# How to Apply for a Denmark Tourist Visa from India > The six steps to a Danish tourist visa from India: ApplyVisa form and fee, VFS booking with the Cover Letter ID, the tourist checklist, costs, waiting time, collection and appeals. _Published: 2026-10-20 · Reading time: 5 min · Words: 1143_ ## TL;DR Fill in the Denmark application and pay the EUR 90 visa fee at applyvisa.um.dk, wait up to 24 hours for validation, then book a VFS Global appointment with your Cover Letter ID. Submit your documents and biometrics at one of 11 centres; the Embassy in New Delhi normally decides within 15 days of receiving the file. ## Key takeaways - The application and the EUR 90 visa fee (EUR 45 for children aged 6 to 12) are completed online at applyvisa.um.dk. - VFS opens its calendar after up to 24 hours of validation; you book with the ApplyVisa Cover Letter ID, one appointment per person. - VFS charges a service fee of INR 2090 (Euro 19); applicants outside Delhi also pay a mandatory courier charge of Euro 4 (INR 440). - Decisions normally take 15 days from receipt at the Embassy, up to 45 days in exceptional cases; apply 4 weeks ahead in March to September. - If refused, you can appeal within 8 weeks to the Danish Immigration Service or ask the Embassy to reopen the case. **To get a Denmark tourist visa from India, fill in the application and pay the EUR 90 fee online at applyvisa.um.dk, allow up to 24 hours for validation, book a VFS Global appointment, then submit documents and biometrics at one of 11 centres. The Embassy of Denmark in New Delhi normally decides within 15 days.** ## Article The steps follow the Embassy of Denmark in India and VFS Global, its official partner, as published on the official sources, checked on 2026-10-15. Denmark has no eVisa and no visa on arrival for Indian ordinary passport holders, so every tourist goes through this process. ### Step 1: Where do you fill in the form and pay the visa fee? Everything starts on the Danish ApplyVisa portal, applyvisa.um.dk, not at VFS. There you: - Complete the application form for the Tourist / Non Professional Visa. - Pay the visa fee online: EUR 90 for adults and EUR 45 for children from 6 to below 12. The exchange rate of the date of application applies. - Print the completed application form and sign it. - Print and sign the ApplyVisa cover letter, which carries your Cover Letter ID. - Print the visa fee payment receipt; it is part of your file. ### Step 2: How do you book the VFS appointment? After you finish the form and pay, allow up to 24 hours for the ApplyVisa data to be validated. The VFS appointment calendar then opens. Book with your ApplyVisa Cover Letter ID, and make one appointment for each family or group member. VFS Global runs Denmark visa centres in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune. Every application, wherever it is lodged, goes to the Embassy in New Delhi for decision; the Consulate General in Bangalore and the honorary consulates in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai offer no visa services. Only Red Carpet business applicants can attend without an appointment. ### Step 3: Which documents go into a tourist file? Arrange the papers in the order of the Embassy's tourist checklist. All documents are submitted in colour on A4 paper. - Identity: passport valid at least three months beyond your intended stay, issued within the previous 10 years, with at least two blank pages; copies of earlier Schengen visas and stamps; an extra copy of the passport ID page for collection. - Photo: one colour photograph, 3.5cm x 4.5cm, less than six months old, white background. - Trip: a cover letter stating purpose, duration, accompanying persons, transport and accommodation; return flight reservations; proof of accommodation for the whole stay; a travel agency certificate if it is an organised trip. - Money: original bank statement for the last three months, stamped and signed by the bank, showing DKK 350 per day (private home) or DKK 500 per day (hotel); Indian income tax return acknowledgment for the last two assessment years. - Work: employed applicants add payslips for the last three months, the employment contract and a leave letter; business owners add the company registration certificate with the GST registration number; retired applicants add pension statements for the last three months. - Insurance: travel medical insurance valid for all Schengen countries, at least 30,000 euros, covering the entire trip. - Family details: marriage certificate if travelling with your spouse and the status is not in the passport; for minors, the birth certificate, notarised consent of the non-travelling parent(s) and copies of both parents' passports or IDs. ### What will the whole application cost? ChargeAmountWhere you payVisa fee, adultEUR 90Online at applyvisa.um.dkVisa fee, child aged 6 to below 12EUR 45Online at applyvisa.um.dkVFS service feeINR 2090 (Euro 19)At VFS by cash, card or UPI; non-refundableCourier from New Delhi back to a regional centreEuro 4 (INR 440)Mandatory for applicants applying outside DelhiInsurance, photographs and travel bookings are separate costs that depend on your own choices. ### How long will you wait, and when should you apply? The Embassy normally decides within 15 days from the day it receives the application. That count excludes VFS submission and transport time. It can take up to 30 days if further enquiry is needed and up to 45 days in exceptionally difficult cases. The Embassy may also ask you to attend an interview or provide further documents. In peak season, March to September, the Embassy recommends submitting to VFS at least 4 weeks before your trip. Because the Embassy also recommends not buying tickets before