Visas
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 area up to 3 months.
Foreign citizens who are required a visa to enter Denmark and who intend to stay in Denmark for more than 3 months must apply for a residence permit prior to arriving in Denmark.
If you have been granted certain types of residence or re-entry permits in another Schengen country, you do not need a visa to enter Denmark. Read more about residence permits issued by another Schengen country. These types of residence permits are not valid for entry into the Faroe Islands or Greenland.
Please note that employment is not permitted during a stay covered by a visa.
Where to file your application
You may apply for a visa at any authorised Danish mission in a country where you are staying legally on a permanent or temporary basis. This includes all Danish Embassies and certain consulates abroad. Furthermore, visas may be issued by the Danish Trade Organisation's Taipei Office in Taiwan.
Certain honorary consulates may receive visa applications and forward them to the supervising Danish Embassy. The abbreviation “postvis” mentioned under contact details in the list of Danish Diplomatic and Consular Posts indicates that the consulate is authorised to receive visa applications. In such cases, if a visa is granted, you must contact the Embassy in person in order to have your visa issued at a later stage.
If it is more convenient for you, it may also be arranged that the authorisation to issue a visa is sent to another Danish mission on your route to Denmark.
For certain countries, Denmark has entered into an agreement with another Schengen country about the handling of visa applications on behalf of Denmark. See which other Schengen countries handle visa applications on behalf of Denmark. As a rule these agreements only cover applications for short stay visas.
Detailed information about the Danish visa rules, including which foreign nationals need visas, can be obtained from the website of the Danish Immigration Service.
Useful links
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Citizens who needs a visa to enter Denmark http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/visa/need_visa/who_needs_visa.htm
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Short stay visas http://um.dk/en/travel-and-residence/short-stay-visas/
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How to apply http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/visa/how-to/how_to_app.htm
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