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Medical certificates & pill passports

When travelling to countries in the Schengen area - and if your medical certificate is NOT legalised - it is possible to obtain a Schengen certificate for medicines with euphoric substances for own use, in an amount corresponding to the length of the journey, but a maximum of 30 days. The certificate is issued at the pharmacy. Read more here (only in Danish).

How to obtain the document

To ensure you can bring your medicine with you when traveling to another country, it is  important to take certain steps. This involves making sure you have the necessary documentation, especially if you are carrying a large quantity of medicine or if the medicine contains euphoric substances.

To obtain a medication certificate, you need to visit your own doctor and request a medical certificate. Make sure the certificate follows the instructions provided by the destination country’s embassy and includes all relevant information, such as your name, date of birth and passport number, the prescribed medicine, quantity etc.

The doctor must physically sign and stamp the certificate before it can be legalised. It is essential that the certificate has  a physical/wet signature, clearly stating the doctor's name and job title. Copies or scanned signatures are not accepted.

If the person who signed the document is not in our system, we will need to contact the doctor to verify the authenticity of the signature. To expedite the process, you can ask your doctor to send a scanned signature to the Legalisation Office's digital mailbox: Udenrigsministeriet > Legalisering, confirming the signature.

To get an Apostille or legalisation for your signed certificate, follow these steps:

  • Purchase an Apostille or legalisation through our webshop. Please see our webshop guide for assistance.

After making the purchase, choose one of the following options:

  • Personally visit the Legalisation Office during the opening hours to submit/pick up the original document. The document will be legalised while you wait. 
  • Send the original document by post. Please remember to enclose the receipt from the webshop.
  • If you want the letter returned as recommended letter you can enclose a printed label from PostNord which you can order here.
  • If you prefer, you can order a courier to pick up the letter at our office and send us the waybill [email protected]

When the document is legalised, we will send it back by using the selected delivery method.

Please note that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not responsible for the shipment.

If you are traveling to countries in the Schengen area, it is possible to obtain a Schengen certificate from a pharmacy (pillepas). This certificate allows you to carry medicines with euphoric substances for your own use, up to a maximum of 30 days or the duration of your journey within the Schengen area. A Schengen certificate from a pharmacy cannot be legalised. Please refer to the provided link for more information (only available in Danish). Link:

How do I get a medication certificate?

First, you must obtain a medical certificate from your own doctor. Please make sure it is prepared in accordance with the embassy's instructions and contains all relevant information (passport number etc.).

  • The doctor must sign the certificate with a physical wet signature and stamp the document, before it can be legalised.
  • The certificate to be legalised must be the original version, and the signatory's name and job title must be clearly stated. A copy or scan of the signature cannot be accepted.

For further information please visit borger.dk (only in Danish).

If we do not have the person, who signed the document in our system, we must contact the doctor and have the signature confirmed. To speed up the process, you may ask your doctor to send a scanned signature to the Legalisation Office's digital mailbox, in which the doctor confirms his/her signature.

How do I get the Apostille/legalisation?

When you have the signed certificate, you must order and pay for the Apostille as well as relevant return postage in our webshop. Here you can find the webshop guide.

After making the purchase, choose one of the following options:

  • Personally visit the Legalisation Office during the opening hours and submit/pick up the original document. The document will be legalised, while you wait.

  • Send the original document by post. Please remember to enclose the receipt from the webshop.

  • If you want the letter returned as recommended letter you can enclose a printed label from PostNord which you can order here.

  • If you prefer, you can order a courier to pick up the letter at our office and send us the waybill to legalisering @um.dk.

 

When the document is legalised, we will send it back by using the selected delivery method.

Please note that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not responsible for the shipment.

 

By default, you should always follow the destination country´s embassy's guide. if you are bringing medicine on your trip.