Moving to Denmark for the first time....

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1) Depending on where in the country you're moving to, this could be either very easy and cheap, or very hard and expensive. In general, the closer to a city centre, the rarer and more expensive accommodation is. If you're being related with work, ask them for help. For example, a 3 bedroom apartment, 100m2, in Copenhagen could easily cost +25,000kr per month in rent, whereas it could be less than 10,000kr somewhere like Midtjylland.

2) It's easy enough to apply, although it's not free anymore. There are several websites (nyidanmark.dk, for example), that walk you through the process. If you really apply and push yourself, it is possible to speak and understand basic danish within about 1.5 - 2. years.

3) contact the kommune about this: the region your going to live has its own mini-government, that is in charge of schools, local policies, etc. Lots of information can be found on the website.

4) & 5), these will both take time. Try and make contact with a couple of danish people (neighbours, co-worker's, staff at the local supermarket/Baker/cafe) and explain that you're new. Most people will be glad to help you out, give you tips, and if you speak with them often, you can become friends. Once you're friends with 1 dane, you're not far of being friends with most of their friends.

Although it is easier and more comfortable to find ex-pat friends, I would HIGHLY recommend you try and create a network of danish friends: this will make abusing a lot easier, and will be very handy in the future for finding work, amongst other things.

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I have heard that if you want to work as a doctor in Denmark, you need to pass a Danish test at a high level. That takes people years to do. I have been in language class with many doctors and nurses. Do you already have a job in Denmark? I wouldn’t move here without getting one first.

I am planning to o move to Copenhagen

Or other option is Odense

I'd you have no job lined up, then you really need to investigate job possibilities because as is posted above, there are high language requirements for all nurses, doctors (I think you need to have passed Danskpeøve 3, with grades 7 and above, but this varies by kommune). In fact, you even need to essentially fluent in danish just to donate blood, that's how seriously they take it.

As a reference, it took me between a.year and a year and a half, of 12-18 hours a week at language school to get to that level, and that's considered quick by many people.

Ask the relevant health services, tnats the most important thing you need to do.