Who requires a visa?
If you are a citizen of one of the following countries, you must
have a visa in order to enter Denmark:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia*, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, China**, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cuba,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia,
Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India*,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Macedonia (FYROM), Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro,
Morocco*, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea,
Northern Marianas, Oman, Pakistan*, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru*,
Philippines*, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tomé and Principe, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Christoffer and Nevis, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand*, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia****, Turkey***, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Passports issued by the Palestinian Authority.
If you are a citizen of one of the following countries, you do not
need a visa in order to enter Denmark:
Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Salvador, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States,
Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela
* Citizens with diplomatic and service passports are exempt from the visa
requirement.
** Holders of a "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" passport, a "Região
Administrativa Especial de Macau" passport or a "British National
Overseas" passport are exempt from the visa requirement.
*** Citizens with diplomatic, special and service passports are exempt
from the visa requirement.
**** Citizens with diplomatic passports are exempt from the visa
requirement.
A visa is issued for the purpose of a short stay (less than 3 months) in
Denmark and other Schengen countries. Employment is not permitted during
the stay covered by the visa. Foreign citizens who are exempted from basic
visa requirements can stay, but not work, in the Schengen region up to 3
months.
For sojourns longer than 3 months as well as stays in connection with
studies or employment, including work as au pair, a residence and/or work
permit is required. However, special rules apply to citizens from the
Nordic Countries, the EU Member States as well as Switzerland and
Liechtenstein.
What documents will be required?
- Valid national passport or other valid travel identification.
- Two passport photos. The photo must be 35 mm x 45 mm (size of head 30-36
mm from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head). You must be facing
the camera directly.
- An invitation, if possible, from your reference in Denmark, with
information about the persons you will visit, as well as name and address,
purpose of your visit, and a description of the relationship between you
and your reference in Denmark.
- Information about CPR number and Alien Identification number (if
applicable) of your reference in Denmark.
You may in some cases be asked to produce additional documentation when
submitting your application. In most cases, you will be charged a
processing fee. As such, it is a good idea to contact the diplomatic
mission in question prior to submitting your visa application.
You are advised not to purchase closed airline tickets or travel insurance
before the diplomatic mission confirms that you are eligible for a visa.
Time required to issue visa:
The overwhelming majority of visa applications are processed and decided
on by Danish diplomatic missions abroad. These cases will usually be
decided within a few days. Some cases, however, may take 10-12 days.
Cases handled by the Immigration Service, including most applications to
visit friends and family, have an average processing time of approximately
ten weeks.
The average processing time for other types of visas, e.g. business visas
and visas for cultural visits, is four to six weeks.
In the case of applications for business visas, the Immigration Service
will normally send a questionnaire to the contact in Denmark. If there is
sufficient information to make a decision after the contact has filled out
the questionnaire, the processing time should be no more than 30 days.
The average processing time for extension of a visa/temporary stay is
currently one to two weeks.
The Immigration Service calculates processing times based on the date the
application was received. The times listed here are rough averages. Some
cases will be processed faster, while others may take longer.
What is the cost of a visa?
A fee shall be charged upon submission of all types of applications for
visas, including from spouses entered in the other spouse’s passport and
from children aged 6 years and above entered in their parents’ passports,
at a Danish Embassy or Consulate abroad with the exceptions specified
below.
Generally, visa fees shall be charged for the work involved in processing
the application, and thus shall not be reimbursed if the application is
rejected. However, if an applicant decides not to submit an application
following a (brief) statement by the Embassy or Consulate concerning the
likelihood of the application being accepted, no fee shall be charged. No
fee shall be charged for investigating whether a visa is required.
01. Danish visa fees pursuant to Schengen
Visa fees were increased on 1 January 2007 from EUR 35 to EUR 60 (DKK
450, using a EURO rate of DKK 7.45), however, not for countries with which
the Commission has been authorised, on 1 January 2007, to negotiate a visa
facilitation agreement. Until further notice, a fee of EUR 35 (DKK 260)
shall be charged from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine.
02. Exceptions from the obligation to pay
Fees shall not be levied for the issue of visas in the following
cases:
- Persons with travel documents issued by countries whose own nationals
are exempt from requiring visas (travel documents for refugees and aliens’
passports).
- Diplomats and persons travelling on official business for their country
and, following local assessment, in connection with private travel, as
well as their accompanying spouses and children.
- Travelling persons employed at the UN Secretariat, at UN organisations
(foundations, programmes and special organisations), at OSCE institutions
as well as travelling members of the Council of Europe and their
accompanying spouses and children.
- Persons who have a declaration to the effect that they are travelling on
business pertaining to the UN or to one of the above-mentioned
organisations, etc.
- Employees of Global Biodiversity Facility (GBIF) in Copenhagen and
persons working for the GBIF Board in connection with conferences,
meetings etc as well as their accompanying spouses and children.
