a union under FH or AkademikerneWe are covered through Finans Danmark, Forsikring & Pension, GLS-A or Dansk Håndværk, and the agreement is with a union under FHWe have signed or acceded to our own agreement with a union under FH or AkademikerneWe are a public employer covered by a public-sector agreementWe have an agreement with another organisation (e.g. Krifa or Det Faglige Hus)We have no collective agreementDon't know

Are the positions you want to fill with foreign workers covered by the agreement?YesNoDon't know

Is the agreement a salaried-staff agreement that is still dormant under the 50 % rule?

A dormant agreement only applies once the union has shown that at least half of the employees in the area are members. Most answer no.

NoYesDon't know

Do you know which union is party to the agreement?YesNoDon't know

Will you give the union ongoing access to check that the agreement is complied with for the foreign employees?Yes, under a control agreement between the parties (e.g. the DA and FH agreement of 26 June 2025)Yes, under the statutory minimum rules (there is no control agreement)NoDon't know

Do you have an elected union representative in the agreement area where the foreign workers will be employed?YesNoDon't know

Compliance record

Has the business been ordered to pay a fine (bod) by the Labour Court or industrial arbitration for underpaying foreign workers within the last 2 years?NoYesDon't know

Is the business currently subject to a lawful industrial dispute (strike or lockout)?NoYesDon't know

Does the business have an immediate enforcement notice (strakspåbud) from the Danish Working Environment Authority that has not been complied with?NoYesDon't know

Has the business been convicted of illegal employment of foreign nationals within the last year (Aliens Act section 59(5) or section 60(1))?NoYes, once or twice, and each fine was below DKK 60,000 (DKK 100,000 if you have 250 or more full-time employees)Yes, with a fine of at least DKK 60,000 (DKK 100,000 if you have 250 or more full-time employees) or a harsher penaltyYes, 3 times or moreDon't know

Does the business have overdue debt to public authorities (e.g. tax, VAT, withholding tax, labour market contribution or ATP)?NoYes, but we have a repayment agreement with the Danish Debt Collection Agency, and we keep to itYes, without a repayment agreementDon't know

Is the business in bankruptcy, compulsory composition, insolvency or liquidation proceedings?NoYesDon't know

Has the business or a member of the board or management been convicted of bribery, fraud, money laundering, terrorism, participation in a criminal organisation, child labour or human trafficking?

These are the matters shown on the Danish Business Authority's service certificate (Public Procurement Act sections 135 and 137), for the periods the certificate covers.

NoYesDon't know

The guidance meeting

Can a member of your management, employed by you, attend SIRI's guidance meeting?

A lawyer, a recruitment agency or just any employee cannot attend instead.

YesNoDon't know

Your result

The application pack as a PDF

This is the check of the conditions. The finished application pack contains:

Draft answers for every field of the application with your details
The three declarations on your honour as drafts, explained with consequences
Checklist of attachments, tailored to your answers
Deadlines and process from application to certification, and what happens next

A refusal costs you the certification fee: DKK 6,810 at the 2026 level, which is not refunded (executive order 1612/2025, section 7).

DKK 1,195

incl. VAT (DKK 956 excl. VAT) · one company · no subscription

Save up to DKK 17,500 compared with a law firm's price for certification (DKK 14,995 + VAT)

Calculated incl. VAT against our price, rounded down to the nearest hundred.

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Questions and answers

Who needs to be certified?

The employer that wants to hire foreign workers under the new collective-agreement-based pay limit scheme. Certification applies to the CVR number that applies. A fast-track certification does not give access to the new scheme.

When can we apply?

The act enters into force on 1 January 2027. As of 7 October 2026, SIRI has not published the application form. You can prepare everything now.

What does SIRI charge?

The certification fee is DKK 6,810 in 2026 (executive order 1612/2025). The 2027 rate has not been published. The fee is paid no later than with the application.

How long is certification valid?

3 years the first time and then 4 years at a time when extended (section 9 a(23) of the Aliens Act).

Can our lawyer or recruitment agency attend the guidance meeting?

No. According to the explanatory notes to the act, it must be a member of your management who is employed by the business.

Is this legal advice?

No. The check and the pack are based on the legal text and your own answers. SIRI decides the case. If your case is unclear, e.g. because of a fine, a conviction or a restructuring, talk to a lawyer or your employers' organisation.

Is your company ready for certification?