Denmark Visa Information

CRS encourages all future attendees of the 36^th Annual Meeting & Exposition in Copenhagen to review the Denmark visa information. Citizens of certain countries are required to have a visa to enter Denmark.

EU citizens must either present a passport or an ID card valid for the duration of the stay in order to enter Denmark for tourist visits of up to three months. Citizens of other countries must have a valid passport. Some non-EU citizens are required to produce a visa. Please contact your travel agent or the nearest Danish diplomatic post for further information.

A visa is issued for the purpose of a short stay of less than three months. A Denmark visa is valid for the entire Schengen region (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) for a maximum of 90 days over a 6-month period. The 6-month period is calculated from the date of first entry into Denmark/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 to stay in Denmark/the Schengen region, regardless of the time of day the entry or exit takes place. Please note it is your own responsibility to know how long your visa allows you to stay in Denmark/the Schengen region.

Detailed information about the Danish visa rules and foreign nationals who need visas can be obtained by visiting the Danish Immigration Service.

Visa applications are processed cooperatively between the Danish Immigration Service in Copenhagen and Danish missions abroad. Visa applications should be submitted at a Danish diplomatic mission (embassy or consulate general). You may apply for a visa at any authorized Danish mission in a country where you are staying legally on a permanent or temporary basis. The application process can take as little as two weeks or as long as six weeks. CRS strongly suggestions you apply early for your visa.

Who must have a visa? Who does not need a visa? Take a look at the lists.

Download an application form and review the documentation that’s 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 letter , 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.
• Bella Center invitation letter
• Information about CPR number and Alien Identification number (if applicable) of your reference in Denmark.

In certain cases, diplomatic missions can refuse to process a visa application, for example:

• If you are not residing legally in the country where you submitted your application
• If your application does not include all the necessary information and documentation
• If the documents enclosed with your application are not authentic and/or complete

In some cases, you may 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.

Danish authorities process a total of 80,000 visa applications per year. The Immigration Service itself only makes a decision in about 20,000 of these applications. The overwhelming majority are approved by a Danish diplomatic mission.

A diplomatic mission can only make decisions in cases in which there is no doubt that the applicant is eligible for a visa. All other cases, including all rejections, are processed by the Immigration Service.

If an application is submitted at the diplomatic mission of another Schengen country due to the absence of a Danish diplomatic mission in a certain country, the application will be processed according to that country's rules and procedures.

You must normally meet the following basic conditions in order to be granted a visa:

• Your national passport must be valid for three months past the visa expiration date. If you do not hold a national passport, you must hold a return permit to the country that issued your travel documents. The return permit must be valid for six months past the visa expiration date.
• You must have the necessary funds to pay for your stay and return trip. What will be considered as necessary funds will be determined by the Danish diplomatic mission and depends on the length of your stay and whether you will stay at a hotel or with friends or family.
• Normally, you must hold a travel insurance policy to cover possible expenses in connection with a return for health reasons, indispensable medical treatment or acute hospitalization during your stay. The insurance policy must cover all Schengen countries, and the minimum policy coverage is €30,000 ($41,500 USD). The insurance policy must be valid for the same period as the visa. The validity of the visa may be shortened if the insurance policy does not cover the entire period.
• You must not be registered as an undesirable in the Schengen Information System (SIS).
• You must not be listed on the Danish entry ban list. In other words, you cannot be granted a visa if you have previously been deported from Denmark and given an entry ban

These conditions apply at the time your visa is issued, as well as when you enter and reside in Denmark or any Schengen country. If you do not meet these conditions, your visa can be confiscated and revoked, in which case you will be required to leave Denmark or the Schengen region immediately. Therefore, it is important that you are able to document, at all times, that you have the necessary funds to pay for your stay and return trip, and that you hold a valid travel insurance policy.

If the Immigration Service suspects that you intend to seek permanent or long-term residency in Denmark or another Schengen country, or that you may pose a threat to national security or public safety, your visa application will be turned down.