Danish passport

  • Danish passport
  • Dansk pas
The front cover of a contemporary Danish biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued byKingdom of Denmark
First issued1 January 1985 (first EU format)[1]
1 August 2006[2] (biometric passport)
1 January 2012[3] (version 5)
1 October 2021[4] (current version)
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityCitizens of the Kingdom of Denmark
Expiration2 years and 4 months for children up to the age of 1
5 years and 4 months for citizens aged 2–17
10 years and 4 months for individuals above the age of 18
(All passports can be renewed for 1 year within 2 years of original expiration date)
Cost
  • DKK 890 (age 18-64)
  • DKK 378 (age 65+)
  • DKK 178 (age 12-17)
  • DKK 150 (age 0-11)[5]

A Danish passport (Danish: dansk pas) is an identity document issued to citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark to facilitate international travel. Besides serving as proof of Danish citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Danish consular officials abroad (or other EU consulates or Nordic missions[6][7] in case a Danish consular official is absent).

Different versions exist for nationals of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands although they do not indicate a different nationality, with all holders being Danish citizens. Danish nationals residing in Greenland can choose between the Danish—EU passport, and the sub-national Danish—Greenlandic passport.[8]

Every Danish citizen (except for nationals residing in the Faroe Islands) is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport entitles its bearer to freedom of movement in the European Economic Area and Switzerland. For travel within the Nordic countries no identity documentation is legally required for Nordic citizens due to the Nordic Passport Union.

According to the April 2021 Visa Restrictions Index, Danish citizens can visit 189 countries without a visa or with a visa granted on arrival.

  1. ^ Publications, Europa (1999). The European Union Encyclopedia and Directory (3rd ed.). Psychology Press. p. 63. ISBN 9781857430561.
  2. ^ "Council of the European Union - PRADO - DNK-AO-04001". consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Council of the European Union - PRADO - DNK-AO-05001". consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Council of the European Union - PRADO - DNK-AO-06001". consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Ansøg om eller forny dansk pas".
  6. ^ "Meld. St. 12 (2010–2011)". April 2011.
  7. ^ Article 34 of the Helsinky Treaty (Article 34 p. 8)
  8. ^ "Passport – Greenlandic and Danish". Sullissivik. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

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