Denmark - Apply for a new passport

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Procedure

• Complete application form
• Submit the application in person at the Danish Immigration Services Citizen Service.
• If you live outside the Greater Copenhagen area, you can also submit the application at the local police station.
• Pay the application fee
• Your new passport will be sent to your official address, as recorded in the Central Office of Civil Registration (CPR)

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Required Documents

• Original birth certificate or certificate of naming
• Photo identification
• If you are applying for a passport for an unnamed child, you must present a birth certificate
• If you cannot furnish photo identification with your CPR-number, you must present documentation foryour CPR-registration (national insurance card)
• If you have a residence card, you must bring this
• Photograph requirements
  • The photograph should bear a close resemblance to your current appearance
  • You should be facing the camera directly and the photograph must be suitable for scanning
  • The background must be uniform (light) colored without motives
  • Your eyes must be open and not covered by hair, eye glasses or the like. Your mouth may not be open
  • Headwear is permitted only if you for religious reasons request this. The forehead, chin and cheeks must be visible
  • The photograph must measure 35mm x 45mm. Your head should measure 30mm x 36mm from the tip of the chin to the top of the hair

Office Locations & Contacts

Danish Immigration Service
Ryesgade 53
DK-2100 Kbenhavn
Permanent residence and passports
+45 35 30 86 10
Email : [email protected]

Eligibility

Danish travel documents can only be issued to a person who holds a Danish residence permit as a refugee, that is, a person who is Recognized as a refugee as defined in the United Nations Refugee Convention. This means that persons who have been granted a Danish residence permit under the Danish Aliens Act,

Fees

Fees vary by age of applicant:
65 years or older: DKK 376
18-64 years: DKK 626
12-17 years: DKK 141
11 years or younger: DKK 115
Fees must be paid at the time of application

Validity

The passport is valid for five years and should be renewed

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Processing Time

Processing is done within 2 to 4 weeks

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Instructions

A passport can also be issued to a child under the age of 18 whose parents hold refugee status in Denmark. However, when the child turns 18 he/she is normally required to hold a national passport issued by the authorities of the country of which the child is a citizen.

Required Information

• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Applicant name
• Address
• Applicant parents name

Need for the Document

Danish passport is used by Danish citizens for international travel. Danish passport can also be issued to a person who has initially been granted a residence permit on the grounds of asylum in another country, but who has later been granted a Danish residence permit on the grounds of, for example, family reunification.

Information which might help

If you believe that your personal data (e.g. nationality / citizenship or date of birth) is incorrectly registered with the Immigration Services records, you can use form PE1 to seek modification of your data. You will find PE1 at http://www.nyidanmark.dk/forms

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Used as proof of citizenship
• Used for identification

External Links

http://www.nyidanmark.dk

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