You can change your name by applying to your parish of residence, marriage authorities or The State Administration for Greater Copenhagen. If your municipality of residence is not Copenhagen you can apply to the county authorities. A fee is charged for certain name changes. Contact The State Administration for Greater Copenhagen Adress: Borups Allé 177, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. Tel. (+45) 72 56 70 00
When people are christened/named, or when they immigrate to Denmark, the Registration Office issues a civil registration certificate. If you lose this certificate and need proof of your civil registration number, you can obtain a new one by applying to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence either in person or in writing. When applying in person you must produce proof of identity. A new civil registration number certificate costs DKK 52, which must be paid when you order the certificate.
Deaths must be reported to the funeral authorities (the church office in the parish of residence) no more than 2 days after they occur - even if the deceased was not a member of the Church of Denmark. The necessary documents can be obtained from the undertaker, hospital or church office. The funeral authorities will then inform the Registration Office, health authorities, family and labour market authorities and probate court.
Directory protection ensures that your name and address are not stated in local directories. However, this protection is not relevant in Copenhagen, because the Registration Office does not supply directories with information.*
* Exceptions Addresses can always be given to public authorities - and normally private creditors as well, if they can prove that they have a legitimate interest. In addition, despite protection names and addresses may be given in certain circumstances to other private individuals who have a legitimate interest in learning of your address. Name/address protection applies for one year at a time. You can ask to have this period extended, and you can also terminate your name/address protection. Your name/address protection will last until its expiry date, even if you move to another municipality. Directory, research and marketing protection can only be terminated by applying to the Registration Office in person or in writing. When you obtain name/address protection at the Registration Office, we recommend that you do the same at Post Denmark (at your local post office), and at your telecommunications company. The registration of all forms of protection is free of charge. Please apply to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence. In Copenhagen you must apply to one of the Citizen Service Centres.Electronic self-service: (The form can be printed out and sent by ordinary mail.)
Emigration to Nordic countries On emigration to another Nordic country, changes of address must be reported to the Registration Office of your municipality of residence in Denmark, which will issue inter-Nordic change of address documents for sending/giving to your municipality of residence in the new country. The system covers the following countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, the Faeroe Islands and Denmark. Emigration to non-Nordic countries Changes of address must be reported to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence. Danish citizens travelling abroad are entitled to apply for inclusion in the Folketing election list, thereby retaining the right to vote in elections to the Folketing in Denmark. An application form will be given/sent to you when you register your emigration. Electronic self-service (in Danish) (The form can be printed out and sent by ordinary mail.)
Information about deceased persons. You must be able to identify (in advance) the person about whom you want information. You must be able to state their name and either their date of birth, civil registration number or former address. The following information about deceased persons can be supplied:
The Registration Office is only allowed to pass on information that cannot be found in the Central Office of Civil Registration (CPR), and the information must be more than 30 years old. Family research fee: Currently DKK 316,75 per hour.
If you own, rent or administer housing, you are entitled to make an inquiry in person or in writing and obtain the names of the persons registered at the address concerned. You must produce a title deed, lease contract or similar document to prove that you own the title to the housing, title deed, lease contract etc. before the names of the people registered there are given to you. A homeowner certificate costs DKK 52 (per flat or housing unit), which must be paid when you order the certificate.
