Biometric passports

On 1 January 2012, Denmark introduced biometric passports. For passport applicants in the UK this means that ordinary passports can now only be issued at the Danish Embassy in London. From 1 January 2012, Danish honorary consulates/vice-consulates will no longer accept applications for ordinary passports.

Please note the following:

You will need an appointment at the Passport Office to apply for a new/renew a passport. The waiting time for an appointment is currently approx. 5 weeks.
If you are not able to make your appointment please let the Embassy know so that the appointment can be given to another applicant.
If you require an emergency passport at the same time because his/her existing passport has been lost, stolen or damaged or it is your child's first passport and you are travelling before you receive the new passport you will need to book 2 appointments per person.
Failure to book 2 appointments will result ín you being referred to make a further booking on another day.
An extension of an existing passport will not require 2 appointments.
Collection of passports: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9.30 -12.00 - Friday 10.00-12.00. No appointment is necesary. If you are not able to collect the new passport the Embassy may be able to send it to you by Special Delivery. The old passport will be retained by the Embasssy. It will then be cancelled and forwarded to you together with the new passport. There will be an additional fee of £6.00 to cover postage.
Please note that if you apply for a passport in Denmark or any Danish mission abroad and you wish to collect it from this Embassy there will be a charge of £21.00.

You can book an appointment be telephoning the Embassy's main number 020 7333 0200 Mondays-Fridays 09.30-15.00 except Danish Public Holidays and UK Bank Holidays.

Please note that school holidays and the summer period are very busy and will therefore be booked up quickly. You should therefore book your appointment in good time if you wish to come to the Passport Office during school holidays.

Applications must be submitted in person (regardless of age) at the Embassy's Passport Office.

Every child must have his/her own passport. However, children under 15 who are already endorsed in a parent’s passport may still be able to travel with that parent to some countries. You must verify this with the embassy of each individual country before travelling.

Processing Time

Passports are issued in Denmark and take approximately 4 weeks to process, 5-6 weeks during peak periods.

For further information on Danish nationality, please click here.

Required Documents

(Please follow these guidelines and NOT the ones on page 4 of the application form).

One Application Form per person - completed and signed. To download the form, please click here.
Current passport
The Embassy will take a digital photograph.
However, it may prove difficult to capture a suitable digital photograph of children under 3. It is therefore advisable to bring a normal passport photograph to the Embassy, which can then be scanned: requirements for passport photos. Fingerprints are collected from the age of 12 and a digital signature from children from the age of 6.
The original Birth Certificate (both parents' names must appear on the Certificate). In UK the original “Certified Copy of an Entry of the Birth Register”.
Both parents must fill in and sign the consent section on page 3. If one parent has sole custody of the child, documentation to that effect must be produced, such as Danish Separation/Divorce papers or a Court Order. When one parent is not living in the UK and therefore cannot give consent on page 3 of the application form please follow the guidelines below: The parent living in Denmark must go to a Borgerservice office (passport issuing office) to complete the Danish passport consent form. The Borgerservice office should then fax (+44 207 333 0266) or e-mail (lonamb@um.dk) the completed form and a copy of the parent's passport (with signature page) to the Embassy in London. The parent living outside the UK or Denmark must go to a Danish Embassy/Consulate in their country of residence
to give consent by filling in a consent form for the child. This should then be faxed (+44 207 333 0266) or e-mailed (lonamb@um.dk) together with a copy of his/her passport (with signature page) to the Embassy in London.
Both parents' passports for verification of signatures.
Parents’ original Marriage Certificate (if only the father is Danish).
Original Cerificate of Danish Nationality (if the child has obtained Danish nationality after he/she was born).
If the child has changed his/her name after the current passport was issued, you must produce the original documentation as proof. Please click here for further information about Change of Name.

Please note that the Embassy has the right to ask for further ID if necessary.

Fee

£108.00 (cash only).

Lost Passports

If the existing passport has been lost/stolen, you should also submit the following documents:

Police report (the theft should be reported to a Police Station in the locality where the passport was stolen) or Crime Reference Number
A Declaration must be filled in at the Embassy stating the circumstances under which the passport was lost/stolen

How to get to the Danish Embassy in London

Nearest underground stations are Knightsbridge (Piccadilly Line) and Sloane Square (District and Circle Lines).
Wheelchair access can be arranged - please contact the Embassy in advance.

Telephone Enquiries

The Passport Office can be contacted on 0207 333 0200 between 14.00-15.00 Monday-Tuesday & Thursday-Friday except Danish Public Holidays and British Bank Holidays.

Passports for Under 18s