Denmark visa directory

Find your Denmark visa.

Every major route - work, study, family, visitor, business, talent and settlement. Who it's for, what it costs, how long it takes, and the pathway to permanent residence. In plain English.

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Figures shown are indicative for 2025 and government fees and rules change. Always confirm current details at SIRI / New to Denmark before applying. General information, not immigration advice.
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21 visas
Schengen C

Schengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)

Visitor & Short Stay

Visitors coming to Denmark for tourism, family visits or business for up to 90 days.

Short stay
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Pay Limit

Pay Limit Scheme (Beløbsordningen)

Work & Skilled

Foreign nationals offered a Danish job with a salary above the annual minimum threshold.

Temporary
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Supp. Pay Limit

Supplementary Pay Limit Scheme

Work & Skilled

Workers from 16 selected countries offered a job paid above a lower supplementary threshold.

Temporary
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Positive List HE

The Positive List for People with a Higher Education

Work & Skilled

Graduates offered a job in a profession on Denmark's shortage list for higher education.

Temporary
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Positive List Skilled

The Positive List for Skilled Work

Work & Skilled

Skilled tradespeople offered a job in a vocational profession on Denmark's shortage list.

Temporary
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Fast-Track

Fast-Track Scheme

Work & Skilled

Employees of certified large employers needing to start work quickly or on multiple short stays.

Temporary
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Researcher

Researcher / Guest Researcher Residence Permit

Work & Skilled

Researchers offered a research post or guest-researcher placement at a Danish institution.

Temporary
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Special Qualifications

Residence Permit Based on Special Individual Qualifications

Work & Skilled

Exceptional specialists such as artists, chefs or athletes with rare qualifications.

Temporary
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Start-up DK

Start-up Denmark

Business, Talent & Investor

Foreign entrepreneurs wanting to establish and run an innovative growth company in Denmark.

Temporary
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Trainee

Trainee Residence Permit

Work & Skilled

Foreign nationals doing supervised vocational or professional traineeships in Denmark.

Temporary
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Au Pair

Au Pair Residence Permit

Work & Skilled

Young people living with a Danish host family doing light chores in exchange for board and pocket money.

Temporary
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Working Holiday

Working Holiday Programme

Visitor & Short Stay

Young people from partner countries combining a holiday in Denmark with incidental work.

Temporary
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Student

Student Residence Permit (Higher Education)

Study & Graduate

International students admitted to a Danish higher-education programme.

Temporary
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PhD

PhD Student Residence Permit

Study & Graduate

Doctoral candidates enrolled in a PhD programme at a Danish university.

Temporary
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Establishment Card

Establishment Card (Post-Study Job Search & Work)

Work & Skilled

Recent graduates of Danish higher education wanting to stay to seek and take up work.

Temporary
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Spouse/Partner

Family Reunification with Spouse or Cohabiting Partner

Family & Partner

Spouses, registered partners or long-term cohabitees of a person settled in Denmark.

Temporary
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Accompanying Family

Accompanying Family of a Worker, Student or Researcher

Family & Partner

Spouses, partners and children joining a person who holds a Danish work, study or researcher permit.

Temporary
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Child

Family Reunification with a Child

Family & Partner

Children under 15 joining a parent who is settled or holds a residence permit in Denmark.

Temporary
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Permanent

Permanent Residence Permit

Settlement & Citizenship

Long-term residents who meet Denmark's integration, employment and language conditions.

Permanent residence→ PR
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Citizenship

Danish Citizenship by Naturalisation

Settlement & Citizenship

Permanent residents seeking to become Danish citizens by naturalisation.

Citizenship→ PR
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Greencard

Greencard Scheme (Points-Based Job Seeker)

Work & Skilled

Previously, jobseekers who scored enough points on education, language, age and work experience.

ClosedPoints-based
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