Brief and to the point about family benefits: You are working legally in Denmark, you are entitled to family benefit for children under the age of 18 on the same basis as Danish citizens. The children do not have to reside in Denmark. It is sufficient that one of the parents works in Denmark either seasonally or permanently. How much I am entitled to...Read More

Briefly and to the point about FeriePenge: Feriepenge is otherwise known as vacation pay, which is due to every person working legally in Denmark. An employee receives about 2.08 days of vacation for each month worked. On an annual basis, this makes a total of 25 days, or 5 weeks of vacation. How much FeriePenge am I entitled to? FeriePenge is calculated at 12.5% on gross salary....Read More

Briefly and to the point about traffic fines: We can receive a fine if we commit a traffic offense and the Danish police stop us in the act, i.e., for example, when we drove through a red light or talked on the phone while holding it to our ear while driving, and the police were controlling traffic at that point. Much more often, we can receive a fine....Read More

Briefly and to the point about FeriePenge and Ferielov: Feriepenge is otherwise known as vacation pay, which is due to every person working legally in Denmark. Approximately 2.08 days of vacation are accrued for each full month worked. On an annual basis, this makes a total of 25 days, or 5 weeks of vacation. For more information on FeriePenge, how they are calculated, how to pay them....Read More