If you lose your NHS medical card, a new one can be issued. If your municipality of residence is the Municipality of Copenhagen, you can apply to the one of the Citizen Service Centres in person or in writing; or use the electronic self-service facility, where you can both order and pay for a new NHS medical card. A new NHS medical card costs DKK 165. For electronic self-service
On immigration to Denmark from another Nordic country, the country you are leaving must issue inter-Nordic change of address documents. These inter-Nordic change of address documents must be sent/given to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence in Denmark. In Copenhagen they must be sent/given to one of the Citizen Service Centres.This system covers the following countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, the Faeroe Islands and Denmark.Changes of address must be reported both in the country you are leaving and in your new country of residence. In Denmark you must appear in person at one of the Registration Office, where you must produce your passport or other proof of identity. In Copenhagen you must go to one of the Citizen Service Centres to register.Citizens of non-Nordic countries must also produce a valid residence permit. Citizens of EU countries or Liechtenstein can apply for residence permits in the county concerned – in Copenhagen at the State Administration for Greater Copenhagen, Borups Allé 177, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. Citizens of other countries can apply for residence permits at the Danish Immigration Service (Udlændingeservice), Ryesgade 53, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
Nordic citizens If you immigrate to Denmark from a non-Nordic country you must appear in person at the Registration Office in your municipality of residence, where you must produce your passport or other proof of identity. In Copenhagen you must go to one of the Citizen Service Centres to register.Registration is only possible if you have a fixed abode and your stay is going to last at least 3 months. Citizens of EU countries or Liechtenstein If you immigrate to Denmark from a non-Nordic country you must appear in person at the Registration Office in your municipality of residence, where you must produce a valid residence permit and passport or other proof of identity. In Copenhagen you must go to one of the Citizen Service Centres to register.Registration is only possible if you have a fixed abode and your stay is going to last at least 3 months. You can apply for a residence permit at the State Administration for Greater Copenhagen, Borups Allé 177, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. Citizens of other countries If you immigrate to Denmark from a non-Nordic country you must appear in person at the Registration Office in your municipality of residence, where you must produce a valid residence permit and passport or other proof of identity. In Copenhagen you must go to one of the Citizen Service Centres to register.Registration is only possible if you have a fixed abode and your stay is going to last at least 3 months. You can apply for a residence permit at the Danish Immigration Service (Udlændingeservice), Ryesgade 53, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
Private individuals and companies are entitled to ask the Registration Office for information about other people's address – unless the address is protected. However, you must be able to identify (in advance) the person about whom you want such information. You must be able to state their name and either their date of birth, civil registration number or address (current or former). In Copenhagen you must contact one of the Citizen Service Centres when you have an address inquiry. An address inquiry costs DKK 52 for each person whose address you wish to know.
Protects you from receiving advertising material sent to your address by companies. *
* Exceptions Addresses can always be given to public authorities - and normally private creditors as well, if they can prove that they have a legitimate interest. In addition, despite protection names and addresses may be given in certain circumstances to other private individuals who have a legitimate interest in learning of your address. Name/address protection applies for one year at a time. You can ask to have this period extended, and can also terminate your name/address protection. Your name/address protection will last until its expiry date, even if you move to another municipality. Directory, research and marketing protection can only be terminated by applying to the Registration Office in person or in writing. When you obtain name/address protection at the Registration Office, we recommend that you do the same at Post Denmark (at your local post office), and at your telecommunications company. The registration of all forms of protection is free of charge. Please apply to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence. Electronic self-service: (The form can be printed out and sent by ordinary mail.)
Marriage fee Please note that if neither of you live i Denmark, you will be charged a fee of DKK 500. We accept payment by cash - Danish currency only - and Danish debit card, Dankort.
Please contact the City of Copenhagen well in advance for further information.Certificate of marital status (no older than four month) from the places you were born in as well as from your present place of residence (if different).The certificate of marital status must state:
The certificate must be translated into Danish, English or German if in another language.NB! Certificate of marital status can be required (if necessary) from other places than mention aboved.Should one or both of the parties involved have previously been married, we in addition need the following documents:
Divorce decree
Complete original divorce decree, legally signed. The endorsement must bear the text ‘The Decree of Divorce has not been and cannot be appealed to a higher court. The parties are free to remarry’. Only decrees and certificates from the latest marriage should be submitted.
Death certificate
Death certificates must be approved before you will be able to get an appointment
NB! Divorce decrees and Death certificates issued in countries outside the European Union (with exception of the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, a.o.) must be presented in the original with a Legalization/Apostille. The complete Legalization must also be translated and handed in.
Legalization: Tripartite verification of the original document (not copy of the original) via the Interior- and Exterior Ministry of the issuing country as well as of the Danish or German Embassy.
If you apply to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence, you can register a middle name by which you wish to be addressed in front of your surname subject to the following rules:
If you use your own surname (i.e. the name given to you most recently but not as a result of marriage), you can register the following middle names:
If you use your current spouse's surname as a married name, you can register the following middle names:
If you use a previous spouse's surname as your married name, you can register the following middle names:
If a married name that you have used previously or your own surname does not appear in the Central Office of Civil Registration (CPR), you must provide documentation to show that you are entitled to use it. Middle names are registered as middle name by which you wish to be known in the Central Office of Civil Registration (CPR), but do not mean that you have actually changed your name.
Changes of addressAll changes of address must be reported to the Registration Office no later than 5 days after the day you move. The information must be sent to the Registration Office in your new municipality of residence. Failure to observe the deadline for reporting changes of address may result in a fine. Changes of address within the Municipality of Copenhagen can be registered electronically.
