If you are a citizen of one of the Nordic countries, you do not need a visa to travel to Greenland.
A visa to Denmark does not automatically entitle you to a visa to Greenland, so you should check with the Danish Immigration Service.
If you are travelling without a valid visa, Air Greenland may deny you boarding without liability for your onward journey.
See which nationalities require a visa at www.nyidanmark.dk
You need to be able to identify yourself when travelling and therefore need to bring a valid photo ID, such as your passport.
Further visa information is available from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Transit visa Pituffik Space Base:
If you are travelling to and from Qaanaaq via Thule Air Base, you must always, and regardless of duration, bring a valid transit visa. Passengers without a transit visa are denied boarding at check-in.
Note: See the “Exception to the rule” section below.
Citizens residing in Greenland with Danish citizenship:
Apply for a transit visa from:
High Commission of Denmark in Greenland
Indaleeqqap Aqqutaa 3
3900 Nuuk
Telephone +299 32 10 01
or via http://www.rigsombudsmanden.gl/
Citizens residing in Denmark or abroad:
Apply for a transit visa from:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Asiatisk Plads 2
Copenhagen
Telephone +45 33 92 01 70
or via http://www.um.dk/
Exception to the rule
The following may stay for shorter or longer periods at Thule Air Base without a transit visa:
- Citizens with a registered address in the former Qaanaaq Municipality
- Members of NATO forces and their families
- Civilians stationed by the United States who have business on the base, and their families
- Representatives from Danish and Greenlandic authorities
- Persons with special authorisation from the Danish and United States governments