A number of people who have a work permit providing residence rights in Denmark have recently contacted authorities to ask how their situation is affected if they lose their job. READ ALSO: Employment climbs in Denmark but Novo Nordisk job cuts on wayIf you have involuntarily become unemployed as a work permit holder, for instance due to redundancies or downscaling, your work permit will stop being valid. You can apply for the jobseeking residence permit if your original work permit was granted through various work permit schemes. Other types of work permit scheme, including the Fast Track scheme’s ‘supplementary’ pay limit track’, do not give access to the jobseeking permit, SIRI states. If you get a job offer, you have to apply for a new work permit based on the new job.