GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT APPLYING FOR A SCHENGEN VISA TO DENMARK

(Rev. 13.02.2009/ for the Ukrainian version please look here) 

The Schengen area includes the following 25 countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. A visa for one of the countries in the Schengen area is valid for a stay in all the other Schengen countries during the period for which the visa is valid. Application for a C visa should be made to the Embassy of the country of your main destination. 

(Denmark and Ukraine has entered into an agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of Schengen visas for an intended stay of no more than 90 days per half year to the citizens of Ukraine. The agreement is in force as from 1.3.2009. See the content of the agreement here The agreement aims at facilitating the circulation of all legal travellers. The agreement should be seen in connection with agreement between The European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas as from 1.1.2008 *. The agreement introduces preferential and simplified visa processing for certain categories of Ukrainian citizens. The main simplifications are: visa fee exemption for certain categories of Ukrainian nationals, see the list here; Ukrainians with diplomatic passports are visa exempt and can travel without a visa to Denmark; the processing time is maximised and documents required has been reduced.)

Who can apply
Anyone can submit an application for visa or residence/work permit. Please be aware that the passport or the residence permit in Ukraine should be valid for three months beyond the intended stay in Denmark there should be at least two empty pages especially assigned for visa and/or permit stickers.

What to apply for
If you plan to stay in Denmark for less than 90 days to visit friends, family or business purposes, you are advised to apply for a short-stay C visa. Max period of stay is 90 days.

If you intend to stay in Denmark for more than 90 days or if you intend to work or study, you are advised to apply for the appropriate residence/work/study permit.

If you are married to a Danish citizen and intend to stay in Denmark for more than 90 days, you should apply for a residence permit.

Where and hovw to apply
From the 1st of April 2010 all applications for visa, residence and work permits are to be submitted through VFS' Visa Application Center, click here.

Application forms and additional required forms are available at the VFS Visa Application Center's web site (http://www.denmarkvac-ua.com/) and Embassy’s web site http://www.ambkyiv.um.dk (English and Ukrainian), and at the Danish Immigration Service’s (DIS) web-pages: www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/frontpage.htm (English)
 
Everyone is entitled to apply for a visa. The Embassy is not obliged to receive and consider the application if no supporting documentation has been provided. Supporting relevant documentation will, therefore, normally be beneficial for the application.

Applicants are required to submit the application in person at the VFS Visa Application Center. 
 
If a third party is to submit or collect the papers, please read about the authorization procedure. However, please notice that all apllications for residence and work permits are to be submitted personally.

When to expect a decision
Visa: As a main rule visa applications will be processed by the Danish Embassy in Kiev. However the application can also in specific cases be forwarded electronically to the Danish Immigration Service (DIS) for decision. The processing time at the Embassy is normally 10 (ten) days after submitting the application. DIS informs about their actual processing time on their website www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/visa/processing_time. The application may not be processed if the applicant does not submit/provide the information required, or the documentation submitted is incomplete, see the relevant ‘checklist of supporting documents justifying the purpose of a journey to Denmark to be submitted with an application’ mentioned under each category of visa on this website (additional documents may be required in some cases).

Residence-/Work-/Study permit: Applications for residence permits will always be forwarded to the Danish Immigration Service (DIS) for decision. The Immigration Service’s decision can normally be expected in one to twelve months, depending on the type of application.

Fees (As of 8th of January 2010)
All types of visas: 400 UAH (EUR 35) for Ukrainian and Georgian nationals and 690 UAH (EUR 60) for nationals of Armenia (see Consular Fees for more information);

Application for a residence/work permit or renewal of such: 1,550 UAH.

Following article 6 in the agreement between Denmark and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visa (in force as of 1 March 2009), fees for processing the visa application are waived for certain categories of Ukrainian citizens, see the list here.

For other nationals the visa fee is waived for the following categories of persons:
1. Spouses of EU/EEA nationals as well as their children or the spouse’s children who are below the age of 21 or are supported by the EU or EEA national at the time the application is submitted. This rule does not, however, apply to spouses or relatives to Danish nationals living outside the EU;
2. Children under 6 years;
3. Pupils, students, post graduate students, and accompanying teachers, who undertake the trip for the purpose of study or educational training;
4. Researchers travelling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research.

Inquiries about the status of the application etc.
Inquiries about applications sent to DIS should be directed to the DIS, not to the Embassy.
Danish Immigration Service
Ryesgade 53
DK - 2100 Copenhagen Ø
Denmark
Telephone: + 45 3536 6600 (Switchboard)
+ 45 3536 1333 (Appointments)
Telefax: + 45 3536 1916

Insurance
Travel Medical Insurance is compulsory. It should cover all Schengen countries, the whole period of 1st stay and for a minimum of Euro 30.000. Applicants who are granted a multiple Schengen visa must sign a declaration that they should be in possession of a TMI for the subsequent entries and may be refused entry at the border in case the TMI do not meet the requirements. Passport with granted visa will only be handed out when health insurance is proven or seen at the Visa Application Center (See Compulsory Travel Medical Insurance).

To answer most frequently asked questions about the visa an “Information sheet for holders of a visa issued by the Embassy” will be given out to all applicants together with the visa.

Private agents

Please note that the Embassy and VFS do not recommend using any kind of private agents offering assistance to the applicants. This does especially apply to agents offering such services at the Visa Application Center and Embassy’s entrance.

* As a result of the Danish referenda on the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 and 1993, Denmark has a number of opt-outs from participation in EU policies in among other areas the justice and home affairs.

Denmark will only participate in EU judicial cooperation at an intergovernmental level. This means that Denmark is precluded from taking part in certain areas of EU judicial cooperation, se more at Denmark in the European Union.