Passport for children (under 18 years)
Passports for children (under 18 years)
Children above the age of 12 can apply for a passport at the Danish Embassy in Canberra, the Danish Consulate General in Sydney, the Honorary Consulate in Melbourne or the Honorary Consulate in Auckland, as fingerprints and a digital signature needs to be captured.
Children below the age of 12 can apply for a passport at any Danish Embassy, Consulate or Honorary Consulate, as no biometric data is required for children under 12 years.
Consent by both parents
The child, as well as both parents, must be present when submitting the application. As an alternative, parental consent can be given digitally, provided the parent has Mit-ID.
In case of one parent holding sole custody, formal documentation must be discussed and presented to the mission prior to the appointment.
What to bring to your appointment?
Renewal:
- The application form duly completed. The consent form must be signed by both parents' and page one signed by one of the parents in front of Embassy or Consular staff. The application form can be found below under download
- The child’s most recent passport
- One passport photo for babies and very young children. Please see the photo requirements here.*
- Passport of both parents’
- Original certificate of Danish nationality, if you have previously been issued one (statsborgerretsbevis/indfødsretsbevis)
- Original foreign citizenship certificate, if you at any time have become a citizen of another country (e.g. Australian or New Zealand citizen).
First time:
If this is the child’s first passport, or if the child’s current passport expired more than two years ago, please bring the following additional documents:
- Original birth certificate
- Marriage certificate of your parents - only required if you are born abroad before 1 July 2014 and only your father was a Danish citizen when you were born
*Passports photos for children under 12 years of age submitted at an Honorary Consulate
When applying for a passport for a child under the age of 12 at an Honorary Consulate a photo must always be brought to the appointment. Please see the photo requirements here.
Further Documentation
The Danish Mission reserves the right to ask for further documentation, if necessary – e.g. a Visa Entitlement Verification (VEVO) from Dept. of Home Affairs.
Payment
An application fee applies - Fee can be viewed on The Ministry of Foreign Affairs list of fees.
If you cannot provide/present your most recent passport (i.e. if it is lost, stolen or damaged), an additional fee will be charged. Fee can be viewed on The Ministry of Foreign Affairs list of fees.
The Embassy in Canberra and the Consulate General in Sydney only accept payment by credit card (except American Express and Diners Club cards).
If your appointment is with the Honorary Consulate in Melbourne or Auckland, please contact the applicable Honorary Consulate directly for their payment options. Contact details can be found here
Collection of passport
When your new passport has arrived, you will be notified by e-mail. The new passport will be available for collection at the representation where the application was submitted. Should you be unable to pick up the passport in person, it may be collected by a relative or friend. This requires presentation of a written authority from you, as well as photo ID of the person authorised to collect the passport.
At time of application, it is possible to arrange to have your new passport delivered at another Danish mission or representation for collection, incl. a municipality in Denmark. Please note this incurs an additional fee - Fee can be viewed on The Ministry of Foreign Affairs list of fees.