Apply for your CPR number here

You now need to apply for your CPR number online - also if it is a re-entry, or if you hold an administrative CPR number or a TAX number.

Please use the list below if you have doubts regarding requirements and documentation

Housing confirmation / Proof of residence

Housing confirmation/Proof of residence (English version)

Bopælsbekræftelse (dansk version)

You are not able to register and get the CPR, until you actually live at your residence.

Rental contract

Rental Contract. All pages are relevant for the process of CPR registration. The rental contract must be signed and dated. You are not able to register and get the CPR, until you actually live in your residence.

Employer-provided housing

In case your residence is provided by your company or your employer, please upload documentation for this. Contact your employer if you are not in possession of such document.

Hotel payment receipt

Payment receipts may vary in appearance. However, we require that the receipt have the following information:

Name and address of the hotel/place
The address you want to be registered at (make sure that the hotel administration/landlord allows you to register at the address)
Check-in date
Check-out date
Confirmation of payment

If you live within the City of Copenhagen, you must reside at the address for at least 1 month. Other municipalities might require proof of up to 3 months' stay. Please contact your local citizen service if in doubt.

Airbnb / similar: Booking confirmation

Make sure the owner fills in a housing confirmation/Proof of residence

Passport

We require to see a valid passport when you register for a CPR number. We do not accept expired passports. Please upload all relevant pages of the passport (usually front page, first and last page as well as visa, if relevant)

National ID

An identity card is a travel document with a photo. It is issued by an official authority. A driver's license is not approved.

We ask you to bring your National ID or passport when you go to the International House to get your CPR number.

Birth certificate - family document

We ask applicants under the age of 18, traveling alone or with parents, to bring their original birth certificate when going to the International House to get a CPR number.

The document may vary from country to country. Please contact the relevant authority for information about legalization/apostille.

Residence permit

There are different types of residence permits. The document is issued by Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration and it contains information about your residence permit in Demark (type, date of issue and date of expiry). Your Person ID number is on the front page of the residence permit. All pages are relevant for the process of CPR registration.

Apply for your CPR number here

International House Copenhagen

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Apply for your CPR number here

International House Copenhagen

The International Citizen Service is open

Other opening hours