approval, hold flight reservations rather than paid tickets while you wait. Frequent travellers benefit from the EU's rules for Indian nationals in force since 18 April 2024: if you obtained and lawfully used two Schengen visas within the previous three years, you can be issued a multiple-entry visa valid for two years, normally followed by a five-year visa if your passport has enough validity. Stays remain limited to 90 days in any 180-day period. ### How do you collect the passport, and what if the answer is no? Passports are collected at the VFS centre with the original receipt (ICR) and a copy of a government photo ID. Someone else can collect only if they are an immediate family member, an authorised company representative, or collecting an official or diplomatic passport. If you chose courier return at submission, the passport is delivered instead. If the visa is refused, you have 8 weeks from receiving the refusal to appeal. When the Embassy refused, the appeal goes to the Danish Immigration Service; the refusal letter states the authority and any time limit. If the refusal was due to insufficient information, you can instead ask the Embassy to reopen the case. For fees, statistics and long-stay permits in one place, see our Denmark visa guide for Indian passport holders. Yatra For Fun's India office in Gurugram prepares flight reservations, hotel bookings, travel itineraries and cover letters for visa files, with packages from INR 1,000 (flight reservation) to INR 3,000 (reservation, hotel, itinerary and cover letter); see the full bundle. WhatsApp +91 95230 91018 or write via our contact page. ### Frequently asked questions #### Can I pay the Denmark visa fee at the VFS centre? The visa fee itself is paid online at applyvisa.um.dk when you complete the application. At the VFS centre you pay only the VFS service fee of INR 2090 (Euro 19), plus the Euro 4 (INR 440) courier charge if you apply outside Delhi. #### Do children need their own VFS appointment for Denmark? Yes. VFS asks for one appointment per family or group member. Children aged 6 to below 12 pay a reduced visa fee of EUR 45. #### Is Form 16 required for a Denmark tourist visa? The Embassy's checklist asks for your Indian income tax return acknowledgment for the last two assessment years, plus three months of payslips if you are employed. Form 16 does not appear in the checklist we reviewed, so prioritise the ITR acknowledgments. #### Can I apply for a Denmark visa from a city outside Delhi? Yes. You can submit at any of the 11 VFS centres. Files are sent to the Embassy in New Delhi, and applicants outside Delhi pay a mandatory one-way courier charge of Euro 4 (INR 440) for the passport's return to the regional centre. ## Steps 1. **Complete the ApplyVisa form** — Fill in the Denmark application at applyvisa.um.dk, pay the EUR 90 visa fee online (EUR 45 for children aged 6 to below 12), and print the signed form, cover letter and fee receipt. 2. **Wait for validation** — Allow up to 24 hours after completing the form and payment for the ApplyVisa data to be validated before the VFS calendar opens. 3. **Book the VFS appointment** — Book on the VFS Denmark India website with your ApplyVisa Cover Letter ID, one appointment per family or group member, at one of the 11 centres. 4. **Prepare the tourist checklist** — Assemble passport, photo, cover letter, return flight reservation, accommodation proof, three months of stamped bank statements, two years of ITR acknowledgments, employment papers and EUR 30,000 insurance, in colour on A4. 5. **Submit and give biometrics** — Attend VFS, hand in the file, give biometrics and pay the INR 2090 service fee (plus the INR 440 courier charge outside Delhi). 6. **Collect the decision** — Collect the passport at VFS with the original receipt and a copy of government photo ID, or receive it by courier. If refused, appeal within 8 weeks or ask the Embassy to reopen the case. ## FAQ ### Can I pay the Denmark visa fee at the VFS centre? The visa fee itself is paid online at applyvisa.um.dk when you complete the application. At the VFS centre you pay only the VFS service fee of INR 2090 (Euro 19), plus the Euro 4 (INR 440) courier charge if you apply outside Delhi. ### Do children need their own VFS appointment for Denmark? Yes. VFS asks for one appointment per family or group member. Children aged 6 to below 12 pay a reduced visa fee of EUR 45. ### Is Form 16 required for a Denmark tourist visa? The Embassy's checklist asks for your Indian income tax return acknowledgment for the last two assessment years, plus three months of payslips if you are employed. Form 16 does not appear in the checklist we reviewed, so prioritise the ITR acknowledgments. ### Can I apply for a Denmark visa from a city outside Delhi? Yes. You can submit at any of the 11 VFS centres. Files are sent to the Embassy in New Delhi, and applicants outside Delhi pay a mandatory one-way courier charge of Euro 4 (INR 440) for the passport's return to the regional centre. ## Sources 1. [VFS Global – Denmark: Apply for a visa (Cover Letter ID, appointments, passport collection)](https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/dnk/apply-visa) — VFS Global 2. [VFS Global – Denmark: Book an appointment (ApplyVisa validation up to 24 hours)](https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/dnk/book-an-appointment) — VFS Global 3. [Embassy of Denmark in India – Visa](https://um.dk/indien/en/travel-and-residence/practical-information/visa) — Embassy of Denmark, New Delhi 4. [newtodenmark.dk - You have got a no to visa (appeals, reopening)](https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-have-received-an-answer/Short-stay-visa/No-to-visa) — Danish Immigration Service