How to apply for a Danish passport

You will find all relevant information on the main website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.  

All applicants must appear in person at the embassy or consulate when applying for a Danish passport.

Passport applicants 12 years old and below can apply at the consulates, while passport applicants aged 12 years old and above can only apply at the embassy due to the fingerprints and a digital signature requirement

For passport applicants born in the Philippines to Danish and Filipino parents: First-time passport applicants / If the latest passport expired for two (2) years or more / Passport renewal applicants 18 years old and below: 

    • Children born in the Philippines must provide the original birth certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA - central registry in the Philippines) with QR code. For further details, please visit the official website of the PSA: PSA - Civil Registrations   
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    • If the parents were married in the Philippines, the PSA copy of the marriage certificate must also have a QR code.
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    • For the Philippine birth and marriage certificates, please ensure that the documents has been authenticated/apostilled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) prior to your appointment at the embassy. Please visit the official website of the DFA for more information: Home - Authentication Division 
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    • Both parents must bring their valid passports as proof of identification on the day of the passport appointment.      
    • The parental consent of both parents is required by signing the passport application form (page 2) at the embassy. If one parent is in Denmark, digital consent can be provided thru this link: Udenrigsministeriet - Samtykke
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    • For applicants who were born and for parents who are married outside of Denmark and Philippines, please ensure that the foreign birth and marriage certificates are duly translated (if not issued in English) and issued with an apostille from the issuing country. If the country is not a signatory of the Apostille convention, please contact the Danish mission in the issuing country for legalisation assistance. For further details regarding Legalisation, please go to this link Legalisation of foreign documents

IMPORTANT:

    • If the child was born in the Philippines and the biological father was declared thru an Affidavit of Acknowledgment / Admission of Paternity (Check page 2 of the child's birth certificate), please contact first the Danish Ministry of Immigration and Integration (UIM) to inquire if the child acquires Danish citizenship at birth and for guidance on how to apply for the Certificate of Danish Citizenship.
    • If the child was born in the Philippines, any changes or remarks related to the child’s birth registration, example: Admission of paternity by the Danish father, change or correction to the child’s name or subsequent marriage of the parents, the changes must be reported and registered to the PSA and later to the UIM for assessment whether the child acquires Danish citizenship based on the new information to his birth registration.
    • For other concerns or clarifications, please contact the embassy’s Consular Section: [email protected]