Registering as a foreigner living in Copenhagen

One you arrive in CPH, you will have to register your presence. This is the very first step in getting all your papers in order and get your CPR.

If you are a European citizen go to:
Statsforvaltningen Hovedstaden
Borups Allé 177
København

EU Residence permit

If you are coming from outside the EU, go to:
Udlændingeservice - Foreigners Center
Ryesgade 53
2100 København
t. 3536 6600

Outside EU Residence permit

You will need to prove that you have means to sustain yourself (and eventually your family) for at least one year. You can prove that by showing a signed work contract or by showing your bank account balance (which will have to show more than 8000 euros in it).

Borgerservice - citizen public services

Once you are a registered citizen in Denmark, i.e. you have a CPR number and the Sundhedskort (the yellow card), most common public services (notifying an address change, choosing a different doctor, asking for a passport or a driver license renewal, etc.) can be dealt with over the internet. To simplify things, instead of having multiple usernames and accounts for each service Denmark has decided to provide each citizen with a single form of digital identification: a NEM-ID account. To get a NEM-ID account you need to register yourself at www.nemid.nu. Once you register you will be sent a numeric card with 132 codes. You will need theses codes each time you will access a site which requires a NEM-ID. Once you will get to 20 codes, you will be automatically sent a new card to the address you have provided.

Copenhagen Municipality - www.kk.dk
t. +45 3366 3366

Gentofte Municipality - www.gentofte.dk
Kommuneservice Bernstorffsvej 161
Charlottenlund 2920
t. +45 3998 3510

If you are not yet registered or you need some more information about living in Copenhagen then you need to swing by one of the centers around the city.

Borgerservices

Bispebjerg
Lærkevej 18
2400 Cph NV

Indre By
Nyropsgade 1
1602 Cph K

Sundby
Amager Centret 147
2450 Cph S

Østerbro
It closed on 27 may 2011

Donorregistret

I still haven't had time to use the health system of Denmark and they already want to use me!
As soon as you are a registered citizen in Denmark you receive the "yellow card".
It's "the document" you need for everything else. It contains a magical number made of your 6-digit birth date and other 4 digits. The CPR ("Centrale Personregister") number allows you to be recognized in the public system (health, social, tax, voting, etc.). and to do basically anything in Denmark.
Together with the "yellow card" you also get a "Donorkort". The "yellow card" allows them to get all your personal information while living in Denmark, the "Donorkort" allows them to get everything else while dying in the hospital.
To make sure you don't give them your liver while still alive, at the end of the post you'll find a quick translation of the "Donorregistret" form.
Please become a donor! Your life might suck, don't miss a chance to give it a meaning when it's over.

Dansk
FULL TILLADELSE
Jeg giver hermed fuld tilladelse til, at alle mine organer kan anvendes til transplantation efter min doed

PAAROERENDES ACCEPT
Min fulde tilladelse forudsaetter mine paaroerendes accept

BEGRAENSET TILLADELSE
Jeg giver hermed begraenset tilladelse til, at de organer, jeg har sat kryds ud for, kan anvendes til transplantation efter min doed
Hjerte
Lunger
Lever
Nyrer
Tyndtarm
Hud
Bugspytkirtel
Hornhinder

VED IKKE
Jeg overlader det i stedet til mine naermeste paaroerende at tage stilling til, om mine organer kan anvendes til transplantation efter min doed

FORBUD
Jeg modsaetter mig, at mine organer anvendes til transplantation efter min doed

English
FULL PERMISSION
I hereby grant full permission to use all my organs for transplant after my death

RELATIVES ACCEPTANCE
My full permission presupposes my relatives acceptance

LIMITED PERMIT
I hereby grant limited permission for the organs I have ticked off, which can be used for transplant after my death
Heart
Lungs
Liver
Kidneys
Small intestine
Skin
Pancreas
Cornea

DON'T KNOW
I leave it instead to my closest relatives to decide whether my body can be used for transplant after my death

PROHIBITION
I refuse to let my organs be used for transplant after my death

If your form goes through correctly you should receive a letter of confirmation, like this.

Dansk
Bekraeftelse paa registrering i Rigshospitalets donorregister
Tak for din anmeldelse til registeret for organdonorer. I overensstemmelse med dit oenske, er du nu blevet optaget i registret med foelgende oplysninger:
CPR-nr: 123456-7890
Beslutning vedr. organdonation
Du har givet "Fuld tilladelse" til organdonation. Det betyder, at alle dine organer kan anvendes til transplantation efter din doed.
Din beslutning kraever ikke paaroerendes accept efter din doed. Det vil sige, at dine paaroerende ikke kan aendre paa din afgoerelse.
Registreringen har virkning fra den DD-MM-YYYY.
Hvis din beslutning ved en fejltagelse er blevet registreret forkert, bedes du venligst give skriftlig besked til registret inden ovennaevnte ikrafttraedelsesdato.

English
Confirmation of registration in the National Hospital donor register
Thanks for your response to the register of organ donors. In accordance with your wishes, you are now listed in the register with the following information:
CPR-nr: 123456-7890
Resolution concerning organ donation
You have given "full consent" to organ donation. This means that all your organs can be used for transplantation after your death.
Your decision does not require relatives' acceptance after your death. This means that your relatives (or medical proxies) can not alter your decision.
The registration has effect from DD.MM.YYYY.
If your response has been recorded incorrectly by mistake, please give written notice to the register before the written date.