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Danes do not need a visa for the UAE. The foreign ministry lists Denmark as visa free: a free multiple entry visit visa on arrival, valid 6 months, for up to 90 days in total. We handle what happens next to it: a longer stay, a partner on another passport, or a move to the UAE.
What Denmark's own advice adds
The Danish foreign ministry, in an entry page last updated , adds three points the UAE list does not stress:
- The passport must be valid 6 months from the entry date.
- Extended Danish passports are not accepted, and emergency passports are only accepted for leaving, with the right papers.
- A minor travelling alone or with one parent should carry a power of attorney from the custody holders.
Its separate travel advice, updated , warns about drugs, some medicines, public drinking and social media posts.
Extensions and costs
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Visa on arrival, up to 90 days | Free |
| Extension in Dubai (GDRFA) | AED 600 plus 5% VAT |
| Extension elsewhere (ICP) | AED 100 application plus AED 500 |
Source: GDRFA and ICP service pages, checked . Tourist stays are capped at 120 days in total. Overstay is AED 50 a day.
A partner or child who is not Danish
Your visa-free entry does not pass to a spouse holding another passport. Send that passport page and we check its rule. If a visa is needed, we file it with the right authority.
Danish consular help
The embassy in Abu Dhabi does not meet visitors. Consular work (passports, attestations, travel documents) goes to the Consulate General in Dubai, by appointment. The Danish consulate says applications for a Schengen visa or a Danish residence permit go through VFS Global. That is a separate path from this page. See Denmark visa from Dubai.
How it works with us
Send us your plans and the passports involved. An adviser reads each one, says what is free and what needs a filing, and quotes one total for the filing. We submit it and chase it. We are a private visa service, and GDRFA or ICP decides.
Fees paid to the authorities do not come back after a refusal. Your adviser writes down, before payment, what part of our total would.
Official sources
- UAE foreign ministry visa list: Denmark visa free
- Danish entry rules for the UAE: passport and minors
- Danish travel advice for the UAE: warnings
- Danish embassy and consulate: who handles what
Neighbours: Norwegians, Germans. Full list: Dubai visa by nationality.
