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Type | Passport |
Issued by | Local Governments in Denmark |
First issued | 1 January 1985 (first EU format)[1] 1 August 2006[2] (biometric passport) 1 January 2012[3] (version 5) 1 October 2021[4] (current version) |
Purpose | Identification |
Eligibility | Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark |
Expiration | 2 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) |
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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 July 2024 Visa Restrictions Index, Danish citizens can visit 192 countries without a visa or with a visa granted on arrival.[9]