- Employees of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
(ICES) in Copenhagen, and persons working for the ICES Board in connection
with conferences, meetings etc as well as their accompanying spouses and
children.
- Employees of the European Radio communications Office (ERO) in
Copenhagen and persons working for the ERO Board in connection with
conferences, meetings etc as well as their accompanying spouses and
children.
- Employees of Eurofish in Copenhagen and persons working for the Eurofish
Board in connection with conferences, meetings etc as well as their
accompanying spouses and children.
- Employees of the European Environment Agency (EEA) in Copenhagen and
persons working for the EEA Board in connection with conferences, meetings
etc as well as their accompanying spouses and children.
- Spouses and registered partners of citizens from an EU/EEA Member State
other than Denmark and their children or the children of the
spouse/partner who are not yet 21 years old or who are dependents of the
EU/EEA citizen, as well as relatives in the direct line of ascent and the
spouse’s/partner’s relatives in the direct line of ascent who are
dependents of the EU/EEA citizen. Such members of the families of Danish
citizens who exercise their right to free movement in another EU Member
State are covered by the exception. The EU/EEA rules also apply to
Switzerland. Foreign Service staff, their spouses and children under the
age of 21 who are part of the household.
- At the discretion of the Embassy or Consulate, students, athletes, etc.
may be granted exemption from paying fees where trips take place as part
of an exchange agreement, amateur sports event, amateur concert event and
the like, or if the Embassy or Consulate considers such exemption
appropriate for other reasons. In all such cases, the relevant reason
shall be recorded in the files.
- Applicants under six years old.
- School pupils, students, postgraduate students and accompanying
teachers, who undertake trips for the purpose of study or other
educational training,
- Researchers from third countries travelling within the Community for the
purpose of carrying out scientific research as defined in the
Recommendation 2005/761/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of
28 September 2005 to facilitate the issue by the Member States of uniform
short-stay visas for researchers from third countries travelling within
the Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific research.
How long is the visa valid for?
A visa allows you to stay a maximum of 90 days per 6 months in Denmark.
A visa normally grants you the right to stay in the entire Schengen
region. The Schengen countries are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
If you are a citizen of a country with no visa requirement to enter
Denmark, you can also stay in the Schengen region for a maximum of 90 days
per 6 months.
The six-month period is calculated from the date of first entry into the
Schengen region. Both the entire day of the date of entry and the entire
day of the date of exit are included in the number of days you have stayed
in the Schengen region - regardless of the time of day the entry or exit
took place.
The date of 'first entry' is:
- the date on which you entered the Schengen region for the first time,
and subsequently
- the date of any subsequent entry into the Schengen region which takes
place after the expiration of a six-month period.
Example of 'first entry'
If you arrive for the first time in Denmark or another Schengen country on
1 February 2008, you can stay in the Schengen region for a period of three
months (90 days) within the six-month period which ends on 31 July 2008.
If you return again on 1 October 2008 – i.e. more than six months after
your very first entry into the Schengen region – this date will constitute
a new 'first entry'. Therefore, 1 October 2008 constitutes the beginning
of a new six-month period during which you can stay in the Schengen region
for a period of up to three months.
If you arrive again on 1 June 2009, it will be this date which constitutes
the next date of 'first entry', and so on.
Residence permit from another Schengen country
If you are a citizen of a country with a visa requirement to enter
Denmark, and you hold a residence permit issued by another Schengen
country, you do not necessarily need to apply for a visa in order to enter
Denmark. In most cases, your residence permit in the other Schengen
country will allow you to enter Denmark without a visa.
Please note that it is your own responsibility to know how long your visa
allows you to stay in Denmark.
Other information:
Denmark is very keen to attract foreign students to the country.
If you would like to study at a college of further education etc. in
Denmark, you must have been granted a residence permit before your arrival
in Denmark. To be granted a residence permit, you must be able to
document:
- That you have been enrolled on a course of further education which is
approved by a state authority or which is offered by a state-approved
educational institution.
- That you can support yourself during your stay, or that you have paid
tuition fees.
- That you can speak and understand the language used to teach the course,
and that you can speak and understand Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English
or German at a reasonable level.
Basically, as a foreign student, you can obtain a residence permit while
you complete your studies/training in Denmark and for participating in
part of the education/training as a guest student.
If you complete a higher educational programme in Denmark, you can also
remain in the country for six months after you have finished your
education/training in order to look for work. You will also be granted a
permit to work 15 hours a week alongside your studies as well as for
full-time work in June, July and August.
Embassy contact information:
Please contact the nearest Denmark embassy for information on what
documentation you may require to enter Denmark.
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- Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs - URL: www.um.dk
- Danish Immigration Service - URL:
www.nyidanmark.dk
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