You can apply for a change of the personal data registered by the Immigration Service.

If you received your residence permit or residency document from the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), it is SIRI who decides whether your personal data can be changed. In that case you must contact SIRI

Citizens of Nordic countries who wish to change their personal data can submit an application to the Civil Registration Office (CPR) in the municipality where they reside.

Missing information

If you are granted a Danish residence permit by the Immigration Service we will register your basic personal information, including your name, date of birth, country of birth and citizenship. The information is obtained from the documents submitted with your application, such as passport, Certificate of Personal Data (Birth Certificate) and marriage certificate.

If your date of birth cannot be identified due to a lack of documentation, the Immigration Service will estimate one.

If you hold a residence permit given by the Immigration Service and it is uncertain whether you are stateless, the Immigration Service will decide whether you can be registered as such. This means that you cannot choose yourself whether to become a citizen of a particular country.

Questions and answers

You can apply for a change of the following data:

  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Country of birth
  • Nationality (citizenship)

Changing your personal data as a result of a decision or event in Denmark, e.g. change of name due to marriage, is done by the civil registrar in the parish where you are residing.

Specifically for stateless individuals

If you think you are stateless and this is not correctly registered by the Immigration Service, you can apply to have this information changed.

The Danish Immigration Service draws attention to the fact that certain countries do not recognize the transfer of citizenship from mother to child. If you are born to a woman from one of these countries, you can be stateless if your father is either stateless or unknown.

Based on your application, the Immigration Service will conduct a specific assessment to determine whether you can be recognised as a stateless in accordance with the UN Convention Regarding the Status of Stateless Persons of 28 September 1954.

Your nationality, as registered by the Immigration Service, is listed in the ‘nationality’ field on your residence card (or your asylum seeker’s card).

If you think you are stateless and SIRI has granted you your residence permit or residency document, SIRI must assess whether you can be recognised as a stateless. In that case you must contact SIRI

Note: If you are stateless and under the age of 18, you may be subject to special rules for acquiring Danish citizenship. Read more about Danish citizenship

How to apply

Fill in application

You must use the PE1/US online application to apply for a change of your personal data.

Start PE1/US online application

You need MitID when filling in the application form. Read more about MitID

You are required to use the online self-service form PE1/US when applying for a change of your personal data, unless you are exempt from this requirement. Read more about mandatory online self-service 

Attach documentation

You must attach:

  • Documentation for the desired changes, e.g. a copy of your birth certificate and/or your national passport.

The maximum processing time you can expect for cases regarding changes of personal data is 6 months.

When the Immigration Service has processed your application to change your personal data, you will be informed of whether your request has been approved. If there are grounds for doing so, we will also send a copy of the decision to your municipality of residence with a request that the necessary changes be made in the Civil Registration System (CPR).

If the Immigration Service refuses your application to change your personal data, you can appeal the decision. If you have a residence permit on the grounds of family reunification, you can appeal to the Immigration Appeals Board. If you have a residence permit on the grounds of asylum, you can appeal to the Refugee Appeals Board.

Read more about appeals