CPR registration

You must provide proof of address either in the form of a rental contract or a housing confirmation. All pages are relevant & the document must be filled completely, dated and signed.

If you live in 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 you are in doubt.

Download the form: Housing confirmation (For landlords/owners*)

If your landlord is not the owner of the residence, it is required that you upload documentation proving his/her rights to the property. This could be a rental contract between your landlord and the owner.

You must provide proof of address either in the form of a rental contract or a housing confirmation. All pages are relevant & the document must be filled completely, dated & signed.

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.

Download the form: Rental contract (Tenancy agreement)

You must provide proof of rental or ownership of the employer and a housing confirmation dated and signed by the employer.

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

• Name and address of the hotel
• The address you want to be registered at (make sure that the hotel administration allows you to register at the address)
• Check-in date
• Check-out date
• Confirmation of payment or housing confirmation from the hotel for a minimum of 30 days.

If you live in 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 you are in doubt.

You must provide proof of address either in the form of a rental contract or a housing confirmation. All pages are relevant and the document must be filled completely, dated and signed.

If you live in 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.
 

Download the form: Housing confirmation (For landlors/owners*)

We require to see a valid passport when you register for a CPR number. We do not accept expired passports. Please upload the picture page of your passport.

We require to see a valid National ID when you register for a CPR number. A national identity card is a travel document with a photo and is issued by an official authority. A driver's license is not approved. 

We ask applicants under the age of 18, traveling alone or with parents, to bring their original birth certificate and its translation when you register for a CPR number. The document may vary from country to country. Please contact the relevant authority for information about legalization/apostille.

There are different types of residence permits issued by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) or The Danish Immigration Service (Udlændingestyrelsen) (https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB). The document contains information about your residence permit in Denmark (type, date of issue and date of expiry). Your PersonID number is on the front page of the residence permit.  All pages are relevant when you register for a CPR number.

Citizens of EU, EEA countries and Switzerland have to apply for an EU residence document (also known as a registration certificate), if they stay for more than 3 months and wish to apply for a CPR number.

The EU residence document gives you the right to reside in Denmark and is issued by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).

Read more about EU residence here

The document may vary from country to country. Please contact the relevant authority for information about legalization/apostille. We ask you to bring your original marriage certificate and its translation when you register for a CPR number.

Registered partnership is only for same-sex couples and must be concluded in one of the following countries: Nordic countries, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, The UK, The Czech Republic and Germany.

If you move to Denmark with your child (0-17 of age) alone, we need to have an acceptance from the other parent or documentation for sole custody, if applicable.

If a child (0-17 of age) is registering for a CPR number alone, we need an acceptance from both parents.