Red Carpet Programme
Fast-track business visa to Denmark – the Red Carpet Programme
Fast-track business visa to Denmark – the Red Carpet Programme
The Red Carpet Programme introduces simplified procedures to obtaining a Danish Schengen-visa for applicants who frequently travel to Denmark on business visits. The aim is to facilitate the application process for foreign companies, NGO’s etc. with connections to Danish companies or organisations.*
The Red Carpet Programme is open to foreign private and public companies and organisations or Danish subsidiaries located abroad. A precondition for inclusion in the programme is the fulfilment of the criteria defined by the local Danish representation.
*Danish companies and organisation wishing to invite foreign nationals to Denmark for a visit can by means of applying for prior approval by the Danish Immigration Service invite applicants, whose applications will be given fast-track process, but with the same requirements for documentation as normal.
More information about prior approval by the Danish Immigration Service can be found here
An approval must have taken place before the employee of a foreign company or organisation can benefit from the Red Carpet Programme. Here are some examples of entities which could be eligible for enrolment:
It is the Danish representation alone that determines whether a company or organisation is qualified.
The benefits for applicants employed within companies or organisations in the Red Carpet Programme are as follows:
The approval for enrolment is handled at the local Danish representation. In order to apply, you need to obtain the necessary forms.
Please make your request for an agreement form by sending an email to the Royal Danish Embassy in Ankara: [email protected]
Before applying, please read the Terms and Conditions of the Red Carpet Programme.
You will be contacted by the representation, who will perform an initial assessment. If your company/organisation lives up to the basic requirements of the programme, the representation will follow up by providing you with the agreement form and a list of required documentation.
The agreement form and annexes must be filled in and returned along with supplementary documentation.
Your application can be emailed, sent by post or handed in during normal opening hours at the Embassy’s reception.
The Embassy will reach a decision within two weeks. A representative from your company or organisation may be called to the Embassy for an interview.
If you are approved to be enrolled in the Red Carpet Programme an agreement is signed by both parties and further information regarding visa application procedures is forwarded to you.
If you are not approved you will receive a written reply from the Embassy informing you of this.
Please note, that this decision does not affect in any way eligibility for applying for and obtaining a Schengen-visa following standard visa application procedures.
The Red Carpet Programme introduces simplified procedures to obtaining a Danish Schengen-visa for applicants who frequently travel to Denmark on business visits. The aim is to facilitate the application process for foreign companies, NGO’s etc. with connections to Danish companies or organisations.*
The Red Carpet Programme is open to foreign private and public companies and organisations or Danish subsidiaries located abroad. A precondition for inclusion in the programme is the fulfilment of the criteria defined by the local Danish representation.
*Danish companies and organisation wishing to invite foreign nationals to Denmark for a visit can by means of applying for prior approval by the Danish Immigration Service invite applicants, whose applications will be given fast-track process, but with the same requirements for documentation as normal.
More information about prior approval by the Danish Immigration Service can be found here
An approval must have taken place before the employee of a foreign company or organisation can benefit from the Red Carpet Programme. Here are some examples of entities which could be eligible for enrolment:
It is the Danish representation alone that determines whether a company or organisation is qualified.
The benefits for applicants employed within companies or organisations in the Red Carpet Programme are as follows:
The approval for enrolment is handled at the local Danish representation. In order to apply, you need to obtain the necessary forms.
Please make your request for an agreement form by sending an email to the Royal Danish Embassy in Ankara: [email protected]
Before applying, please read the Terms and Conditions of the Red Carpet Programme.
You will be contacted by the representation, who will perform an initial assessment. If your company/organisation lives up to the basic requirements of the programme, the representation will follow up by providing you with the agreement form and a list of required documentation.
The agreement form and annexes must be filled in and returned along with supplementary documentation.
Your application can be emailed, sent by post or handed in during normal opening hours at the Embassy’s reception.
The Embassy will reach a decision within two weeks. A representative from your company or organisation may be called to the Embassy for an interview.
If you are approved to be enrolled in the Red Carpet Programme an agreement is signed by both parties and further information regarding visa application procedures is forwarded to you.
If you are not approved you will receive a written reply from the Embassy informing you of this.
Please note, that this decision does not affect in any way eligibility for applying for and obtaining a Schengen-visa following standard visa application procedures.