Do US passport holders need a visa for Denmark?
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How we checkNo visa. US passport holders visit Denmark visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180.
Denmark is in the Schengen area, so the 90 days are shared with every other Schengen country. At your first crossing you register in the EES with a face scan and fingerprints instead of a passport stamp. ETIAS, an online authorization for visa-free visitors, is not yet in operation. The US State Department's page (Last Updated July 10, 2025) is consistent with the above. It also asks for enough blank space for entry and exit stamps.
Source: Danish Immigration Service (New to Denmark). Checked Oct 19, 2026See the source
- Maximum stay
- 90 days in any 180
- Counted across the whole Schengen area.
- Passport validity
- 3 months after you leave
- Issued within the last 10 years.
- Blank pages
- Space for entry and exit stamps
- State Department: sufficient space for entry and exit stamps.
- At the border
- EES registration
- Face scan and fingerprints at your first crossing; under 12s skip fingerprints.
- Pre-travel authorization
- None yet
- ETIAS (€20) is not in operation; the EU will announce a start date months ahead.
- Be ready to show
- Stay details
- As a general rule approx. DKK 350 a day in funds, approx. DKK 500 a day at a hotel; you may need to document the purpose of your stay.
- Bilateral stay
- Up to 3 months from first entry into Denmark; prior stays in Denmark within the preceding 6 months are deducted.
- Counted from first entry into Denmark; only Danish days in the previous 6 months are deducted, not other Schengen countries.
Changes to this rule
- Oct 19, 2026Australian and US nationals have Denmark-specific three-month stay rules, with prior stays deducted as specified.
- Apr 10, 2026EES fully operational at all Schengen external borders; passport stamps ended.