# Non-EU/EEA citizens exempt from paying tuition

**Source**: https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/fees-and-funding/non-eu-citizens-exempt-from-paying-tuition
**Parent**: https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/fees-and-funding/how-to-pay-tuition-fees

- Students studying in Denmark in exchange for Danish students taking their places at their home universities according to agreements between Danish universities and one or more universities abroad.
- Students with a permanent residence permit or a time-limited residence permit issued with a possibility of permanent residence in Denmark.
- Students with dual citizenship in both an EU/EEA country and a non-EU/EEA country.
- Students with a residence permit granted on the grounds of family reunification (9M, only applies to accompanying children)
- Students holding an *EU* residence card (issued in Denmark by Statsforvaltningen).
- Students who have been granted government scholarships (in accordance with § 19 (6) of the Danish Act on Universities ). See [tuition fee waivers](https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/fees-and-funding/tuition_fee_waivers).
- [Children of workers from non-EU/EEA countries](https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/fees-and-funding/non-eu-citizens-exempt-from-paying-tuition/children_of_workers_from_non-eu_and_non-eea_countries).

All applicants must contact the Office of International Education in order to verify that they do qualify for the exemption. Please send us an email to [MScAdmissions@adm.dtu.dk](mailto:MScAdmissions@adm.dtu.dk) with a copy of your residence permit.

If you have
a Danish residence permit, then please upload a valid SIRI residence permit
letter and your residence card to your case when you apply to DTU.