Denmark

Overview of documents, which permit entry into Denmark without a visa.

Residence card:

EU/EEA - Residence card (heading on the card)

Card A. Time-limited EU/EEA residence permit (used for EU/EEA citizens)
Card B. Time-unlimited EU/EEA residence permit (used for EU/EEA citizens)
Card K. Time-limited residence permit to third country citizens, who are granted residence permits according to the EU/EEA rules
Card L. Time-unlimited residence permit to third country citizens, who are granted residence permits according to the EU/EEA rules

Residence permit (heading on the card)

Card C. Time-limited residence permit for foreign nationals, who are exempt from work permit
Card D. Time-unlimited residence permit for foreign nationals, who are exempt from work permit
Card E. Time-limited residence permit for foreign nationals, who do not have permission to work
Card F. Time-limited residence permit for foreign nationals, who are exempt from work permits
Card G. Time-limited residence permit for EU/EEA citizens, who have other basis for residence permit than according to the EU rules - who are exempt from work permits
Card H. Time-unlimited residence permit for EU/EEA citizens, who have other basis for residence permit than according to the EU rules - who are exempt from work permits
Card J. Time-limited residence and work permit for foreign nationals

Since 14 September, 1998, Denmark has issued new residence cards in a credit card format.

As far as Cards B, D and H are concerned, valid residence cards continue to be in use, which have been issued in another format. These cards comprise laminated paper approx. 9 x 13 cm and are marked with the Danish national coat of arms in white on the background. The primary colour of card B is beige, card D is pale pink and card H is pale purple.

Stickers for insertion in passports, with the following conditions:

Sticker B. Time-limited residence permit for foreign nationals, who do not have permission to work
Sticker C. Time-limited residence and work permit
Sticker D. Accompanying relative (residence permit for children who are registered in the parents’ passport)
Sticker H. Time-limited residence permit for foreign nationals, who are exempt from work permit

Stickers, which are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Sticker E - Diplomatic visa issue – issued to diplomats and their family members who are diplomatically reported and to personnel of international organisations in Denmark with corresponding rank. Valid for residence and repeated entries as long as the person concerned is diplomatically reported in Copenhagen.
Sticker F – Residence permit – issued to stationed technical/administrative personnel and their family members as well as diplomats’ domestic servants, who are stationed by the stationing state’s ministry of foreign affairs with a service passport. This is likewise given to personnel of international organisations in Denmark with corresponding rank. Valid for residence and repeated entries for as long as the stationing lasts.
Sticker S (in combination with sticker E or F): Residence permits for accompanying near relatives, if they are registered in the passport.

It must be noted that identity cards issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to foreign diplomats, technical/administrative personnel, domestic servants, etc. do not give the right to visa-free entry as these identity cards are not proof of a residence permit in Denmark.