Your visa application will be processed by the Danish Embassy in Nairobi.
If you have questions about your application, please contact the VFS centre where you submitted your documents.
For further information including document requirements for visa applications and booking an appointment, please visit this link, which will open in a new browser
For general information regarding visa to Denmark and for information on current case processing time, kindly consult the regional visa-hub in Nairobi at : Visa, Travel and Residence
Kindly note that VFS can receive your application on:
Monday - Friday 8.00-12.00 walk-ins and after 12.00 by appointment. For appointments, click here
Please find information about the visa application procedure, click here.
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All you need to know about Schengen visa and permits to Denmark
Visa application – what you need to know
Your visa application will be processed by the Danish Embassy in Nairobi but you can submit your application at VFS Global in Kampala.
If you have questions about your application, please contact the VFS centre where you submitted your documents.
For further information including document requirements for visa applications and booking an appointment, please visit: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/uga/en/dnk
Denmark Visa Application Centre:
1st Floor, B Wing, Plot 42, Lugogo House
Lugogo By-Pass, Kampala, Uganda
Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +256205000616
Submission Timings: (Monday – Friday from 8:00 – 12:00 walk-ins and from 12:00 -15:00 Only by appointment)
Passport collection Timings: 08:00 - 16:00
For VISA related information visit: Travel and residence (um.dk)
The processing time in visa cases is 15 calendar days, when all required documentation has been provided. See our frontpage for a weekly update as our processing times can vary during peak seasons.
In cases where the processing requires further enquiries or submission to the Danish Immigration Service, the maximum processing time is 45 calendar days.
The case processing time is calculated from the day the Embassy register the application in the visa system. It is not calculated from the time you apply online or submit the application at a VFS centre.
The processing time for residence/work permit depends on the type of application. For specific processing time, please consult 'New to Denmark' here.
Please find information about the visa application procedure here.
Regional Visa Hub
Visa applications for travel to Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland that are submitted at the Danish Visa Application Centers in Addis Ababa, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam, Kampala and Nairobi are processed by the regional visa hub at the Danish Embassy in Nairobi.
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Please note that the regional visa hub only cooperates with VFS Global. The regional visa hub has no connections or agreements with sellers outside the premises of the Embassy or VFS Global who offer services for payment. No seller can influence neither the processing period nor the decision.
The regional visa hub is the authority who will assess and grant or refuse visa applications. The Visa Application Center - VFS Global - is not involved in the decision making process.
You will find all relevant information on the main website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
Applications for residence permit should be handed in at the VFS Centre in Kampala. For VFS contact information please visit: http://www.vfsglobal.com/denmark/uganda/
The Danish Embassy in Nairobi is a Regional Visa Hub and as such handles applications for residence and work permit for Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. Submission of application and biometrics take place through one of The Visa Application Centres in the region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda).
The processing time for residence/work permit depends on the type of application. For specific processing time, please consults 'New to Denmark' here.
Avoid traffickers selling services
Please note that the Embassy only cooperates with VFS Global. The Embassy has no connections or agreements with sellers outside the premises of the Embassy or VFS Global who offer services for payment. Such sellers can influence neither the processing period nor the decision. All applications for residence in Denmark can only be processed through the Danish Authorities. No agencies can issue entry permits to Denmark.
How to apply for work or residence permit
Application submitted online or directly with the Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment or Danish Immigration Service
If the application has been submitted online to www.newtodenmark.dk the applicant must have his/her biometric data recorded within 14 days. Applicant is required to:
You will find all relevant information on the main website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
You will find all relevant information on the main website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
You will find all relevant information on the main website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
