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Passport for children

How and where to submit your child's passport application - Step by step procedure


Danish passports for children below the age of 12 are not biometric and therefore Honorary Consulates in South Africa and in the region may receive passport applications from children below the age of 12.

Passports for children between the age of 12 - 18 are biometric. This means that biometric data such as fingerprints must be collected with the adequate equipment at an embassy. Therefore, persons of 12 years and above cannot apply for a Danish passport at an Honorary Consulate in South Africa or in the region. Only an embassy or Borgerservice in Denmark can process these passport applications.

Parental Consent
Both parents must appear in person for the appointment. If one parent has sole custody of the child, documentation to that effect MUST be produced. In case one parent is unable to appear in person at the consulate, section C of the form, "declaration of consent" must be signed before a Danish consulate, Danish police, Danish municipality or another Danish authority and emailed to the consulate prior to the appointment

Digital Consent
Alternatively, the parent/guardian not able to appear in person may give his/her consent digitally provided he/she has a CPR number and NemID (the child does not need to have a full CPR number).
Give digital consent here

Once the consent form has been filled in and signed with the parent's MitID, a receipt will be generated and sent to his/her e-boks. Please print the receipt and submit it with the passport application.

First time passport or renewal of a passport that expired more than 2 years ago. Required Documentation:
For a first time passport or renewal of a passport that expired more than 2 years ago, the following documents must be submitted together with the application:

  • Application form duly filled in and signed. (Children of 5 years and above will be asked to give their signature)
  • Original birth certificate – the names of both parents must appear on the certificate. If your child is born in South Africa, the birth certificate must be unabridged and apostilled/legalised by DIRCO or a high court in South Africa. If the child is born in another country then please contact the embassy for guidance.
  • The child's parents' passports
  • Original marriage certificate of parents (this is only required if the child was born abroad before 1 July 2014 to a Danish father and a foreign mother). If it is a South African marriage certificate, then it must be unabridged and apostilled/legalised by DIRCO or a high court in South Africa. If the marriage has taken place in another country then please contact the embassy for guidance.
  • Certificate of Danish nationality, if the applicant has been issued such a certificate (Statsborgerretsbevis)
  • One recent passport photo. See the requirements for photos > here 

The Embassy/consulate will also ask for information/documentation to verify that the child is a Danish citizen*.
In order for us to make sure that we are able to issue a passport, we may ask to see some/all of the following documents prior to your appointment.

Besides the parents the child must also be present when the application is submitted.

*) Required if the Danish parent is born outside of Denmark or has dual citizenship acquired before September 2015.

 

Renewal of passport. Required Documentation:

  • Application form duly filled in and signed. (Children of 5 years and above will be asked to give their signature)
  • Applicant's most recent passport.
  • Original birth certificate –  the names of both parents must appear on the certificate. If your child is born in South Africa, the birth certificate must be unabridged and apostilled/legalised by DIRCO or a high court in South Africa.If the child is born in another then please contact the embassy for guidance.
  • Photo - only required for children under the age of 12. See the requirements for photos > here 
  • The child's parents' passports
  • Certificate of Danish nationality, if the applicant has been issued such a certificate (Statsborgerretsbevis)

The Embassy/consulate will also ask for information/documentation to verify that the child is a Danish citizen*.
In order for us to make sure that we are able to issue a passport, we may ask to see some/all of the following documents prior to your appointment.

Besides the parents the child must also be present when the application is submitted.

*) Required if the Danish parent is born outside of Denmark or has dual citizenship acquired before September 2015.

Applying at the Embassy
If you wish to come to the embassy to apply for a passport for your child, please note that before coming to the embassy, you need to make an appointment. This can be done by e-mailing us at [email protected]

Applying at an Honorary Consulate
If you wish to apply for a passport for your child below the age of 12 at an Honorary Consulate, please contact the consulate in question to arrange an appointment. 

Collection of Passport
Processing time for a passports is approximately 3 - 6 weeks.

If you cannot pick-up your child's new passport at the embassy, you may arrange for a courier to collect it for you. You will need to issue the courier company with a written consent letter stating that you give them permission to collect the passport on your behalf.

However, please note that before we can hand out the new passport, we need to cancel your child's old passport in our system as well as physically. This means that you will have to bring it, or send the old passport with the courier who is collecting the new.

If you are applying for a passport at the embassy and want to collect at at honorary consulate, this is possible. But there will be an additional fee.