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Residence card - work and study
If you hold a Danish residence permit and need a new residence card.
A new card normally costs
DKK 1,230
Below you will find a step-by-step guide to submitting an application to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).
It is a good idea to gather the necessary documents before you start to complete the application form. You can use the check list below.
If you have lost your residence card, you must remember to complete the police declaration concerning a lost passport or identity document (P 650-031).
You can download the declaration here
If you submit documents not written in English, German, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish, you must also submit certified translations into Danish or English.
You must submit:
If you have lost your residence card, you must also submit:
If changes have been made to your personal information, you must also submit:
Expect to use
15 minutes
completing the application
1 person
You fill in the application form yourself.
In this step you have access to the relevant application form, KO1/SIRI
Make sure that you have completed all the preceeding steps before you begin.
All our application forms contain careful instructions on how to complete the form and what kind of documents you must submit along with the form.
In the application we state that a receipt will be sent by email, if you enter an email address. If the application is signed using MitID, we cannot, for technical reasons, send a receipt by email. It is therefore important that you save a copy of the screen receipt, which is shown on the last page of the application form after signing and submitting.
Make sure you have all documents ready in digital form, in order to attach them as you complete the application form.
Use the online form KO1/SIRI - remember to save the screen receipt
When you apply for a residence card, you must have your biometric features recorded. This means that you must have a facial photo taken and your fingerprints recorded. The facial photo and your fingerprints will be stored on a microchip embedded in the residence card.
If you do not agree to have your biometric features recorded, your application for a new residence card will be rejected.
Read more about biometrics here.
Recording of biometrics
You can have your biometric features recorded in one of SIRI’s branch offices
If you are not in Denmark
You can have your biometric features recorded at a Danish diplomatic mission or an application centre in the country, where you reside.
You must bring:
You have submitted your application correctly if you have:
- submitted the application
- had your biometric features recorded
- paid for a new residence card (except in certain cases)
SIRI will contact you if we need further information to process your case.
Your new residence card will be sent to your CPR-registered address.
It is important that your name is on the mail box. If your name is not on the mail box, you risk that the card will not be delivered, but instead returned to SIRI.
