Short-Stay Visit under the Withdrawal Agreement

British citizens are exempt from the visa requirement upon entry into the Schengen region and Denmark.

You must have a visa to enter Denmark if: you are a family member of a British citizen you are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement you want to join the British citizen in Denmark after 31 December 2020

In that case, your visa application must be processed according to a special procedure, which means, among other things, that the case must be processed as soon as possible and without payment of a fee.

You can enter Denmark without a visa if (all three conditions must be met): you are a family member of a British citizen who has rights in Denmark under the withdrawal agreement, you had a residence in Denmark before 31 December 2020 under the EU rules on free movement (and therefore were exempt from the visa requirement) and if you continue to reside in Denmark after 31 December 2020 on the basis of the withdrawal agreement

If you are a British citizen and do not have the right to stay in Denmark on any other grounds, you can enter Denmark without a visa in connection with a stay of a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.

you want to join the British citizen in Denmark after 31 December 2020

maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.

You must have a valid passport when entering and leaving Denmark.

You must provide documentation that you are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.

After 31 December 2021, you will only be exempt from the visa requirement if you can present a receipt for applying for a new residence status and residence document.

When entering Denmark across the external Schengen border, you can - if you have not yet been issued a new residence document - until 31 December 2021 use your previously issued EU residence card as documentation of your continued right of residence in Denmark and the following exemption from visa.

In that case, your visa application must be processed according to a special procedure, which means, among other things, that the case must be processed as soon as possible and without payment of a fee.

You must provide documentation that you are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement. You can learn more about this at the representation where the application is to be submitted.