From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Danish passport
Danish passport
Danish passport mark) above it, and the word PAS (English: Passport) be-
low. Since August 1, 2006, biometric passports are issued.
Above the word DANMARK, the Danish version contains
the words DEN EUROPÆISKE UNION (English: European
Union) (as all other EU passports), while in the Green-
landic and Faroese versions the text KALAALLIT NUNAAT
(English: Greenland) or FØROYAR (English: Faroe Islands) is
written. Fields on the bearer’s page are in Danish, English
and French, with translations in the official languages of
the European Union elsewhere in the document. Instead
of French, Faroese or Greenlandic are used in the Faroese
and Greenlandic versions respectively. The page contains
the following information[1]:
• Photo of the passport holder
• Type (P)
• Passport No.
• Surname
• Given names
The front cover of a contemporary Danish biometric passport
• Sex
• Nationality (Danish: Dansk, English: Danish, French:
Date first August 1, 2006 (current biometric version)
Danoise), in the Faroe version with the addition:
issued
Dansk/Danskur/Danish-Foroyskur/Faroese[2]
Issued by Denmark • Height
• Date of Birth
Type of Passport
• Personal Code Number
document
• Place of Birth
Purpose Identification • Date of issue/expiry (validity is 10 years from date of
Eligibility Danish citizenship issue for adults and 5 years for children)
requirements • Authority (usually the municipality in which the
holder resides)
Expiration 28 months for children up to the age of 1
• Holder’s signature
64 months for citizens aged 2-17
124 months for individuals above the age Passports contain a machine readable strip starting with
of 18 P>DNK for all types.
(All passports can be renewed for 12 more
months within 24 months of original expiration
date) Types
Besides the ordinary passport (with PAS on the cover),
Danish passports are issued to citizens of the Kingdom of
also 3 versions of blue service passports (TJENESTEPAS)
Denmark to facilitate international travel. Different ver-
and a single red diplomatic passport (DIPLOMATPAS) are
sions exist for nationals of Denmark, Greenland and the
issued. The latter does not bear the text DEN EUROPÆISKE
Faroe Islands although all citizens have the same nation-
UNION.
ality.
Physical appearance Fees (as of 2004)
The Danish and Greenlandic versions of the passport is
burgundy according to the European Unions recommen-
Controversy
dations, while the Faroese version is Green. All contain Karsten Riise Kristensen filed a complaint to the Danish
the Danish Coat of Arms emblazoned in the centre of Ministry of Justice, because the passport contains a pic-
the front cover, with the word DANMARK (English: Den- ture of Jesus being crucified. He believes that a passport
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Document Adult (18 and over) Children (under 18) Senior (65+)
32 pages DKK 600 DKK 115 DKK 350
Validity 10 years 5 years 10 years
should be free of religious symbols.[3] There was no ma-
jority in the Danish Folketing to remove the picture, ar-
guing that Christianity is a part of Denmark’s cultural
history, and christianity was not depicted exclusively (as
the document also depicted one of the Jelling Stones.[4]
See also
• Passports of the European Union
• Danish nationality law
• Visa requirements for Danish citizens
• Danish passport info on PRADO
External links
• Images of a 1952 Danish passport from
www.PassportLand.com
References
[1] "Danish Passport AO4001". Council of the European
Union. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/
EN/3095/viewImage_73353.html. Retrieved 17 July
2010.
[2] "Danish (Faroese) Passport AO4002". Council of the
European Union. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/
prado/NL/3096/docHome.html. Retrieved 17 July
2010.
[3] "Complaint over passport Jesus". Danmarks Radio
website. 4 March 2010. http://www.dr.dk/
Templates/
NewsArticle.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={86E71D04-5A8A-4932-9625-EB4AC4E38E31}&NRORIGINALURL=%2FNyhe
Retrieved 17 July 2010.
[4] "Jesus skal blive i det danske pas" (in Danish).
Dagbladet Information. 2 March 2010.
http://www.information.dk/telegram/225966.
Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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The front cover of a contemporary Danish biometric diplomatic
passport, as well as Faroe and Greenlandic passports.
The data page of a contemporary Danish biometric passport
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Interior language pages of a Danish passport.
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