The Royal Danish Consulate provides Danish citizens with assistance in travel and legal matters while visiting the United States. Local residents curious about the Scandinavian kingdom can learn more by speaking with welcoming Consul Erik Laursen.
According to Laursen, a long tradition of Danish migration to the Pacific Northwest has supported a consul in this area since the 1920s, and an estimated 70,000 Puget Sound residents trace their ancestry back to Denmark.
While some consular services are available here, applications for visas and residence and work permits must be processed by the General Consulate in New York.