Travelling abroad
Additionally, a flight ban has been imposed on transportation of passengers from the entire world, who are unable to present a negative COVID-19 test taken no later than 24 hours prior to departure. The flight ban will enter into force 9 January 2021 at 5 PM until and including 7 February 2021.
Read the travel advice for your country of interest here (Danish).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ travel advice offers non-binding guidance on travel rules and restrictions. It is ultimately your own decision whether you choose to travel. We advise you to be alert and stay updated on the travel advice for the country that you plan to visit, as this can change depending on both new local travel restrictions and changes in the number of weekly infections. You should always follow the local authorities’ instructions.
If you return to or enter Denmark you are advised to immediately take a rapid test upon arrival in Denmark at one of the free rapid test facilities available upon entry. Children under and up to 12 years old are exempt from this advice.
The advice to take a rapid test is a supplement to the applicable infection prevention recommendation that Danish and foreign persons entering the country are advised to self-isolate for 10 days. This self-isolation can be broken upon receipt of a negative result from a PCR test taken no earlier than on the fourth day after entry.
Home transport: Travellers must follow the authorities’ recommendations on behaviour to prevent the spread of infection. This includes using face masks in public transport and the recommendations on physical distancing, hygiene, etc.
From 9 January to 7 February, an entry ban will be implemented for foreign travellers from abroad who do not reside in Denmark, please find more information here
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises you to contact your insurance provider before potential departure. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also recommends that you consider your personal safety and that you stay up to date on developments via local authorities, news media, and your travel agency.
You can find up-to-date information on travel destinations at the websites of the Danish embassies (Danish only).
For guidance on precautions upon return to Denmark, see above “Can I travel abroad?”
For third countries, the travel advice is based on the EU’s list of countries where entry restrictions can be considered lifted. This list is updated biweekly and includes the condition that the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants over 14 days cannot exceed the EU average.
When a country appears on the EU’s ‘open’ list, the Danish authorities will, as a precautionary measure, additionally assess whether the country can be categorised as ‘open’ based upon a specialist assessment of the COVID-19 situation in the country in question. Moreover, travel advice will only be adjusted for a country on the EU’s ‘open’ list if the country does not have any entry restrictions or quarantine requirements for travellers from Denmark and if the general security situation allows it.
The travel advice is guiding. It is your own decision whether you choose to travel. We advise you to be alert and stay updated on the travel advice for the country, as this can change depending on both new local travel restrictions and changes in the number of weekly infections. You should always follow the local authorities’ instructions.
For all other third countries, the travel advice remains ‘orange’, which means that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advice against all non-essential travel.
During your travel
In this case, you should contact your travel agency, airline, or insurance company as soon as you can.
Danes who live permanently abroad are encouraged to stay where they are and follow the instructions of the local authorities. As a rule, the same advice applies for Danes who are on a long-term stay abroad but it is ultimately your own decision whether you choose to stay in the country of residence or return to Denmark.
For guidance on precautions upon return to Denmark, see above “Can I travel abroad?”
From 9 January to 7 February , an entry ban will be implemented for foreign travellers from abroad who do not reside in Denmark.
Returning home to Denmark
Danish citizens or foreigners residing in Denmark who return to or enter Denmark, are advised to immediately take a rapid test upon arrival in Denmark at one of the free rapid test facilities available upon entry. Children under and up to 12 years old are exempt from this advice.
The advice to take a rapid test is a supplement to the applicable infection prevention recommendation that Danish and foreign persons entering the country are advised to self-isolate for 10 days. This self-isolation can be broken upon receipt of a negative result from a PCR test taken no earlier than on the fourth day after entry.
Home transport: Travellers must follow the authorities’ recommendations on behaviour to prevent the spread of infection. This includes using face masks in public transport and the recommendations on physical distancing, hygiene, etc.
You can read the advice of the Danish Health Authority and find more information here: coronasmitte.dk
Read more about how you document a positive COVID-19 test in the questions below.
