Stay in Denmark

Learning Danish
If you live in Denmark and/or work here, you need to be able to speak Danish. It is also important to be informed about Danish culture. You can learn Danish in Haderslev at:

Sprogcentret (the Language Centre)

Newcomers to Haderslev
Twice a year Haderslev Kommune hold a new arrival event. Immediately after the occupation newcomers will receive an invitation to the new arrival event, which is held a Saturday between 10.00 and 12.00.

The event starts with a guided city walk. Then there is a visit to Haderslev Town Hall where the Mayor and the chief executive will welcome you. There will be some food specialities from Haderslev which all participants will be able to taste.

All the participants will be awarded with a copy of an old “Citizens Letter”. There will be a selection of various brochures from the municipality.

The event will end up with a guided bus tour around the municipality.

If you wish to participate in this event – please send an e-mail to borgerservice@haderslev.dk

Change of Residence
Any change of residence has to be notified to the Folkeregister within five days.

If you are sufficiently fluent in Danish, you can declare your change of residence online on the Selvbetjening (self-service - the pages are in Danish). Otherwise, you can complete the relevant form for notification of change of residence and send it back to the Borgerservice (Citizen Office).

If you move to another municipality, you must make your change of residence notification to the municipality of your new address.

If you move to a foreign country, you must notify the Borgerservice of the municipality from which you leave.

If you take up residence with another person (say, renting a spare room in a house), it is possible that you will receive documentation confirming this from your landlord. Your landlord must sign this documentation after you have moved in.

EU/EEC citizens
All citizens of both the European Union and the European Economic Community have the right to stay in Denmark for up to three months. They must be in possession of either a valid identity document or passport.

This right also applies to family members who are EU citizens. Non-EU citizens may, under certain circumstances, need an entry visa.

For a stay of more than three months, you have the right to take up residence in Denmark if:

• you are employed or self-employed, OR
  
• you are registered at a private or public institution for studying or you are undergoing work-related education or something similar, OR
  
• you have sufficient means to support both yourself and your family, and have adequate health insurance that covers you while in Denmark.

For a stay of more than three to six months, you need a permission to stay. EU/EEC citizens and citizens from Switzerland can obtain a permission to stay from the Statsforvaltning Syddanmark.

Statsforvaltningen Syddanmark
Storetorv 10
DK-6200 Aabenraa
T: (+45) 72 56 79 00
E: syddanmark@statsforvaltning.dk  

More detailed information about a permission to stay in Denmark can be found on the homepage of workimport.dk

Non-EU/EEC citizens
Here you can read the rules about a permission to stay in Denmark that apply to those workers from countries outside the EU/EEC, Scandinavia and Switzerland.

Personal number
On getting a job in Denmark, you must request a personal or CPR number at SKAT (the Tax Office) in Haderslev.

Skattecenter Haderslev
Christian X's Vej 22
DK-6100 Haderslev
T: (+45) 72 22 18 18

Opening hours
Monday: 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 - 14:00

As soon as you have a CPR number, a tax card will be produced and sent to you. This card must be handed to your employer.

When you have a CPR number, you can request a health insurance card at Borgerservice (Citizen Office).

You must bring with you the following documentation:

• Permission to stay
• Passport or Identity Card
• Marriage certificate, if you are married
• Children's birth certificates, if you have children
• Contract of employment

In addition to these, you must provide the following, together with proof of each:

• Full name
• Danish CPR number, if you have received it
• Date and place of birth
• Your last registered address in your previous country of residence
• Arrival date and expected departure date
• Current address in Denmark
• Marital status
• If you are married, you must provide proof of the date of your marriage and the marrying authority
• If applicable, your membership of the Danish Folkekirke or membership of any evangelical/Lutheran community in your previous country of residence
• Details of any children, partner and parents not included in your registration application
• Nationality

Students
Students that receive SU (Danish State study grant) are issued a CPR number and tax card by the SU-Styrelse.