What to do after arriving?

Further information, considerations and steps when arriving to Denmark can be found here and practical matters to attend to when arriving can be found here.

Becoming a citizen

Complete your application for an EU residence document in person at a SIRI office upon arrival in accordance with your appointment for a personal appearance.

SIRI offices are located in:

• Copenhagen
• Aarhus
• Odense
• Aalborg

Get a CPR-number (Personal security number)

Apply for a CPR-number at the citizen service in the municipality in which you have an address.

Get Nem ID

You must have an Nem ID – you will receive this in person at the citizen service in the municipality where you live. You can find futher information about getting started with NemID here.

Get a health insurance card and be entitled to health care

The health insurance card is documentation that you are entitled to the services offered under the national health insurance scheme. The health insurance card is issued when you register for a CPR number.

Two to three weeks after you have registered for your CPR-number, your national health insurance card will be sent to your Danish address.

Read more about the health insurance card here.

Tax card

When you have received your CPR-number, you will automatically receive a tax card. In order to speed up this process, we recommend that you apply for and tax card as well. Application and further information can be found here.

Bank account

In order to receive your salary from Kongsvang Cleaning & Facility A/S you need to have a Danish bank account.

To open a bank account, you need to contact a bank. The bank will want to see your:

• Passport
• Danish health insurance card
• Contract of employment