Denmark visa for Saudi citizens

For the tourist visa, Denmark’s official sources give a standard fee of €90, and applications are made on applyvisa.um.dk. Processing time, as Denmark states it: Up to 15 days once the mission has registered the case, or up to 45 days if it is referred to the Danish Immigration Service; waiting times at individual missions can be much longer. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.

Denmark has 1 mission in Saudi Arabia, with its embassy in Riyadh.

In 2025, Denmark’s embassy and consulates in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) received 2,304 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,988. The refusal rate was 11.6%. The refusal rate rose by 1.5 points from 10.1% in 2024. Applications fell by 13% compared with 2024 (2,644).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 5.2% of the applications lodged in Saudi Arabia that year, from 1.6% at the consulates of Austria to 55.4% at those of Bulgaria. Denmark’s consulates worldwide refused 21.9%. Denmark was the 11th most applied-for Schengen state in Saudi Arabia.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Saudi Arabia, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Saudi Arabia to Denmark, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Denmark at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 16 September 2024), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Denmark (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Denmark (updated 13 October 2026).

How long Saudi citizens can stay in Denmark

How long Saudi citizens may stay in Denmark is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Saudi citizens apply

In Saudi Arabia, applications go to the Danish embassy in Riyadh, or to a visa centre acting for Denmark; fees, documents and processing times are published by Denmark.

Denmark and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Denmark lets Saudi citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Denmark when it is the main destination of the trip.

Denmark’s neighbours for Saudi citizens

Germany requires Saudi citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Danish citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia

Danish citizens can get a visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia, valid for stays of up to 90 days.