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Danish birth certificate

A copy of a Danish birth certificate cannot be obtained through a Danish diplomatic mission.

Below you can see how to obtain it from Denmark.

If you require a copy of a Danish birth certificate you must contact either the church in Denmark where your birth was registered or the parish your last residential address in Denmark belonged to. Find the information on Danish Churches here and Danish "Sogn" here.

If you do not know where your birth was registered or which parish you belonged to then you must contact the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs in Denmark. Make sure to include all the information you have about your birth.

Kirkeministeriet
Frederikholms Kanal 21
Postboks 2123
1015 Copenhagen
DENMARK

Tel. +45 33 92 33 90
Fax +45 33 92 39 13
E-mail: [email protected]

The copy of your birth certificate will not be mailed directly to you. You must nominate a Danish authority (Danish diplomatic mission or a Danish church) from which you can collect it. Upon collection you must present photo ID (passport or driver licence).

Please be aware that if you wish to collect your birth certificate from a Danish diplomatic mission it will incur a fee according to Prod. no. 135 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs list of fees (Please note that we only accept cash)

A copy of a Danish birth certificate cannot be obtained through a Danish diplomatic mission.

Below you can see how to obtain it from Denmark.

If you require a copy of a Danish birth certificate you must contact either the church in Denmark where your birth was registered or the parish your last residential address in Denmark belonged to. Find the information on Danish Churches here and Danish "Sogn" here.

If you do not know where your birth was registered or which parish you belonged to then you must contact the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs in Denmark. Make sure to include all the information you have about your birth.

Kirkeministeriet
Frederikholms Kanal 21
Postboks 2123
1015 Copenhagen
DENMARK

Tel. +45 33 92 33 90
Fax +45 33 92 39 13
E-mail: [email protected]

The copy of your birth certificate will not be mailed directly to you. You must nominate a Danish authority (Danish diplomatic mission or a Danish church) from which you can collect it. Upon collection you must present photo ID (passport or driver licence).

Please be aware that if you wish to collect your birth certificate from a Danish diplomatic mission it will incur a fee according to Prod. no. 135 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs list of fees (Please note that we only accept cash)