The Danish Immigration Service has launched two new digital solutions for applying for passports for foreign nationals in Denmark – one for adults and one for children. Foreign nationals in Denmark who wish to apply for a new passport or extend the validity of their current passport must use these new digital applications
What to Expect
- If the application concerns a child
- If the applicant is a child under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must submit the application on behalf of the child.
- If the child has two parents, the other parent must generally give consent. If the other parent lives in Denmark and is registered for Digital Post, they must give their consent digitally as part of the digital application.
- Children under the age of 12 are not required to have fingerprints recorded.
- Payment and appearance in person: Applicants for a new passport must pay a fee online on nyidanmark.dk during the application process, before submitting the application.
- Once the applicant has submitted their digital application, they must appear in person at the Danish Immigration Service’s Citizen Service in order to:
- have their passport photo taken
- provide their signature
- have their fingerprints recorded.
- Applicants do not need to bring a passport photo (even if they have previously been instructed to bring one). However, they must bring the receipt confirming they have submitted their application digitally.
- Extension of passport validity: In certain cases, passport holders can have the validity of their current passport extended. It is free of charge to extend the validity of a passport, and applicants do not need to appear in person at the Danish Immigration Service’s Citizen Service.
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