Children 12 years and younger are exempt from the test requirement, but they are still encouraged to get a COVID-19 test.
Relevant Danish authorities have published a brochure that provides answers to common questions about the flight ban and tightened entry restrictions. The brochure can be downloaded here
For a continuous journey, the following rules apply: If the passenger travels to Denmark on a continuous journey via stopovers at one or more airports, the test can be taken up to 24 hours before boarding at the first airport. The test must be presented in connection with the last flight that has a destination in Denmark. The airline flying the last flight must ask the passenger to provide proof that the test was taken within 24 hours of boarding the first leg/part of the journey. This documentation may be in the form of a boarding pass or other proof showing the time of start of the continuous journey. As an alternative to this, the passenger can take a test during the continuous journey, but prior to the flight with destination in Denmark.
It does not apply to passengers aged 12 years or less.
Read more here
In some locations, it can be difficult to obtain a rapid test before boarding a connecting flight on your route to Denmark.
In most of the airports, the test centres are located outside of the transit areas and tests must be booked in advance. Most airports offer PCR testing, but it can take up to 48 hours to get the result. The testing fees may vary at the different test centres.
You can find information here where, according to information provided, it is currently possible to obtain a rapid test in major transit airports (Danish only).
This information is subject to change.
The following types of COVID-19 tests are valid: PCR test and rapid test. Please note that antibody tests are not considered valid.
Both Danish citizens and foreign nationals must present a negative COVID-19 test prior to boarding the aircraft.
You should then go into isolation until you receive the test result. Additional rapid test facilities are being established at and near the Danish border.
You can travel through Denmark (transit) to a destination outside of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland. This applies regardless of your habitual residence and your means of transport. You are not required to present a negative COVID-19 test in relation to the border control when you are to transit via Denmark. However, if you are to travel to Denmark by air, it is required that you can present a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 24 hours before boarding the plane. This rule applies as part of the flight ban.
Please, click here for more information on the flight ban, including test requirements and possible exemptions. For rules on the entry of foreign nationals into Denmark, refer to the Danish Police hotline on +45 70206044.
For rules on the entry of foreign nationals into Denmark, refer to the Danish Police hotline on +45 70206044.
If necessary, the Danish Embassies can issue documentation of Danish residency if you are registered in the Danish Civil Registration System (CPR) and if you have no other form of documentation.
Visa and work or residence permits
Yes, however due to the current restrictions on entry into Denmark, you can only enter Denmark if you have a worthy purpose of entry. On the website of the Danish Police, you will find a reduced list of worthy purposes for entering Denmark, which applies to all travellers (arriving from both banned and open countries).
Please contact the relevant Danish mission (Find us abroad) if you wish to hand in a visa application.
If you have already been granted a visa but are unable to enter Denmark due to the entry restrictions, it is not possible to get a refund of the visa application fee.
From 9 January until and including 7 February, stricter entry restrictions apply to travellers from all countries of the world who wish to enter Denmark.
On the website of the Danish Police, you will find a reduced list of worthy purposes for entering Denmark, which applies to all travellers (arriving from both banned and open countries). Note that a number of previously accepted worthy purposes have been removed from the list which is valid up to and including 7 February 2021.
You are advised to call the Police’s dedicated hotline regarding entry to Denmark. The hotline can be reached on +45 7020 6044. The hotline is available on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday between 8.00 and 16.00, Thursday between 8.00 and 15.00, and Friday between 8.00 and 14.00.
The entry ban to Denmark applies to business travels. However, holders of business visas who travel with a view to delivering goods and services can enter Denmark.
On the website of the Danish Police, you will find a reduced list of worthy purposes for entering Denmark, which applies to all travellers (arriving from both banned and open countries). Note that a number of previously accepted worthy purposes have been removed from the list which is valid up to and including 7 February 2021.
The Minister for Immigration and Integration has decided to temporarily suspend all working holiday agreements. This means that the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) will stop issuing new residence permits for working holiday until further notice.
