Schengen visa · Denmark

Denmark long-stay (Type D) visa

Required documents, fees and processing time for a Denmark long-stay (Type D) Schengen visa when you apply from Canada.

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Denmark

Type

D · LONG STAY

Apply at

CANADA

Centre

VAC

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Total feesCA$179 Processing time15–45 days

Visa required

Action needed

Long stay — national (Type D) · applying from Canada.

Documents ready00 / 07

Competent authority

Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) or the Danish Immigration Service decides the residence/work permit; biometrics/documents submitted in Canada via VFS Global and processed through the Consulate General of Denmark in New York (physical file stored at the Royal Danish Embassy in Ottawa)

Application centre

VFS Global (Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver) for biometrics/document submission; application filed online at nyidanmark.dk

Completed and signed online application (Case Order ID) created and paid on newtodenmark.dk (New to Denmark)

Case Order ID and receipt of payment from newtodenmark.dk (fee to SIRI / the Danish Immigration Service)

Original passport valid at least 3 months beyond the expiry of the permit applied for, with at least 2 blank pages

Fee to the Consulate General (payment receipt from dys.um.dk/permit) plus VFS Global service fee

Proof of legal residence in Canada (Permanent Residence Card, or work/study permit)

Biometrics recorded at the VFS visa application centre

Purpose-specific supporting documents required by the relevant newtodenmark.dk scheme (see notes)

Recommended — commonly expected even when not on the official list

Cover letterA letter of introduction stating who you are and why you are travelling.

Travel itineraryA day-by-day plan of your trip to attach to the application.

Fees

Consular (Type C)

€90

Service fee

CA$44

Est. total (adult)

CA$179

Long stay (Type D)

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The short-stay (Type C) consular fee is harmonised at €90 for adults across all Schengen states; collected in CAD · centre: VFS Global.

Fee notes

Embassy Ottawa; VFS Global (fronts shared Nordic portal in some markets). D unverified.

Fee source ↗

Timeline

high confidence

Processing

15–45 days

End-to-end

3–10 weeks

Centre

VAC

Appointment wait

Not published; realistically ~1-4 weeks depending on city and season.

Application centre

VFS Global (Ottawa at 47 Clarence Street; also Toronto and Vancouver). The Embassy of Denmark in Ottawa retains the approve/reject decision.

Timeline notes

Routing detail: although the Ottawa Embassy decides, case processing does not begin until the file reaches the Consulate General of Denmark in New York, adding shipping/logistics time on top of the standard 15-day (up to 45/60) processing.

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Funds to show

high confidence

The figures below are the short-stay (Type C) means of subsistence. A long-stay (Type D) visa sets its funds requirement nationally by purpose (study, work, family reunification, income) — check the consulate for the amount that applies to your case.

Per day

DKK 350

Minimum

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In EUR ≈

€47 / day

Notes

DKK 350 per 24 hours, 'in principle', set by the administration under the Danish Aliens Act; applied via a case-by-case appraisal of the traveller's economic situation, accommodation and return options. Traveller must additionally prove means for the return journey. EUR equivalent approx at the ~7.46 DKK/EUR ERM II peg.

Consulates apply discretion and may expect a buffer above this figure — treat it as a floor, not a guarantee.

Funds source ↗

⚠ Special cases & caveats

Applicants aged 18+Biometric features must be recorded when submitting the application, normally no later than 14 days after submission

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