VISA guidelines
Greenland is not a part of EU or Schengen Agreement but, a part of the Kingdom of Denmark and a Nordic country. Here you can read about tourist VISA and documentation requirements when travelling to Greenland.
Nordic Citizens
Nordic citizens are free to enter reside and work in Greenland without visa or passport. Identity documentation is enough to travel to Greenland as a Nordic citizen. If you are staying in Greenland for more than 6 months, and moved from another Nordic country, you must register your address.
EU citizens and other citizens with VISA free entry
EU citizens and countries within Schengen Agreement can travel to Greenland without VISA but must show a valid passport and a return ticket within 3 months after arrival. If your citizenship is on the list, you are free to enter Greenland without VISA, you still need a valid passport and a return ticket to prove you’re staying short term.
Citizens of other countries that need a tourist VISA for entry
When traveling to Greenland from non-EU country, VISA and a valid passport are required when entering to Greenland. It is important to notice, that even though Greenland is part of Denmark, Greenland is not member of EU or within Schengen agreement. Therefore travelers from non-EU countries must apply for a VISA to Denmark with the main destination to Greenland.
Citizens of other countries with residency permit in EU or Schengen country, have entry permit to Denmark but not to Greenland, that is why you must apply for a VISA, if you want to travel to Greenland.
For more information about VISA requirements and application process, press the link below that'll redirect you to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark. We also recommend you to contact with the Danish Embassy in your country.
Transit to Greenland from Iceland:
When you are travel to Greenland from Iceland, we want you to be aware of, that there are different requirements to enter Iceland. When combining two destinations, two entry permits and visas are necessary, one for Iceland and one for Greenland. That is why, we recommend you to be look into the Icelandic official agreements. You can find a link for more information on link below.
Country list of Nordic citizens
Denmark
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Åland-Islands
Country list of EU citizens and other citizens with VISA free entry
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Albania **** (Only citizens with biometric passports are exempt from the visa requirement. Biometric passportshave been issued since May 2010)
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina**** (Only citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. Biometric passports have been issued since 15 October 2009)
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Dominica
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia (Only citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. All passports issued from 28 July 2014 are biometric passports)
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kiribati
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova**** (Only citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. Biometric passports have been issued since 1 January 2011)
Monaco
Montenegro**** (Only citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement)
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
North Macedonia (Only citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement)
Northern Marianas
Norway
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Samoa
San Marino
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Serbia**** (Only citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. This does not apply to persons with passports issued by the Serbian Coordination directorate Koordinaciona uprava)
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Spain
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan (Only citizens with a passport issued by Taiwan which contains an identity card number are except from the visa requirement. The same applies to citizens with old Taiwanese passports with "Republic of China" on the front page, if the stated place of birth is Taiwan and the passport contains an identity card number)
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Ukraine (Only citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. Biometric passports have been issued since 12 January 2015)
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu (Only citizens with an ordinary passport issued before 25 May 2015 are except from the visa requirement. Read more about partial suspension of visa waiver agreement)
Vatican City State
Venezuela
* Citizens with diplomatic and service passports are except from the visa requirement.
** Citizens with diplomatic passports are except from the visa requirement, and citizens with a "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" passport, a "Região Administrativa Especial de Macau" passport or a "British National Overseas" passport are except from the visa requirement.
*** Citizens with diplomatic, special and service passports are except from the visa requirement.
**** Citizens with diplomatic passports are except from the visa requirement.
***** Citizens with diplomatic and service passports and "official passports" are except from the visa requirement.
Country list of Citizens of other countries that need a tourist VISA for entry
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia*
Bosnia-Herzegovina**** (Citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. Biometric passports have been issued since 15 October 2009)
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burma (Myanmar)
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China**
Comoros
Congo
Cuba
Democratic Republic of Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt*
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia (Citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. All passports issued from 28 July 2014 are biometric passports)
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
India*
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan****
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Moldova**** (Citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. Biometric passports have been issued since 1 January 2011)
Mongolia
Montenegro**** (Citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. Biometric passports have been issued since May 2008. All new passports are biometric)
Morocco*
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia (Citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. Biometric passports have been issued since April 2007)
Oman
Pakistan*
Papua New Guinea
Philippines*
Qatar
Russia
Rwanda
Sao Tomé and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia**** (Citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. This does not apply to persons with passports issued by the Serbian Coordination directorate Koordinaciona uprava. Biometric passports have been issued since July 2008)
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Taiwan (Citizens with a passport issued by Taiwan which contains an identity card number are except from the visa requirement. The same applies to citizens with old Taiwanese passports with "Republic of China" on the front page, if the stated place of birth is Taiwan and the passport contains an identity card number)
Tadjikistan
Tanzania
Thailand*****
Togo
Tunesia****
Turkmenistan
Türkiye*** (Turkish citizens who are to perform a service in Denmark are except from the visa requirement. Read more here)
Uganda
Ukraine**** (Citizens with biometric passports are except from the visa requirement. Biometric passports have been issued since 12 January 2015)
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu (Citizens with an ordinary passport issued before 25 May 2015 are except from the visa requirement. Read more about partial suspension of visa waiver agreement)
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Passports issued by the Palestinian Authority
On the link below you can read more about VISA requirements from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
On the link below you can read more about VISA requirements when travelling through Iceland.