The name/address protection system protects private individuals from having names and addresses disclosed.* If you have name/address protection, directory and research protection will also have been registered for you (see these sections).
* Exceptions to the ruleAddresses can always be given to public authorities - and normally private creditors as well, if they can prove that they have a legitimate interest. In addition, names and addresses may, despite protection, be given in certain circumstances to other private individuals, who have a legitimate interest in knowning your address. Name/address protection applies for one year at a time. You can ask to have this period extended, and you can also terminate your name/address protection. Your name/address protection will last until its expiry date, even if you move to another municipality. Directory, research and marketing protection can only be terminated by applying to the Registration Office in person or in writing. When you obtain name/address protection at the Registration Office, we recommend that you do the same at Post Denmark (at your local post office), and at your telecommunications company. The registration of all forms of protection is free of charge. Please apply to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence. Electronic self-service: (The form can be printed out and sent by ordinary mail)
If you apply to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence, you can register a name by which you wish to be addressed based on your full name. The name by which you wish to be addressed must always contain your surname and at least one of your Christian names written out in full. Registering a name by which you wish to be addressed does not mean that you have actually changed your name.
Electors who are unable to be present on the day of elections are entitled to a postal vote at any Registration Office in Denmark. For municipal elections, postal votes can be cast from the 3rd Tuesday in the August of election year up to and including the Saturday before election day. For elections of Danish representatives in the European Parliament, postal votes can be cast during the 3 months prior to election day, up to and including the second-last weekday before election day. For elections to the Folketing and referendums, postal votes can be cast during the 3 weeks prior to election day, up to and including the second-last weekday before election day. Electors visiting/living in the Faeroe Islands or Greenland can cast postal votes at Faeroese or Greenlandic Registration Offices, or give them to a vote recipient nominated by the Danish Minister of the Interior. Residents of the Faeroe Islands or Greenland do not have the right to vote in European Parliament elections. Electors visiting other countries can cast postal votes at a Danish diplomatic or consulate office, or give them to a vote recipient nominated by the Danish Minister of the Interior. Electors admitted to or living in any of the following institutions can cast postal votes in the institution concerned:
Electors who are unable to appear at the polling station owing to illness or disability can cast postal votes in their homes. Applications to vote in your home in municipal elections cannot be submitted before the Tuesday 4 weeks before election day, or after 6 pm on the Thursday 12 days before election day. Applications to cast postal votes in your home for Folketing elections, referendums or European Parliament elections must be submitted no later than 6 pm 12 days before election day. If the 12th day before election day is a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is the following Monday at 12 noon. Applications to cast postal votes in the home must be submitted to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence. Seamen and passengers on Danish vessels abroad and people employed on Danish offshore plants can cast postal votes on the vessel/plant in question. The captain of the vessel/captain's nominee or plant manager/manager's nominee will be the recipient of votes cast. All electors wishing to cast postal votes must produce the necessary proof of identity for the recipient of the votes.
Protects you from inquiries during statistical and scientific surveys issued on the basis of information taken from the CPR register. *
* Exceptions Addresses can always be given to public authorities - and normally private creditors as well, if they can prove that they have a legitimate interest. In addition, despite protection names and addresses may be given in certain circumstances to other private individuals who have a legitimate interest in learning of your address. Name/address protection applies for one year at a time. You can ask to have this period extended, and can also terminate your name/address protection. Your name/address protection will last until its expiry date, even if you move to another municipality. Directory, research and marketing protection can only be terminated by applying to the Registration Office in person or in writing. When you obtain name/address protection at the Registration Office, we recommend that you do the same at Post Denmark (at your local post office), and at your telecommunications company. The registration of all forms of protection is free of charge. Please apply to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence. In Copenhagen you must apply to one of the Citizen Service Centres.Electronic self-service: (The form can be printed out and sent by ordinary mail.)
Applications for separation or divorce must be sent to the county authorities in question. If you live in the Municipality of Copenhagen, applications must be sent to The State Administration og Greater Copenhagen, Borups Allé 177, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark.
Applications for separation or divorce must be sent to the county authorities in which the non-signatory lives. If the non-signatory lives in the Municipality of Copenhagen, applications must be sent to The State Administration og Greater Copenhagen, Borups Allé 177, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark.E-mail address: overpraesidiet@statsamt.dk
If you wish to withdraw from the Church of Denmark you must apply to the church office in the parish in which you live. This also applies if your withdrawal is due to conversion to another religion. The church office will ensure that the information is registered by the Central Office of Civil Registration (CPR).