Read more about the suspension here.
If you have already submitted an application for a Working Holiday visa and the application has been sent to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), please note that it is not possible to get a refund of the fee of DKK 1,455 paid to the embassy.
If you have been prevented leaving Denmark due to COVID-19 you must leave as soon as it is possible. In order to do so you must also consider alternative travel routes.
If your deadline for departure has been postponed, but you have not had the possibility to leave Denmark before this date, it is also possible to apply for extension.
If you wish to apply for extension of your visa stay or visa free stay you can submit an application for extension of a short term visa.
Read more about where and how you can submit your application for extension of a short term visa
It is still possible to contact the Danish Immigration Service as well as the Agency of International Recruitment and Integration.
With regard to extensions of residence permits handled by the Danish Immigration Service (cases of family reunification, residence permit as religious worker, and residence permit based on previous Danish citizenship, Danish heritage or affiliation with Danish minority), please visit New to Denmark’s website.
Concerning extensions of residence permits handled by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (cases of work permits, working holiday and residence under the EU regulations etc.), please visit New to Denmark’s website
Other
For further information regarding coronavirus in the Faroe Islands, please refer to the Faroese health authorities.
If you enter Denmark from the Faroe Islands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ advice to follow the Danish Health Authority’s guidelines on self-isolation for 10 days upon your return will not apply.
Greenland is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does therefore not provide travel advice for Greenland. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can provide the following information:
Naalakkersuisut (the government of Greenland) urges companies, authorities and citizens not to travel.
At the request of the Naalakkersuisut, the government has introduced a general ban on civil aviation with passengers from abroad to Greenland.
In order to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Naalakkersuisut has temporarily ceased all air traffic from Denmark to Greenland until 1 March 2021.
During this period, only persons with a registered address in Greenland and persons performing duties in an essential service or function will have the opportunity to travel to Greenland by plane. Please note that a number of entry-precautions apply to these trips.
For specific information about the rules regarding travel to Greenland, please refer to the Greenlandic health authorities. which is the official channel for information and knowledge about coronavirus in Greenland.
If you are travelling to Denmark from Greenland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ advice to follow the Danish Health Authority’s guidelines on self-isolation for 10 days upon your return does not apply.
You can find guidance for business travellers travelling to Denmark in the information material.
Hotlines to the authorities
NB! The hotline currently receives many calls concerning the tracking and tracing of close contacts. To avoid wait time, we recommend that you call later.
If you are infected with COVID-19 or if you are a close contact
Call +45 3232 0511
Opening hours: All days 08.00 am to 10.00 pm.
If you see that we have called or if you have received a message from us, please return our call.
The Citizens Service Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs only answers questions in relation to travelling out of Denmark and the ministry's travel advice.
Telephone: +45 3392 1112
Email: bbb@um.dk
Hotline opening hours
The line is always open.
Please note that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot answer any questions related to entering or transiting through Denmark, nor about worthy purposes. Such questions can be addressed on the arrivals hotline of the Danish police.
The Joint Danish Authorities Hotline answers questions regarding coronavirus and restrictions in general caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. However, please call the Arrivals' hotline if your question is regarding entry to Denmark.
Telephone: (+45) 7020 0233
Hotline opening hours
Every day from 06.00 (6 am) to 24.00 (midnight)
We are receiving a lot of calls at the moment. We apologize for the wait. It is not possible to email the hotline.
Foreigners arriving in Denmark will be refused entry into Denmark at all internal and external borders unless they meet the entry requirements.
If you cannot find an answer to your question on the website, you can call the dedicated hotline of the Danish police to get an answer to your question about worthy purposes of entering or transiting through Denmark.
Telephone: +45 7020 6044
Hotline opening hours
Monday-Wednesday 08.00-16.00 (8 am - 4 pm)
Thursday 08.00-15.00 (8 am - 3 pm)
Friday 08.00-14.00 (8 am - 2 pm)