Prøve i Dansk 3 (Danish 3 Exam)

Denmark's adult Danish education has three tracks, each ending in a test. Prøve i Dansk 3 is the test at the end of module 5 of Danish Education 3. Under the Danish regulation on these tests, it has a written part, covering reading comprehension and written production, and an oral part in communication that includes listening. The tests are prepared by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) and held twice a year, in May to June and November to December.

For general immigration purposes it is passed with an average of at least 02 on the Danish 7-point scale. Health authorisation asks for much more.

The Danish Patient Safety Authority (STPS) requires:

• Oral communication: at least 10, and you must pass it.
• Reading comprehension: at least 7.
• Written communication: at least 7.

You have several attempts, and the grades do not all have to come from the same sitting. For nurses trained outside the EU/EEA the requirement applies from 1 July 2025, and they must pass before starting employment for adaptation and training purposes; STPS lists some transitional exemptions. Doctors also take a separate medical test in Danish.

1. Contact your municipality about Danish classes or find a language centre that holds the test.
2. Register through a test provider for the coming term. Self-study candidates register with a provider and may be charged a registration fee set in the regulations, which your municipality can decide to pay.
3. Sit the written part first; the oral part follows in the same term.
4. Send STPS a certified copy or the original certificate, by post or at its reception. Allow up to 14 days for a confirmation email.

STPS wants the result to be no more than 12 months old when you apply, unless you have lived in Denmark continuously since you passed.

STPS does not require the test if you completed Danish upper secondary education, or hold a diploma in oral and written Danish from the higher preparatory exam, GIF or IB Danish at A level, Studieprøven, or further education in Denmark taught in Danish.

STPS's route for doctors from outside the EU/EEA starts with approval of your education, then the Danish 3 Exam, the medical test in Danish, a course in Danish health legislation and finally employment for adaptation and training that ends with an evaluation. For nurses the exam must be passed before the adaptation job starts. STPS lets you collect the three grades over several sittings, so plan time for more than one term. Dentists follow a similar pattern with their own professional tests.

• Passing with a low average. A pass for residence purposes may still fall short of 10, 7 and 7.
• An old result. Watch the 12-month rule.
• Missing registration deadlines, which providers set well before each term.