You need a Danish address prior to acquiring your CPR no. at the Citizen Service Centre.

Check out our accommodation guide here

• Please book a time at the International Citizen Service Centre, Torvegade 74 in Esbjerg for Civil registration (CPR) here. (If you do not have a Danish Phone, simply use your 8-digit birthday number)

You will receive a healthcare card within 14 days after registration

• To get a tax card you can call foreign Tax at +45 72 22 28 92 or fill the form ´Foreign Labour force for skat here.
• Find more information on taxes in Denmark here.

• You need to do civil registration prior to getting MitID.
• If you have a biometric passport you can within 48 hours later activate MitID with your phone. Download the MitID app and scan the passport/ID card plus read the chip to get MitID.
• If you cannot activate MitID yourself, please book a time for MitID at the Citizen Service Centre after you receive your yellow healthcare card.
• Find more information on the MitID webpage here.

• Once you have your NemID/MitID please sign up at www.e-boks.dk, choose Ny bruger / New User
• When registered you can use eBoks in English and/or as an app
• If you do not wish to receive post digitally, you can apply for exemption at the Citizen Service
• Find more information about Digital post/Eboks further below.

• You need a CPR number prior to opening a bank account.
• Contact the bank where you wish to open an account
• Remember to ask for a “NEM konto” (designated bank account) and “Dankort” (credit card)

• Passport
• Birth certificate (children)
• Marriage certificate (if married)
• Civil registration no. (from home country)
• Rental contract/address

You need a Danish address prior to acquiring your CPR number at the Citizen Service.

Check out our accommodation guide here

• You have to obtain your EU-residence documents from SIRI prior to acquiring your CPR number.
• Download and fill the form OD1 from www.nyidanmark.dk and book an appointment with SIRI to hand in the form with the relevant documents. You can book a time with SIRI in Esbjerg here.

• Typically, you will be sent directly to the International Citizen Service (ICS) desk immediately after your SIRI appointment. At the ICS you will register your address, choose your GP doctor clinic and order your healthcare card. 

• If you need to book an appointment at the ICS, find the booking page at this link:  International Citizen Service Centre, Torvegade 74, 6700 Esbjerg.

You will receive a healthcare card within approx. 14 days after registration

• To get a tax card you can call foreign Tax at +45 72 22 28 92 or fill the form ´Foreign Labour force for skat here.
• Find more information on taxes in Denmark here.

• You need to do civil registration prior to getting MitID.
• If you have a biometric passport you can within 48 hours later activate MitID with your phone. Download the MitID app and scan the passport/ID card plus read the chip to get MitID.
• If you cannot activate MitID yourself, please book a time for MitID at the Citizen Service Centre after you receive your yellow healthcare card.
• Find more information on the MitID webpage here.

• Once you have your NemID/MitID please sign up at www.e-boks.dk choose Ny bruger / New User
• When registered you can use eBoks in English and/or as a mobile app.
• If you do not wish to receive post digitally, you can apply for exemption at the Citizen Service
• Find more information about Digital post/Eboks further below.

• You need a CPR number prior to opening a bank account.
• Contact the bank where you wish to open an account
• Remember to ask for a “NEM konto” (designated bank account) and “Dankort” (credit card)

If you plan to travel to EU/EEA countries, Switzerland or the UK, you can request a Blue Healthcare Card at borger.dk (using NemID/MitID) or at the Citizen Service. Note, this card is typically only available to EU/EEA/UK/Swiss citizens and their spouses and dependant children.

• Passport
• Birth certificate (children)
• Marriage certificate (if married)
• Civil registration no. (from home country)
• EU residence documents (when obtained)
• Civil registration no. in DK (when obtained)
• Contract of employment (if obtained)
• Rental contract/address

• Please apply for residence permit with SIRI prior to arrival at www.nyidanmark.dk
• If you are relocating due to a contract of employment in Denmark, your employer will typically complete the first part of the application before you receive the form.
• If you need biometric features recorded in Denmark, you can do so at the SIRI office in Odense, Århus, Ålborg or Næstved. If you need biometric features recorded abroad you will find a list of Danish embassies or consulates here.
• Read more about how to apply for residence and work permits at www.newtodenmark.dk

You need a Danish address prior to acquiring your CPR no. at the Citizen Service Centre.

Check out our accommodation guide here

• Please book a time at the International Citizen Service Centre, Torvegade 74 in Esbjerg for Civil registration (CPR) here. (If you do not have a Danish Phone, simply use your 8-digit birthday number)

You will receive a healthcare card within approx. 14 days after registration

• To get a tax card you can call foreign Tax at +45 72 22 28 92 or fill the form ´Foreign Labour force for skat here.
• Find more information on taxes in Denmark here.

• You need to do civil registration prior to getting MitID.
• If you have a biometric passport you can within 48 hours later activate MitID with your phone. Download the MitID app and scan the passport/ID card plus read the chip to get MitID.
• If you cannot activate MitID yourself, please book a time for MitID at the Citizen Service Centre after you receive your yellow healthcare card.
• Find more information on the MitID webpage here.

• Once you have your NemID/MitID please sign up at www.e-boks.dk, choose Ny bruger / New User
• When registered you can use eBoks in English and/or as an app
• If you do not wish to receive post digitally, you can apply for exemption at the Citizen Service
• Find more information about Digital post/Eboks further below.

• You need a CPR number prior to opening a bank account.
• Contact the bank where you wish to open an account
• Remember to ask for a “NEM konto” (designated bank account) and “Dankort” (credit card)

• Please exchange your driver’s license no later than 90 days after receiving your CPR no.
• You need to acquire a certificate of health issued at your medical practitioner
• Depending on your origin, you must exchange the license either at the Citizen Service Center or by passing a test at a local driving school. Read more about Driver's License in Denmark below.

• Passport
• Birth certificate (children)
• Marriage certificate (if married)
• Civil registration no. (from home country)
• EU residence documents (when obtained)
• Civil registration no. in DK (when obtained)
• Contract of employment (if obtained)
• Rental contract/address

• Please make sure to get a tax number / administrative CPR. Please complete and submit the form ´Foreign Labour force for skat here.
• Find more information on taxes in Denmark here.

• The authority Udbetaling Danmark is responsible for the special healthcare cards for Cross Border Workers. To apply for the card, you will first need an administrative CPR number issued by SKAT. A card can be requested online at www.borger.dk, using the application form for ´særligt sundhedskort´ here.
• For questions about the special healthcare card please call Udbetaling Danmark at tel +45 70 12 80 81

• You need a CPR number prior to opening a bank account.
• Contact the bank where you wish to open an account
• Remember to ask for a “NEM konto” (designated bank account) and “Dankort” (credit card)

• You need your special healthcare card and tax number prior to getting MitID.
• If you have a biometric passport you can within 48 hours later activate MitID with your phone. Download the MitID app and scan the passport/ID card plus read the chip to get MitID.
• If you cannot activate MitID yourself, please book a time for MitID at the Citizen Service Centre.
• Find more information on the MitID webpage here.

• Once you have your MitID please sign up at www.e-boks.dk, choose Ny bruger / New User
• When registered you can use eBoks in English and/or as an app
• If you do not wish to receive post digitally, you can apply for exemption at the Citizen Service
• Find more information about Digital post/eBoks further below.

• Passport
• Contract of employment
• Home address
• Administrative CPR no. / Tax no. (when obtained)
• Civil registration no. in DK (when obtained)
• Healthcare card from your home country