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