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Non-South African travellers

Applying in South Africa - or from a side accredited country 

Southern Africa

If you are a non-South African national with a legal stay in South Africa, and you need a visa for Denmark, please submit proof for your legal stay (i.e. copy of visa stamp for residence permit) along with the visa application.

Your residence permit for South Africa must be valid 3 months after your return from the Schengen area.

Should you not have a legal stay in South Africa, please have a look here for where you need to apply: http://um.dk/en/travel-and-residence/where-to-apply/

Please note that applications with a South African Document for Travel Purposes (black passport), will most likely be forwarded to the Danish Immigration Service for processing.

Find full information here > Danish Immigration Service

 

When applying from one of the countries side accredited to the Embassy

Applicants residing legally in the below countries can apply for a Danish Schengen visa at the embassies listed below. Note that visas for Greenland and the Faroe Islands can only be issued by the Danish Consulate General in Dubai.

Angola
The Embassy has a representation agreement with the Portuguese Embassy in Luanda. Please see their website for further information with regards to lodging visa applications:  The Portuguese Embassy in Angola

Botswana
The Embassy has a representation agreement with the German Embassy in Gaborone. Please see their website for further information with regards to lodging visa applications: The German Embassy in Botswana

eSwatini
Applicants living in eSwatini, need to apply through the VFS Application Centre in Pretoria, Durban or Cape Town: VFS Global - Visa to Denmark

Lesotho
Applicants living in Lesotho must apply through the VFS Application Centre in Pretoria, Durban or Cape Town: VFS Global - Visa to Denmark

Mozambique
The embassy has a representation agreement with the Dutch Embassy in Maputo. Please see their website for further information with regards to lodging visa applications: The Embassy of the Netherlands in Mozambique

Namibia
The Embassy has a representation agreement with the Finnish Embassy in Windhoek. Please see their website for further information with regards to lodging visa applications: The Embassy of Finland in Namibia

Zambia
The Embassy has a representation agreement with the Swedish Embassy in Lusaka. Please see their website for further information with regards to lodging visa applications:
The Embassy of Sweden in Zambia

Zimbabwe
The Embassy has a representation agreement with the French Embassy in Harare. Please see their website for further information with regards to lodging visa applications: The Embassy of France in Zimbabwe

visa enquiries

Danish Consulate General
Umm Suqueim 2,
Al Thanya rd, Al Beteel Street,
Villa 208, P.O. Box 2988

Open Sunday to Thursday
Tel: +971 4 526 8700
Visa section: [email protected]
Opening hours: https://fae.um.dk/en/about-us/opening-hours/