As the EU bans residents from the U.S. and many other high-risk countries, Denmark is taking a bold move. In opening up to some residents from banned countries.
Under the waivers, an American could travel with their Danish spouse or child to Denmark, attend their child’s birth, or reunite with a lover. Or for a job interview or business meeting.
This a day after the European Union renewed the travel ban on American residents, while lifting it for a dozen other countries.
While Denmark has opened its borders to most fellow Europeans, Sweden and Portugal are still blocked. Meanwhile it’s announced sweeping exemptions for residents from banned nations.
The Nordic country has swept in a raft of progressive open border policies allowing visits from banned countries for “work, business and studies”, as well as for private reasons. According to the national tourism authority, VisitDenmark, and the Danish police, these waivers include trips for:
(And curiously)
Note, those who have a job in Denmark, or are self-employed, require a valid work permit. If your trip is to attend meetings, you’ll need to provide evidence, “such as an email.” All the conditions are fully and clearly outlined for meeting each exemption.
Some of the private reasons for a waiver are:
Finally, urgent legal matters also qualify for exemptions, as do pressing embassy and consular appointments.
The rules for exemptions are strict. Residents of banned countries must fill out various documents and, in most cases, provide negative Covid-19 tests.
And say the police: Foreigners with clear Covid-19 symptoms “such as dry cough and fever” cannot enter.
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I have three decades of experience as a journalist, foreign correspondent and travel writer-photographer. Working for print, digital and radio outlets on four continents, I am also a veteran hotel industry reporter and author of travel guides and cultural histories to Australia, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Borneo. Very often on the road between my Paris and Australian bases, I write for Forbes with a globetrotters perspective and newsy edge on travel, culture, hotels, art and architecture. My passion is capturing the distinctive people, places and events I encounter along the way, both in words and pictures. I hold a degree in Professional Writing from Canberra University, an MA in European Journalism from the Université Robert Schuman Strasbourg, and am a member of the Society of American Travel Writers. A love for my wild home-island of Tasmania fuels my commitment to sustainable travel and conservation.