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The application process has three steps:
1. Apply for an EU residence document online
2. Apply for a CPR number online
3. Book an appointment to finish your registrations in person at Dokk1. Here, you will be issued with an EU residence document and a CPR number if you have provided all necessary information to do so. Citizen Service will also set you up for MitID.
4. Activate your MitID (wait 24 hours after you have been issued with a CPR number)
Please finish your online applications no less than two days before booking an appointment to finish your registrations at Dokk1.
Please read the guide and follow the steps below carefully.
If you have any questions please take a look at "Do you have any questions?" below.
Your first step is to apply for an EU residence document online by completing the online application form OD1.
Please have the following documents ready in digital form:
On the page "How to sign and submit the form" choose "Begin a new application without NemID".
You do not need to:
You can start the online application process for a CPR number when you have a confirmed housing offer in the municipality of Aarhus.
Please have the following documents ready in digital form (PDF):
Your documents must be in Danish, English, German, or in one of the Nordic languages.
Please note: When you apply for a CPR number online, you will be told that “it is mandatory to upload an EU residence document”. Please disregard this request as your EU residence document will be issued when you appear in person at Dokk1, provided you bring all relevant documents.
Apply for a CPR number online (new window)
Upon completing your online application for a CPR number please print the receipt containing a reference number. You will need it for the registration event at Dokk1.
PLEASE NOTE: do not book an appointment via the online CPR application to finish your registrations at Dokk1. Please use the link provided under "Step 3" as we have allocated special time slots for international students.
You must book an appointment on one of the dates below which are specially dedicated to the registration of new students in Aarhus:
Book an appointment to finish your registrations at Dokk1 (new window)
Please bring all the required documents listed below.
Make sure that documents are clearly legible. You must bring the documents with you as we are not able to print or copy documents for you.
1: Your original Passport / National ID - Must state your place of birth
2: Proof of your address in Denmark
E.g. a Danish rental contract (all pages) or a housing offer with a Danish address and your name on it. Printed copy.
3: Print or photo of the receipt from your online application for an EU residence document
The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) will need the receipt with your reference number to access your online application
4: Print or photo of the receipt from your online application for a CPR number
Citizen Service will need the receipt's reference number to access your online application
5: Documentation of your Nordic social security number
If you are moving to Denmark from another Nordic country.
If applicable: marriage certificate, divorce certificate, death certificate (widow(er)), children's birth certificates (only if your child is accompanying you). Documents on legal custody, if you are not married to your child's other parent (only if your child is accompanying you). Hard copy.
MitID is your personal secure login for:
MitID allows you to use the same login from different devices via the MitID-app. Read more about MitID at mitid.dk
Citizen Service will set you up for MitID in relation to the issuing of your CPR number.
After having been issued with a CPR number you MUST wait 24 hours before activating your MitID-app.
Please follow the guide Get MitID with a foreign passport / ID card on mitid.dk. The guide will tell you to scan your passport (or ID card with a chip from certain Schengen countries) using your smartphone.
Only if you experience trouble activating MitID:
Have you followed the guide above, but cannot get the passport and face scan to work ?
Then please book an appointment with Citizen Service (Borgerservice) on one of the days specially reserved for students having trouble with MitID.
A witness is required for your MitID appointment with Citizen Service. However, you don't need to bring a witness. A representative from the educational institutions in Aarhus will act as your witness.
You must bring:
If you do not have a smartphone or are unable to use the MitID app
If this is the case, there are alternatives to using MitID. Please contact Citizen Service at 89 40 22 22 to know how to get MitID without using the MitID-app when moving to Denmark.
The EU residence document is proof that you meet the conditions for residence under EU legislation and therefore have the right to reside and study in Denmark.
In Denmark, each person has a personal registration number, which is called a CPR number. CPR stands for Central Person Register.
The CPR number is essential in relation to any contact with the Danish authorities and especially in connection to tax and social security issues.
The CPR number gives you the right to use the Danish health care system.
The document is your temporary health insurance card until you receive the actual card. It contains the name, address, and phone number of your doctor. Until you receive your actual health insurance card, you must bring the temporary document if you are going to the doctor, hospital, or dentist.
About 14 days after your entry has been registered, you will receive a yellow health insurance card (sundhedskort) by post (please have your name on your mailbox). The card carries your Danish CPR number (social security number) as well as the name, address, and phone number of your doctor (GP). You are advised to always carry your yellow health insurance card with you as you will need to use it when contacting your doctor, hospitals, and dentists. Click here to read about healthcare in Denmark
At your appointment to obtain a CPR number Citizen Service will also guide you on how to obtain MitID.MitID is your personal secure login for:
MitID allows you to use the same login from different devices via the MitID-app. Read more about MitID at mitid.dk and watch this short film explaining what MitID and Digital Post are all about. MitID is primarily an app and allows you to use your secure login across devices.