Denmark entry requirements, by passport
Denmark visa requirements at a glance: 51 of the 81 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Denmark without arranging a visa beforehand — visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorization. The other 30 must obtain a visa before they travel.
Which passport do you hold?
We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Denmark for your nationality.
What we've verified for Denmark
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 2026-08-26). The specifics depend on your nationality — open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Typical processing time
- Required documents (4)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Airport transit rules
Sources: nyidanmark.dk/en-GB (Danish Immigration Service — SIRI); toldst.dk/ en-us (Toldstyrelsen — alcohol and tobacco allowances and €10,000 cash declaration threshold, verified via direct fetch); danskelove.dk/udlændingeloven/59 (text of § 59 of the Aliens Act — fine or up to 6 months of imprisonment for unlawful stay); real DKK 1,500 fine case cited by sources specializing in Schengen regulations, referencing a specific Danish administrative ruling; travel-europe.europa.eu/etias (ETIAS "not operational" status, same basis as data/destinations/spain.yml) (checked 26 August 2026).
Denmark is part of both the Schengen Area and the European Union, with the same short-stay limit (90 days within any 180-day period) as the rest of the bloc for visa-exempt passports. Denmark hasn't adopted the euro (its currency is the Danish krone, DKK), and its autonomous territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands are not part of the Schengen Area even though they belong to the Kingdom of Denmark — this page refers to mainland Denmark.
This table summarizes the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track — the difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorization, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorization: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2026-09-17. Published: .
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Free movement | ||
| Austria | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Belgium | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Bulgaria | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Croatia | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Czech Republic | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Finland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| France | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Germany | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Greece | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Hungary | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Iceland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Ireland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Italy | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Malta | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Netherlands | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Norway | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Poland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Portugal | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Romania | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Spain | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Sweden | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Switzerland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Visa-free | ||
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Moldova | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| China | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | — |
| Ecuador | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Gambia | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Indonesia | Visa required | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| Russia | Visa required | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| South Africa | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Tunisia | Visa required | — |
| Turkey | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
* EU/EEA/Switzerland free movement: no stay limit for tourism; after 90 days of residence you must register with the destination country's local authorities.
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Greenland and the Faroe Islands: what changes
A visa for Denmark or for any other Schengen country is not valid for entry to Greenland or the Faroe Islands, which sit outside Schengen cooperation. You have to apply for a visa for those destinations, and the visa sticker has to state that it is valid for Greenland or for the Faroe Islands. You apply at a Danish mission, and one form covers both even when the trip also includes Denmark.
Source: nyidanmark.dk, "Entry to the Faroe Islands or Greenland" (comprobado 18/09/2026)
Do you need a different visa for Copenhagen, Aarhus, or Odense?
No. Denmark sets the requirements, so entering through Copenhagen asks for the same as entering through Aarhus or Odense. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
With one exception, explained above: the rules for Greenland and the Faroe Islands are not the rules for the rest of Denmark.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travelers to Denmark
Denmark is small, flat and easy to travel. Copenhagen concentrates almost all the urban interest: the Nyhavn harbour, the Tivoli gardens, contemporary architecture and design and, on the outskirts, Kronborg Castle — Hamlet's Elsinore — and Frederiksborg. The Jutland peninsula offers another Denmark: Aarhus as the second city, the northern dunes where two seas meet at Skagen, and the mounds and rune stones of Jelling, a World Heritage site and the country's "birth certificate". Denmark has 11 UNESCO World Heritage sites counting Greenland and the Faroes. Three or four days are enough for Copenhagen with a couple of day trips. Summer, with its very long days, is the best time; winter is dark but hygge and the Christmas markets make up for it.
Sources for this section: visitdenmark.com (VisitDenmark); UNESCO World Heritage List (whc.unesco.org, sites in Denmark and its territories); UK FCDO travel advice for Denmark. Accessed 31 August 2026.
Things to see and do in Denmark
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Where can Denmark passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.