Apply for a short term visa to private visits and tourist visits

Conditions you must meet

• A visa is required for citizens of countries with a visa requirement

  If you wish to visit Denmark for a short period of time and you are a citizen of a country with a visa requirement, you must have a visa.

• The five-group division is a rough guideline; every application is decided case by caseRegistered before the groups themselves, because the groups without it read as a schedule of entitlements.

  The division of countries into 5 main groups serves only as a rough guideline. All applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. For instance, it will be taken into consideration whether you have previously been issued a Schengen visa and you have complied with the terms of the visa. Other special situations that may be considered include: whether you are seeking to visit an individual suffering from a terminal illness, or if the purpose of the trip is to attend the funeral of a close friend or relative.

• A visa is refused for any group where there is a risk of settling or a security riskQuoted with both limbs, which the authority lists together.

  Regardless of which group of countries you belong to, the immigration authorities will refuse a visa if there is a risk that you: will seek to reside in Denmark or another Schengen country permanently or for an extended period, or pose a security risk.

• Group 1: eligible for purely tourist visits with no host in Denmark

  As a citizen of a country in Group 1, you are as a starting point eligible for visas for purely tourist-related visits even if the visits will not be hosted by anyone in Denmark.

• Group 2: a visa may be issued regardless of the relationship to the host, but the visit must be hosted

  As a citizen of a country in group 2, you can as a starting point be issued a visa, regardless of the nature of the relationship with your host. Your visit must be hosted by someone in Denmark, but there is no particular form of relationship that is required in order to be a host. Spouses, cohabiting partners and boy/girlfriends as well as minor children of Danish citizens who live abroad also qualify for visas.

• Group 3: a certain relationship with the host is required

  As a citizen of one of the countries in Group 3, you must as a starting point have a certain relationship with your host.

• Group 3: the relationships a visa is normally granted toSpouses, partners, children, parents and siblings, quoted as the authority lists them.

  Visa will normally be granted to: Spouses Cohabiting partners or boy/girlfriends Children (regardless of age) and their accompanying spouse Parents and their accompanying spouse Siblings and their accompanying spouse.

• Group 4: normally only a spouse, cohabiting partner, minor child or parent of someone living in Denmark

  As a citizens of a country in Group 4 you can as a starting point be issued a visa if you are the spouse, cohabiting partner, minor child or a parent of an individual living in Denmark. You will be considered to be a ‘cohabiting partner’ if it can be documented that you have lived together for at least 18 months.

• Group 5: restrictions apply and a visa normally requires extenuating circumstances

  As a citizen of a country in Group 5, you are subject to a number of restrictions and as a starting point you only qualify for visas if there are extenuating circumstances, such as the death or terminal illness of a family member living in Denmark.

• Passport must be valid for three months past the visa expiry date

  Your passport or other form of valid travel document must be valid for three months past the visa expiration date .

• The passport must have been issued within the past 10 years

  Your passport or travel document must have been issued within the past 10 years .

• You must have the means to pay for the stay and the return tripThe authority sets no figure and states that the mission or the Immigration Service determines it.

  You must have the necessary means 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. As a general rule, you must have at your disposal approx. DKK 350 per day. If you are staying at a hotel, the amount must be greater, approx. DKK 500 per day.

• You may not be registered as undesirable in the Schengen Information System (SIS II)

  You may not be registered as an undesirable in the Schengen Information System (SIS II).

• You may not have been deported from Denmark and given an entry ban

  You may not have been deported from Denmark and given an entry ban.

• You may not be listed on UN or EU sanction lists

  You may not be listed on UN or EU sanction lists.

• You may not be on the national sanction list of religious preachers with an entry ban

  You may not be listed on the national sanction list of religious preachers with entry ban.

• The conditions apply at issue, at entry and throughout the stayNot a one-time check at the counter.

  These conditions apply at the time your visa is issued, as well as when you enter and stay in the Schengen region. It is therefore 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 you do not meet these conditions, your visa can be confiscated and revoked, in which case you will be required to leave the Schengen region immediately.

• Groups 2 to 5 normally require a host in Denmark who meets conditions of their own

  If you are a citizen of a country places in group 2, 3, 4 or 5, you can normally only be granted a visa, if you have a host in Denmark. The host in Denmark must meet certain requirements:

• The host must confirm the visit — form VU2 is recommended but not requiredQuoted whole, because the recommendation and the fact it is not mandatory sit in the same sentence.

  The host must confirm that your visit is expected. The Danish Immigration Service recommends using invitation form VU2, but this it is not a requirement. Read more about invitation of a visa applicant

• The host must have a permanent place to live in Denmark, subject to a waiver

  The host must have a permanent place to live in Denmark. This requirement can be waived in certain cases, such as if you are a spouse, a cohabiting partner, a boyfriend or girlfriend or minor child of a Danish national who has settled down permanently abroad and if the Danish national wishes to spend a vacation in Denmark with his immediate family.

• The host must normally be a citizen or resident of Denmark

  The host must normally be either a citizen or resident of Denmark. If the host holds an expired residence permit, but has applied for renewal, the Danish Immigration Service will make a decision based on the specific details of the situation. One of the Danish Immigration Service’s considerations will be whether the host will be permitted to apply for permanent residence at some point.

• Maximum stay of 90 days in any 180-day period

  You may be granted a visa in the Schengen region for a maximum stay of 90 days in any 180-day period . Read more about the duration of the visa stay

• Overstaying, or using a visa stay to obtain residence, can carry a penalty period

  If you remain in Denmark after your visa expires or if you attempt to use your visa stay to obtain permanent or long-term residency in Denmark, you can be given a penalty period of 3 or 5 years. In the penalty period you will generally not be able to get a visa to visit Denmark. Read more about misuse of a visa

• A visa does not allow you to work in Denmark

  A visa does not allow you to work in Denmark unless the Immigration Service has explicitly granted you this right.

Documents you must provide

• Travel insurance covering repatriation, medical treatment and acute hospitalisation

  You must hold a travel insurance policy to cover possible expenses in connection with a return for health reasons or death, indispensable medical treatment or acute hospitalisation during your stay. The insurance policy must cover all Schengen countries, and the minimum policy coverage is € 30,000. 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.

Government fees

• Visa fee, with the reduced rate for children aged 6 to 11EUR 90 · EUR 45 (6-11)Quoted whole, including the separate service fee payable to the outsourcing company, which the authority does not quantify.

  Normally you have to pay a fee in order to submit an application. The visa fee is normally 90 euro and for children from the age of six years and below the age of 12 years 45 euro. Furthermore you have to pay a service fee to the outsourcing company (VAC).

Also stated by the authority

Not requirements in themselves. These are alternatives, exemptions, rights and warnings the authority publishes alongside the requirements — quoted here because they can change what applies to you.

• Group 3: the further relationships a visa can also be granted to

  Visas can also be granted to: Nieces, nephews and grandchildren under the age of 18 seeking to travel to Denmark on holiday unaccompanied by an adult Close acquaintances of a Danish citizen who previously worked abroad for a Danish company Sponsor children under the age of 18 Individuals accompanying an elderly weak family member.

• Certain work-related activities are allowed during visits of under 90 days without a work permitRegistered because publishing the prohibition alone would overstate it.

  However, during visits of less than 90 days you may carry out certain work-related activities without holding a work permit . Read more about visa and work permit