Residence and CPR-number

Before Arrival

• Arrange for insurances.
• Find accommodation.
• Fill out the online OD1 form and book an appointment at SIRI. Please read below for further instructions.

at arrival

• When you arrive in Denmark you need to participate in the Arrival days. Follow the link in the menu to "Arrival and welcome" to learn more.

• You also need to register with the Danish authorities. This is important and will, amongst other things give you access to free Danish health care. Please read below for further instructions.

Residence permit

NEW STUDENTS IN COPENHAGEN:

Read more here. 

NEW STUDENTS IN ESBJERG:

You will receive a mail with further information on how to register. Please check your AAU student mail. For any further questions, please write to international@esbjerg.aau.dk

New student in Aalborg:

As an EU student you will need to register with the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI). The address is Rantzausgade 4, 9000 Aalborg. .

HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT AT SIRI

To obtain a residence permit, you must no later than the day before your appointment at SIRI submit the online OD1 form, which you find here. Please do not submit the online OD1 form earlier than 14 days before your appointment at SIRI. Please see the guidelines at SIRI's website. You can schedule an appointment here: SIRI Aalborg.

You must bring both original passport or national ID and an accurate passport-size photo to your appointment.

important when filling out the od1 form

You fill out and submit the OD1 form here. 

You must choose 'Begin a new application without NemID' when submitting the OD1 form. Before submitting the form, the system will ask you to upload a digital signature. You must upload a document with your signature. 

When filling out the OD1 form you must upload a copy of your original passport (all pages) or national ID (both sides). At your appointment at SIRI you must bring the same passport or national ID you have uploaded. 

Cpr number

After your appointment at SIRI, where you have received your residence document, you must obtain a CPR number at the Citizen service Center. You book an appointment at the Citizen Service Centre here. 

You need to bring the following things in printed form to your local citizen service centre:

• A completed "arrival from foreign countries" form.
• The residence document that you got from SIRI.
• Your passport or national ID card (with photo) issued by a public authority in your home country.
• Your rental contract (to document your Danish address).
• Marriage certificate (if you are married).

Inform the Danish authorities about your current health insurance

When you enter Denmark from another EU-country, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Switzerland you must provide information about your current health insurance country to Udbetaling Danmark. Read more here. 

before arrival

• Apply for visa and residence permit.
• Arrange for insurances.
• Find accommodation.
• Print documents for registration with Danish authorities.

at arrival

• When you arrive in Denmark you need to register your arrival at AAU. Follow the link in the menu to "Arrival and welcome" to learn more.
• You also need to register with the Danish authorities. This is important, and will give you access to free Danish health care. Please read below for further instructions.

CPR NUMBER

To obtain a CPR number you need to bring the following things to the citizen service centre:

• Your passport.
• A completed "arrival from foreign countries" form.
• Valid Study and Work Permit.
• Your rental contract (to document your Danish address).
• Marriage certificate (if you are married).

See below for more information on how to find your local citizen service center.

RESIDENCE document

Nordic citizens do not have to register for a residence document to stay in Denmark.

CPR NUMBER

Nordic nationals, who move between Nordic countries, must register with the authorities of the municipality they move to.

To register, please bring the following documents to citizen services:

• Passport (or other document proving your nationality)
• Documentation showing your personal identification number from the Nordic country that you have arrived from
• Your Danish rental contract (to document your Danish address)
• Your marriage certificate (if you are married)

See below for more information on how to find your local citizen service center.

When leaving Denmark, you must remember to report your departure to the Municipality you are leaving. This only applies if you are staying abroad for more than six months. 

It is important that you report your departure. If you do not report your departure you will still be registered on the address you are moving from with the new residents and you will occupy a place at your doctor. 

You find information about practical matters that must be done when leaving Denmark here. 

NemID

As a student at AAU you need to obtain a NemID.

Once you have obtained a Danish CPR-number, you can obtain NemID via the Citizen Service Center or if you make an online agreement with your bank. NemID is Denmark’s common logon solution for public self-service, online banking etc. NemID consists of user ID, a password and a code card or code app with one-time codes. When you log on, you first enter your user ID and your password and then a code from your code card or code app.

Find more information about NemID here. 

Digital Post and e-Boks

Digital Post and e-Boks are online digital mailboxes, where you can receive mail from most companies and from all of Denmark’s municipalities, regions and state authorities. Digital Post and e-Boks are linked to your Danish CPR number and stays with you even if you move or change your e-mail address. You can access both by signing in with NemID.

It is important that you check your e-Boks regularly as you may receive important information from AAU such as transcript and diploma. I

Leaving Denmark

t is important that you keep checking e-Boks when you leave Denmark, since your diploma will be send to your e-Boks. Please note that this means you have to keep your NemID code card or app when you leave Denmark.  

We recommend that you order an extra code card before you leave Denmark. This way you can still log on to your Danish online selfservice facilities and access e-Boks to read important mail after you have left Denmark.

You keep your NemID if you meet the following conditions:

• When you leave Denmark, remember to inform NemID about your new address. You do this on the NemID homepage. NemID needs your new address to send you new code cards. If you use the NemID app, you still need the physical key card, if you need to re-activate your app on a new unit or if your phone runs out of power. 
• NemID must be renewed every 3 years. 3 months before your NemID is closed, you will receive a reminder in the NemID app or by logging on to the NemID website. You are advised to keep track of the time to make sure that you see the reminder. You must accept the reminder to keep your NemID for an additional 3 years.

Find more information about Digital Post here. 

You can sign up to E-boks as a new user with your NemID here. 

You need to book an appointment to register with citizen services. It is important that before your appointment at the citizen services you have obtained your residence permit. You can read about obtaining a residence permit here. 

Booking an appointment

You can book an appointment at the citizen services here. 

Pay close attention to the instructions you are given regarding your appointment. Be sure to bring any codes and instructions Citizen Service might email to you before the appointment

Going for the appointment

You will find Aalborg Citizen Service Center downtown at Rantzausgade 6. 

When you go for the appointment, your reservation is active at the stand 15 minutes before and 5 minutes after your reserved appointment. You will need the 8-digit reservation code you got when you booked the appointment.