You have got a no to visa
Below you can read more about what you can do if your application has been refused and you wish to appeal the decision.
You should note whether your visa application was refused by a Danish Embassy/Consulate General or by the Danish Immigration Service, as this determines which authority you must submit your appeal to.
The refusal letter will state whether you must appeal to the Danish Immigration Service, the Immigration Appeals Board, or the Ministry of Immigration and Integration. The letter will also explain how to submit an appeal and whether a time limit applies.
Questions and answers
If a Danish Embassy or a Danish Consulate has refused your visa application and you wish to appeal the decision, you must submit your appeal to the Danish Immigration Service.
Please read the appeal guidance in the decision.
The appeal must be submitted to the Danish Immigration Service no later than 8 weeks after you received the refusal decision.
Remember to state your case number, full name, nationality, and the date of the refusal decision.
If the Danish Immigration Service has refused your visa application and you wish to appeal the decision, you must submit your appeal to the Immigration Appeals Board.
Please read the appeal guidance in the decision.
The appeal must be submitted no later than 8 weeks after you received the refusal decision.
You can read more about appeals to the Immigration Appeals Board on the Appeals Board’s website
If you have applied for a visa to Greenland and/or the Faroe Islands and the Danish Immigration Service has refused your application, and you wish to appeal the decision, you must submit your appeal to the Ministry of Immigration and Integration.
Please read the appeal guidance in the decision.
If another country’s representation, which processes visa applications on behalf of Denmark, has refused your visa application for Denmark and you wish to appeal the decision, the appeal must be submitted to the authorities of that country. You cannot appeal to the Danish Immigration Service or the Immigration Appeals Board in these cases. The decision will state where the appeal must be submitted.
If you wish to complain about the service provided by a Danish Embassy or a Danish Consulate General, you must submit your complaint to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
If you wish to complain about the service provided by another country’s embassy, you must submit your complaint to that country’s ministry of foreign affairs.
You cannot appeal a decision by a representation to reject to accept a visa application.
You can take your case to the Courts of Denmark by filing a civil case against the authority that made the final decision in your visa case. You must file your civil case at minretssag.dk. For more information please visit The Courts of Denmark's website
Please note that you will need to cover the cost of hiring a lawyer yourself. If you lose the case you might have to pay all legal costs.
You may request that your case be re-opened if your visa application was refused due to insufficient information.
If you wish to request the reopening of a visa case, you must contact the authority that refused your visa application.
If a Danish embassy or a Danish consulate refused your visa application, you must submit your request for reopening to the embassy or consulate that issued the refusal.
If the Danish Immigration Service refused your visa application, you must submit your request for reopening to the Danish Immigration Service.
If the Immigration Appeals Board refused your visa application, you must submit your request for reopening to the Immigration Appeals Board.
The relevant authority will then assess whether the documentation is sufficient and whether the case can be re-opened. A case can only be reopened if the new documentation concerns the factual circumstances that existed at the time the decision was made.
If your circumstances or the host’s circumstances change after the visa decision, you must submit a new visa application to the representation in order for an assessment to be made as to whether you can be granted a visa on the basis of the new circumstances.