If you are staying in Denmark for more than 3 months, you need to register for a CPR number.
A CPR number – or social security number – is important for several reasons. For instance, if you need to borrow books in the library, open a Danish bank account, go to the doctor, get insurance or if you get a student job and receive a salary and register for tax purposes.
You can get a CPR number only after you have arrived in Denmark. With the CPR-number, you get a yellow health card about 1 month after registration.
Requirements:
- You are staying in Denmark for more than 3 months
- For EU/EEA or Switzerland citizens: an EU residence document / For non-EU citizens: a residence permit
- A registered address in Denmark
Note that there is a processing time for up to 2 months and for non-EU citizens a processing fee for the residence permit.
For non-EU citizens
In order to obtain a residence permit, you must have documentation ready, such as a passport or ID, documentation that you are enrolled in an educational institution in your home country, and documentation that you can support yourself during your stay in Denmark.
You need to provide information that you are admitted to a higher educational programme in Denmark for a full-time study.
EU and Non-EU citizens
Read more about the requirements on New to Denmark, which is the official Danish Immigration Service and Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).