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The Nonimmigrant Visas (NIV) unit at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen serves
Danish citizens and individuals residing in Denmark , the Faroe Islands or
Greenland who are seeking visas for temporary visits to the United States .

Third Country Nationals who neither work nor have permanent residence status
in Denmark should be aware that it is very difficult to qualify for a
nonimmigrant visa because it is hard for them to demonstrate their permanent
ties to their home countries. In such cases, the applicants should consider
submitting their applications in their home countries or at a U.S. embassy or
consulate with the routine responsibility for processing applications from the
applicant's home country. Residents of Sweden should apply for their visa at the
American Embassy in Stockholm.

There are several types of visas for temporary visitors to the U.S. The type
of visa needed is defined by immigration law and relates to the purpose of
travel. For an overview of the types of nonimmigrant visas available, please see
Nonimmigrant Visa Classifications below.

Business

Tourist

Exchange
Visitors:
Au pair, Camp Counselor , Student, Government Visitor,
International Visitor, Alien Physician, Professor, Research Scholar,
Short-term Scholar, Specialist, Teacher, Trainee, Summer Work and Intern

Students

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Workers

Media &
Journalists

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& Government Officials

Transit & Crew
Members

Religious
Workers

Treaty
Traders

Treaty
Investors (effective January 1, 2009)

Applicants for temporary visitor visas must show that they qualify under the
provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The consular section has completed the transition to the new nonimmigrant
visa application form, the DS-160.  The DS-160 offers a number of
improvements that will ease the process of applying for a nonimmigrant visa and
has completely replaced the DS-156.  We no longer accept the DS-156.
Please visit our DS-160
page for more information on this process.

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ESTA

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I apply for an ESTA OR a Visa?

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CBP
Now Enforcing ESTA Requirements

Remember:
Do NOT use ESTA if:
1)You
already have a valid US visa; or
2)You are a citizen of the United
States.

There is NO charge to submit a registration under ESTA!
Companies charging a fee for this service are
NOT operating on behalf of the U.S. Government.

Please see the CBP announcement about third-party vendors for more
information

Proposed Fee Changes

Notice of
New Nonimmigrant Visa Fee

Notice of Proposed
Increase in Fees for Immigration Services

Notice of Proposed Increase
in Fees for American Citizen Services and Judicial  Services

Visa Free Travel

Danish passport holders are generally qualified to
travel to the United States on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) which means visa
free travel. Danish travelers coming to the U.S. for tourism or business for 90
days or less are eligible to visit the U.S. without a visa. For full details
please refer to Visa
Waiver Program. The
Visa Waiver Program does not allow work or study while in the U.S. and visitors
cannot stay longer than 90 days or change their status to another category.

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