The rules for students on an education visa are very different. I am an American that moved to Denmark and went through the immigration process, and believe me, you want to get the rules RIGHT and not deviate or they WILL kick you out!! (I did get kicked out and I married a Dane...we had to argue long and hard to keep me in) I had overstayed my American Passport visa 90 days by 5 days because my Family Reunification paperwork took longer than expected. We had received conflicting information from several different Kommunes so it was all very confusing.

I would recommend working closely with the University liaison that is in charge of exchange students and DO NOT deviate from the plan on how you can travel in and out of the country. Don't take someone's word as truth and talk to the Australian Embassy, they should have people there to assist you on Australians rights and travel within Denmark. The Danish immigration system is extremely funny, difficult and confusing. Have clear concise questions to ask them as you will receive many different answers depending on how well they understand and speak English.

The CPR number registration is not a quick nor easy process for people applying for a Marriage Reunification application, so I have no idea how easy it is for a student. Have your ducks in a row before you travel as the Danes are very serious with the paperwork and you can find yourself getting kicked out of the country for one wrong move in your paperwork...

I would check out these websites as they were helpful when I was living in the US considering moving to Denmark

https://www.workindenmark.dk/Moving-to-DK

http://denmark.dk/en/meet-the-danes/ninetips/

GOOD LUCK and enjoy Copenhagen and explore Jutland... a very beautiful country and you will be there during Christmas which is a wonderful time of year to enjoy in Copenhagen... You will truly learn the meaning of Hyggelig!

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