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But the Immigration Service has pointed out to the eight Danish universities, that among them, foreign nationals have been hired illegally and without work permits,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n<p>The actual percentage of visiting researchers who are rejected in the final instance by immigration authorities is actually low, according to Lindgaard. But the bureaucracy involved in getting residence and work permit can be daunting for universities and staff if things don\u2019t go smoothly. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"node\/8356\">Visa restrictions are scaring off the talent<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>More effective service<\/h2>\n<p>The immigration authorities uphold a speedy one-month fast track system for residency and work permits, but this only works if the applications are absolutely perfect. 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But the Immigration Service has pointed out to the eight Danish universities, that among them, foreign nationals have been hired illegally and without work permits,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n<p>The actual percentage of visiting researchers who are rejected in the final instance by immigration authorities is actually low, according to Lindgaard. But the bureaucracy involved in getting residence and work permit can be daunting for universities and staff if things don\u2019t go smoothly. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"node\/8356\">Visa restrictions are scaring off the talent<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>More effective service<\/h2>\n<p>The immigration authorities uphold a speedy one-month fast track system for residency and work permits, but this only works if the applications are absolutely perfect. Anything out of the ordinary and immigration authorities move applicants onto a slow, many-months-long ultra-slow, track that leaves both the university and the applicant researcher in the lurch.<\/p>\n<p>The three new staff will join the three staff that already work at ISM. How and whether they will be placed in the ISM offices in central campus is yet to be determined. Either way, the new staff are well worth their office space, reckons management, and so does ISM, says Lindgaard.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI believe that our service can become far more effective. We have experienced that professors are spending time out in the faculties helping prospective applicants get through immigration, and this is a waste of time. 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