Pakistani Doctors in Denmark

14/05/2026

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I want to share something about the current situation for us in Denmark.

This is not about blaming the DPSA or saying that the authorization pathway is false. Everything written in the authorization letters and official information is generally true.

But the real question many of us are silently asking is:

“What will our future look like during this long journey?”

Because between receiving authorization guidance and actually becoming established in the Danish healthcare system, there are years of uncertainty, financial pressure, language struggles, emotional stress, and professional insecurity.

The reality begins with:

- Learning Danish to a very high level while working survival jobs.

- Supporting yourself financially for years.

- Competing for limited KBU opportunities.

- Facing uncertainty even after passing exams and PD3.

- Watching time pass while your medical career remains on hold.

This is the part nobody really discusses openly, including myself. And honestly, many people feel that no one can truly change it.

The issue is not that the system is fake or dishonest. The issue is that many foreign doctors do not fully realize how difficult, expensive, mentally exhausting, and long this process can become before reaching stability.

We are losing motivation. Some run out of money. Some struggle psychologically. Some eventually leave Denmark ,or even leave medicine completely, despite being qualified doctors.

We respect Denmark, the rules, and the process. We are grateful for the opportunity.

But there should also be more honest conversations about the practical realities and long-term uncertainty international doctors face after arriving here.

In 2025, SIRI issued around 52,000 residence permits, and many healthcare professionals and doctors arrived with hopes for a better future.

The question is:

What will our future here look like?

And more importantly:

What can we do together to support each other?

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14/12/2025

I have to call the Danish government's treatment of people downright disgusting. Here's why:

A few months ago, I read a long article in one of the Danish national newspapers about an Iranian woman who felt cheated.

It started when the Danish embassy in Tehran applied for thousands of Iranian nurses to come to Denmark because there was an acute shortage of this professional group in Denmark. Lots of Iranian female nurses responded to the invitation and obtained visas for Denmark.

They sold everything they had at home, packed up their husbands and children and left for the promised land, Denmark. Most of them were disappointed because there were no internships for them when they finally arrived. A few were accepted into a three-year authorisation programme, where they had to demonstrate their skills in various departments of a hospital.

The woman I read about belonged to the latter group. She had high expectations that once the programme was over, she would be permanently employed in the department. Her colleagues in the department shared this view. But things turned out neither worse nor better than that, when she was just a few weeks from the finish line, the Immigration Service pulled the rug out from under her. Her residence permit was revoked. A small detail meant that she no longer met the requirements for a residence permit. This meant that she was also unable to complete her authorisation process in Denmark.

Right now, there is a total hiring freeze in the Danish healthcare system. Nevertheless, representatives of the Danish government are now on their way to the Philippines to hire several thousand nurses from there. And they will experience exactly the same thing as the Iranian woman mentioned in the newspaper.



Therefore, I would like to encourage everyone here who is from the Philippines to share this, so that we can prevent people from coming to Denmark with high expectations, only to return home empty-handed. The Iranian woman mentioned above and her family had absolutely nothing when they returned home. No home, no belongings, no job. We must not allow this to happen to anyone else, regardless of nationality.

It is disgraceful, shameful and completely unacceptable that Danish politicians are playing with people's lives in this way. We must put a stop to this so that we do not see more of these sad stories.

I hope you will share this post, possibly copy/paste it and share it widely in the Philippines and other places where it might be relevant.

01/08/2024

Many doctors have shifted to Denmark to embark upon a new era in their profession life for their children and families

01/08/2024

Dear All we need to get connected so we can get to know each other and help each other in general. I welcome our friendship to grow stronger and honestly build trust together towards a positive relationship