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Within 2 days after the birth you must apply to your parish of residence in order for the child to be registered in the church records and the Central Office of Civil Registration (CPR).
A protection of your name and address means that private persons and companies don't have access to your data in the CPR system. But there are a few exceptions:Exceptions
How to apply
Your name/address protection will last until its expiry date, even if you move to another municipality.
The name and address protection does not include:
Phone numbers, information in directories (both books and online directories such as Krak, Eniro and more)
When you obtain name/address protection at the Citizen Service Centre, we recommend that you do the same at Post Denmark (at your local post office), and at your telecommunications company.
Directory protection ensures that your name and address are not stated in local directories. However, this protection is not relevant in Copenhagen, because the Registration Office does not supply directories with information.
Marketing protection protects you from receiving advertising material sent to your address by companies.
Research protection protects you from inquiries during statistical and scientific surveys issued on the basis of information taken from the CPR register. Exceptions
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Information about deceased persons. You must be able to identify (in advance) the person about whom you want information. You must be able to state their name and either their date of birth, civil registration number or former address. The following information about deceased persons can be supplied:
The Registration Office is only allowed to pass on information that cannot be found in the Central Office of Civil Registration (CPR), and the information must be more than 30 years old. Family research fee: Currently DKK 520 per hour.
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A residence certificate costs DKK 52, which must be paid when you order the certificate.
You can scan all the documents to Bryllup@okf.kk.dk or send it by post to Københavns Borgerservice, Bryllupskontoret, Nyropsgade 1, 1602 København V.
When all the documents are in order you will receive ann e-mail and you will be charged a fee of DKK500. Hereafter a date for marriage can be booked.
More information about certificates and divorce decrees.Certificate of marital status (no older than four month) from the place you were born in as well as from your present place of residence (if different). The certificate of marital status must state:
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Address
Citizenship
Marital status
The certificate must be translated by an authorized translator into Danish, English or German if in another language.NB! Certificate of marital status can (if necessary) be required from other places than mentioned aboved.
If one or both of the parties are divorcees
Divorce decree:
If one or both of the parties is/are a widow or a widower
Death certificate:
NB! Divorce decrees and death certificates issued in countries outside the European Union (with exception of the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, a.o.) must be presented in the original with a Legalization/Apostille. The complete Legalization must also be translated and handed in.
Legalization: Tripartite verification of the original document (not copy of the original) via the Interior- and Exterior Ministry of the issuing country as well as of the Danish or German Embassy.
Apostille: Single verification of the original document (not copy of the original) via the Exterior Ministry of the issuing country.
To enter into a registered partnership please note the following:
Both of you must have been residing in Denmark, Normay, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, The Netherlands, Spain or Belgium for the last 2 years
or
At least one of you must be a Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch, Spanish og Belgian citizen and be residing in Denmark.
You don't have to show up to hand in your papers and documents. Just send them to Københavns Borgerservice, Sekretariat og Nævn, Nyropsgade 1, 1602 København V.
You can change your name by applying to your parish of residence, marriage authorities or The State Administration for Greater Copenhagen. If your municipality of residence is not Copenhagen you can apply to the county authorities. A fee is charged for certain name changes. Contact The State Administration for Greater Copenhagen Borups Allé 177, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. Tel. (+45) 72 56 70 00
If you apply to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence, you can register a name by which you wish to be addressed based on your full name. The name by which you wish to be addressed must always contain your surname and at least one of your Christian names written out in full. Registering a name by which you wish to be addressed does not mean that you have actually changed your name.
If you apply to the Registration Office in your municipality of residence, you can register a middle name by which you wish to be addressed in front of your surname subject to the following rules:
If you use your own surname (i.e. the name given to you most recently but not as a result of marriage), you can register the following middle names:
If you use your current spouse's surname as a married name, you can register the following middle names:
If you use a previous spouse's surname as your married name, you can register the following middle names:
If a married name that you have used previously or your own surname does not appear in the Central Office of Civil Registration (CPR), you must provide documentation to show that you are entitled to use it.
Middle names are registered as middle name by which you wish to be known in the Central Office of Civil Registration (CPR), but do not mean that you have actually changed your name.
Applications for separation or divorce must be sent to the county authorities in question. If you live in the Municipality of Copenhagen, applications must be sent to The State Administration og Greater Copenhagen, Borups Allé 177, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark.
Applications for separation or divorce must be sent to the county authorities in which the non-signatory lives. If the non-signatory lives in the Municipality of Copenhagen, applications must be sent to The State Administration og Greater Copenhagen, Borups Allé 177, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark.E-mail address: hovedstaden@statsforvaltning.dk
