Apply for a short term visa to cultural visits
You want to apply for a short term visa because you are going to visit Denmark for up to 90 days in order to take part in a cultural, sporting or scientific event.
The information below explains what you and the company / organisation (your host) need to do when you apply for a visa.
Read more about the conditions for a visa in the ’Need to know’ tab.
The Immigration Service recommends that the company/organisation in Denmark fills in an invitation form provided by us as a paper or online form, but it is not a requirement.
If the company has been given prior approval, online invitation form VF2 must be used.
If you submit your application at another country's diplomatic mission with which Denmark has representation agreements, the online invitation form can only be used to a limited extent.
It is a good idea to gather the documentation before you start.
You may need:
The diplomatic mission may request further documentation, multiple passport photos or copies of the application. Therefore, you should check the mission’s website, to find out which documentation is required when submitting a visa application.
The Immigration Service recommends that you do not buy a plane ticket before receiving your visa. However, local agreements between Schengen countries' representations may imply that you must have bought a plane ticket.
You can submit your application in your country of residence. However, You can submit it in another country if you are there legally and there is a valid reason for not submitting the application in your country of residence. See the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ list of Danish diplomatic missions or outsourcing offices where you can hand in your application
If there is no Danish mission or outsourcing offices in the country where you live, the list refers to missions Denmark shares a representation agreement with, e.g. Norway or Sweden. If there is no representation agreement, the list refers to the nearest Danish mission or outsourcing office in the region.
The Immigration Service refers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ webpage for more information about how a visa application should be submitted and about payment of the visa application.
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When you submit an application your personal data will be processed. Read more about how we process your data and about your rights
Applications submitted at another country's diplomatic mission
When you submit your application to a foreign diplomatic mission processing visas for Denmark, the mission will determine whether a visa can be granted in accordance with the country’s own visa regulations.
Foreign diplomatic missions with which Denmark has representation agreements, can refuse the application without prior consulting with The Danish Immigration Service. These applications are processed under the respective country regulations. Should you wish to appeal such a decision, the appeal should be filed with these countries’ authorities duly authorized to process the appeal. Thus, The Danish Immigration Service, The Immigration Appeals Board, and The Danish Ministry of Immigration and Integration are not involved in the outcome of these appeals.
Should you wish to have your visa application processed and decided by a Danish authority, the application must be submitted to a Danish diplomatic mission or outsourcing office processing visa applications. It is a prerequisite that the applicant is staying legally on a permanent or temporary basis in the country in which the application is submitted.
If the visa application is to be submitted to a foreign diplomatic mission, the online invitation forms can only be used to a limited extent. Though it may be possible for the host to use the online form, the foreign diplomatic missions cannot see the invitation in their case processing system as they do not have access to the Danish authorities' systems. Consequently, the host will have to download a pdf-version of the completed invitation on MyPage, print it, sign it by hand and finally send it to the applicant who can then hand it in to the diplomatic mission.
Stays in multiple Schengen countries
If you wish to visit multiple Schengen countries, you must submit your application at the diplomatic mission of the country in which you will be staying for most days, or in which the main purpose of your visit is.
This means that if the main purpose of your visit is in Denmark, or if you will be spending the most days in Denmark, then your visa application must be submitted at the nearest Danish diplomatic mission.
If, on the other hand, the main purpose of your visit is in another Schengen country, or if you will be spending the most days in another Schengen country, then your visa application must be submitted at that country's diplomatic mission.
If you wish to make several separate visits within a period of two months, you must also submit the application to the country's representation where you will be staying for most days or where the main purpose of your visit is.
If you plan to spend an equal number of days in several Schengen countries, then your visa application must be submitted at the diplomatic mission of the first country you plan to enter.
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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).
When you submit your application, you will normally need to have your fingerprints recorded.
