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Updated September 2026

🚚 I moved — how and where do I register my new address?

Direct answer

Registering your address is compulsory within a short deadline after moving (days to weeks, depending on the country) and everything official flows from it: the ID number, tax, voting, health insurance, school places. Register at Borgerservice — folkeregister / CPR (borger.dk) — online with a digital ID in many countries, otherwise at Kommunen — Borgerservice (borger.dk) — with ID and proof of the new address (rental contract, deed, or the landlord's or host's declaration). Skattestyrelsen — klage / betalingsordning (72 22 18 18) and the other agencies are informed automatically in most countries — but check your tax and benefit accounts after a few weeks.

Call firstBorgerservice — folkeregister / CPR
Report toKommunen — Borgerservice
If that failsSkattestyrelsen — klage / betalingsordning

🗣️ What to say

"I moved to [new address] on [date] from [old address / abroad]. I would like to register my address [and my family members: names]. Attached: ID and [rental contract / owner's declaration]."

🪜 Step by step

  1. DeadlineCheck the days allowed — late registration can be fined.
  2. DocumentsID for everyone moving, proof of address, for a move from abroad also birth/marriage certificates (multilingual form or apostille).
  3. Online or in personBorgerservice — folkeregister / CPR online with digital ID; otherwise Kommunen — Borgerservice by appointment.
  4. Moving from abroadAlso: health insurance, the ID number if new, deregistration in the old country.
  5. Mail forwardingThe postal service's redirection for a few months; update the bank, employer, insurers yourself.

📇 All contacts

Borgerservice — folkeregister / CPRChange of address, CPR number, residence certificateWithin 5 days of moving🔗 www.borger.dk/bolig-og-flytning/Flytning
Kommunen — BorgerserviceNuisances, roads, waste, registration, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles🔗 www.borger.dk
Skattestyrelsen — klage / betalingsordningAppeal to the tax appeals agency, payment planWithin 3 months of the decision📞 72 22 18 18🔗 skat.dk
Regionen / borger.dk — valg af læge / sundhed.dkChoice of GP, health card, patient adviserFor choosing a GP and care questions🔗 www.sundhed.dk

❓ Frequently asked

The landlord will not give me a declaration

Most countries let you register with the rental contract alone; if the landlord obstructs, Kommunen — Borgerservice can register you on other evidence and the landlord may be fined.

Can I register in a friend's flat?

Yes, if you actually live there — with the friend's declaration. It can affect their benefits or taxes; tell them.

I have no fixed address

Municipalities offer a postal address for homeless residents so that benefits and documents work. Ask Kommunen — Borgerservice or social services.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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