Apply for a visa

The first step is to determine which visa type you need, and check whether you’re eligible to apply for it.

You’ll also need to know the documents that you’ll have to submit along with your application,  how long the application might take and fees you’ll have to pay.

Each application must comply with the guidelines applicable for your visa category.

If your documents are not in English, you may need to get translations prepared before applying.

If you want to work, seek family reunification, or stay in Denmark longer than 90 days (e.g. for study purposes), you should apply for a residence permit. Please visit NewToDenmark for more information about.

Going to Greenland and/or the Faroe Islands?

If you are seeking to obtain a visa to enter Greenland or the Faroe Islands, as well as a Schengen visa, you only need to submit a single application. Visa applications for Greenland and the Faroe Islands are issued by Danish missions. Read more about visa to Greenland and the Faroe Islands here.

You can apply for visa for Greenland and the Faroe Islands on ApplyVisa

Please do the following:

1. When filling out the application on this website choose Denmark as your main destination

2. When you hand in the application cover letter at the visa application center, please inform the staff about your main destination being Greenland and/or the Faroe Islands

Once you have identified the visa type please fill the online application form.

For Short term Visa’s please fill the online application form on ApplyVisa.

For Residence permit, please fill the application form on NewToDenmark.

Once you have filled your visa form, you need to book an appointment  to have your fingerprints and photo taken at a Danish Visa Application Centre. This is known as ‘biometric information’ .

Once you’ve booked your appointment, you’ll receive an appointment confirmation email along with the letter of appointment.

If you are part of a family or group, you’ll have to book individual appointments for each member of the family or group.

Once you have filled your application online and paid the visa fee, please print the cover letter and payment fee receipt. This will be required for submitting your application at the Danish Visa Application Centre.

Please note that besides the visa fee there is a service fee that you will need to pay, when you hand in your application at the Visa Application Centre.

For more information on the visa fees, please visit the embassy website.

You’ll have to submit your completed visa application form at the Danish Visa Application Centre in person.

Find out What happens at the Danish Visa Application Centre.

You will receive an email update when your decision has been returned to the Danish Visa Application Centre. If you can’t access email easily, or would like more detailed tracking information, you may also be able to get updates by SMS sent directly to your phone. Check whether this service is available at the Danish Visa Application Centre you are visiting.

You can also track your visa application status online. Use the Reference Number present on the invoice/receipt issued by the Danish Visa Application Centre along with your last name to access this service.

After a visa application decision has been made, you can pick up your passport from the Danish Visa Application Centre.

Collecting your passport in person: bring the receipt issued by the Danish Visa Application Centre and a form of Government identification. If permitted you may be able to send a representative to collect your passport; they will need to present a letter of authorization signed by you, bring the receipt issued to you by the Danish Visa Application Centre and their Government identification.

Please check with the Danish Visa Application Centre at opening time for the options available to collect your documents.