Passport FAQ

Click here to find contact information for Danish embassies and consulates in every country in the world.

Please find information and the application form under “Passports for Adults”.

Please find information and application form under “Passports for Children”.

If you are 12 years of age and above, a photo must be taken digitally at the Danish Embassy as part of the biometric passport. 

If you are below 12 years of age and applying at a Danish consulate, you must bring your own passport photo that meets the requirements for passport photos. If applying at an Embassy you are not required to bring a photo, as your photo will be taken digitally.

For babies and very young children (0-4 years), please bring your own passport photo when applying at a Danish Embassy or consulate.

If you are applying for an emergency passport, you must bring your own photo that meets the requirements for passport photos when applying at a Danish consulate.

Please note that Danish passports are issued in the name that is registered in the Danish CPR register. Therefore, you will not be able to apply for a new passport until your name is registered correctly in the CPR register.

Step 1 – Contact the National Register (Folkeregisteret) in the Danish municipality where you last held residence or where the registration of your details in the CPR register took place. If in doubt about how you are registered, please contact the National Register (Folkeregisteret) here or login to borger.dk if you have a Danish Nem-ID.

Step 2 – Once the registration of the name change is reflected in the CPR register, you can apply for a new passport in your new name.

If you have changed your name or parts of your name, you will need to present documentation for the name change in connection with your passport application. 

For identification purposes, it is recommended that both parents are present together with the child, when applying for a child’s passport. If either one of the parents cannot be present, ID documentation for the absent parent must be presented in the form of his or her current passport. The absent parent must also be willing to participate in a phone interview in order to answer control questions, if the Mission/consulate deems it necessary.  

Both parents must fill in and sign the consent section in the application form. Please see further information under “Passports for Children – How do I give consent”.

You can keep the current passport until the new one is ready. If you choose to keep the passport you must hand it in to the Danish Mission or the affiliated consulate before the new passport can be collected, as the ‘old passport’ needs to be cancelled. Please find further information regarding picking up the passport under “Passports for Adults” or “Passports for Children”.

If your child was born before 1 September 2015

Denmark accepts dual nationality if both nationalities were acquired automatically at birth. In this case, it is possible to hold passports for both nationalities at the same time.

If your child was born after 1 September 2015

Due to the law on dual/multiple nationality, which came into force on 1 September 2015, Danish nationals no longer lose their Danish nationality if they apply to become nationals of another country. It is possible to hold passports for both nationalities at the same time. 

Yes, but as a general rule your passport will only be valid until your 22nd birthday, as you must first apply to retain your Danish nationality beyond the age of 22. This is also known as the “22-year rule”.

The 22-year rule refers to Danish nationals born outside Denmark and who have never held residence in Denmark, who may lose their Danish nationality on reaching the age of 22, unless they apply between the age of 20 and 22 to retain it. See below on how to apply for a Certificate of Danish nationality. Once you have received your Certificate of Danish Nationality from the Ministry of Immigration and Integration in Denmark you can apply for a full 10-year passport.

If you were born outside Denmark, are below 22 years of age and you have resided and been registered in Denmark for a continuous stay of a minimum of 3 months, you will have retained your Danish nationality and thus, a full 10-year passport may be issued to you, without a Certificate of Danish nationality. Please consult your Embassy to check whether you are eligible to a 10-year passport beyond your 22nd birthday. 

If you were born outside Denmark and have never held residence in Denmark you may lose your Danish nationality on reaching the age of 22, unless you apply between the age of 20 and 22 to retain it.

You must send your application for retention of Danish nationality directly to the Ministry of Immigration and Integration using their postal address or using e-Boks and Nem-ID. Further information regarding retention of Danish nationality, including fees and processing times can be found on the homepage of the Danish Ministry for Immigration and Integration (Danish only). 

Please note that you must pay the application fee directly to the Danish Ministry for Immigration and Integration. 

If you have lost your Danish nationality because you did not fulfil the conditions of the 22-year rule, you will only be able to regain Danish nationality through Naturalisation. Further information can be found on the homepage of the Danish Ministry for Immigration and Integration (Danish only). 

If you have obtained Danish nationality by naturalisation/declaration or applied to retain your Danish nationality after the age of 22 and have lost your Certificate of Danish Nationality (Indfødsretsbevis), you will not be able to obtain a copy of the original certificate. You can however apply for confirmation that a Certificate of Danish Nationality was previously issued to you (Bevisbekræftelse). You can find the application form here.

When you bring your old passport for cancellation, kindly inform the Danish Mission or affiliated consulate of any valid visas or residence permits in the old passport, in order to ensure that these are not cancelled. A cross reference to the old passport may also be made in your new passport. Always check with the local authorities whether your visa and/or residence permit will still be valid once a passport expires and whether they can be transferred to a new passport.  

Your current passport may be extended or you can get an emergency passport but certain conditions apply. Please see under "Passport Extension, Emergency and Lost Passports” for further information.

Yes, it is possible to apply for renewal of your Danish passport at any ‘Borgerservicecenter’ while in Denmark. Please visit borger.dk to find the relevant municipality. In order to be able to receive your new passport while still in Denmark, please apply as soon as possible after your arrival. It is also possible to collect your new passport at a Danish Mission or an affiliated consulate. Please consult with the ‘Borgerservicecenter’ when submitting your application regarding this possibility.

Remember to inform the ‘Borgerservicecenter’ of any valid visas or residence permits in the old passport in order to ensure that these are not cancelled. Always check with the local authorities of your country of residence whether your visa and/or residence permit will still be valid once a passport expires and whether they can be transferred to a new passport.

Yes, it is possible to collect your new passport at a ‘Borgerservicecenter’ while in Denmark. Please visit borger.dk to find the relevant municipality. Please consult with the Danish Mission when submitting your application regarding this possibility.

Remember to inform the ‘Borgerservicecenter’ of any valid visas or residence permits in the old passport in order to ensure that these are not cancelled. Always check with the local authorities of your country of residence whether your visa and/or residence permit will still be valid once a passport expires and whether they can be transferred to a new passport.

Due to the requirement of biometric data in the passport as well as access to registers in Denmark in order to obtain and protect data, Danish passports can be renewed or applied for only at a Danish Embassy.

If you are 12 years or above, you are required to submit your application at a Danish Embassy or Consulate General due to the capturing of biometric data.

If you are below the age of 12, you can also submit your application at a Danish consulate. Click here to find contact information for Danish embassies and consulates in every country in the world.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (in Copenhagen) determines the passport fees applicable at Danish embassies and affiliated consulates abroad. The passport fee is the same for all passport categories regardless of the age of the applicant. The fee is revised once a year.