Legalisation of Danish documents

The Legalisation Office can legalise Danish documents issued by a Danish authority. You can read more about legalisation of Danish documents in the grey box below.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reserves the right, based on an individual assessment, to refuse documents for legalisation if it cannot be demonstrated without reasonable doubt that it is a Danish document or if there is any other reason to doubt whether the document falls within the scope of the Apostille Convention. 

Additionally, the document must be computer-generated. Handwritten documents are not accepted.

Purchase Apostille/legalisation in our webshop:

Please make a purchase for legalisation/Apostille in our webshop prior to submission, physical shipment, or digital forwarding of the document for legalisation. You will receive a receipt of purchase by e-mail.

Please find the webshop here.
Please find the guide to the webshop here.

You can ask questions about legalisation to our chatbot here.

Uncollected documents or documents without return postage will be shredded three months after receipt at the Legalisation Office. 

After completing the purchase:

1. Documents received through Digital Post (e.g. E-Boks) must be forwarded directly from Digital Post (borger.dk) to the Legalisation Office. You can find our guide here. Remember to include the purchase or legalisation number in the subject field.

2. Documents with certified Digital Signature (e.g. criminal record certificate from the National Police, transcripts from the Danish Business Authority) can be uploaded directly in the webshop in connection with purchase for Apostille. Documents with certified Digital Signature are the only documents that can be uploaded during the purchase and endorsed with an E-Apostille.
Receiving documents electronically/digitally is not the same as having a certified Digital Signature. You can check if the document has a certified Digital Signature. A blue bar at the top of the PDF file indicates a Digital Signature.

Please note that E-Apostilles are not signed by either the issuing Danish authority or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Legalisation Office. We refer to the receiving authority regarding the recognition of the E-Apostille. 

3. Documents with a physical/wet signature must be submitted in person or alternatively sent by physical mail or courier to the Legalisation Office. We do not accept scans, copies, or printouts of physical original documents. If you have more than seven documents, we cannot guarantee legalisation on the same day.

The Legalisation Office reserves the right to refuse legalisation requests that are expected to extend beyond our opening hours.

When the documents are received and processed at the Legalisation Office:

1. Documents from Digital Post is printed out, signed and stamped by the Legalisation Office, and hereafter, can be collected in person or by courier, or alternatively, returned by physical mail. 

2. Documents with certified Digital Signature can be downloaded directly from the webshop with an E-Apostille, or alternatively, printed out, stamped and signed by the Legalisation Office. Documents can be collected in person or by courier, or alternatively, returned by physical mail. 

3. Documents submitted in person will be legalised immediately, but can also be returned by physical mail or courier by request.

Document collection by courier or return by post:

You can expect a processing time of 5-7 working days when we receive documents by mail or courier. Please note that processing times may be longer during busy periods.

You are responsible for postage and/or courier collection in connection with the legalisation of documents. You may optionally purchase Quickbrev return postage in our webshop or alternatively purchase return postage directly on PostNord's website. The receipt for the purchase and the return postage code/label must be enclosed with the documents for shipment or sent digitally to [email protected].

For courier collection within our opening hours, please send the waybill to [email protected] after we have processed your documents.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not responsible for shipping and cannot advise on shipping times. Please refer to the relevant postal or courier service provider.