Can I get a U.S. visa?
5,939 U.S. visas were issued to people from Denmark in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
5,939 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Denmark · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 87% of visitor (B) visa applications from Denmark were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about Under 15 days at Copenhagen. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Copenhagen. All embassies in Denmark.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 5,939 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Denmark in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), F1 (academic student). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Denmark was about 12.59% in FY2025, so about 87% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Denmark (Copenhagen), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about Under 15 days, and for students about Under 15 days (Copenhagen). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.