Passport

Danish citizens above the age of 12 can apply for a new passport at one of the Danish General Consulates in either Chicago, Houston, New York, or Silicon Valley (Palo Alto). It is also possible to apply for a new passport at the Danish Honorary Consulate in Los Angeles. 

You can apply for a passport for children under the age of 12 at any Danish mission or honorary consulate in the United States.

If you are in urgent need of a passport, you can apply for an extension of your current passport or an emergency passport at any Danish mission or honorary consulate in the USA.

Processing time for adult passports is approximately 4 weeks, and may be longer during peak periods.

You can also apply for a new Danish passport at any municipality in Denmark. If you apply for a new passport in Denmark, you can request to pick it up at any Danish embassy or consulate abroad for an additional handling fee.

Appointment for passport application:

Consulate General in Chicago: Please make an appointment online.

Consulate General in Houston: Please make an appointment by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

Consulate General in New York: Please make an appointment online.

Consulate General in Silicon Valley (Palo Alto): Please make your appointment online.

Honorary Consulate in Los Angeles: Please make an appointment online.

Embassy of Denmark, Washington (children’s passports and emergency passport services only): Please request appointment by email to [email protected]. 

Honorary Consulates (children’s passports and emergency passport services only): Please request appointment by email to the nearest honorary Consulate.

Fees:

For the list of fees for passport and consular services, please see: Fees (um.dk)

Accepted payment methods:
Chicago: Debit or Credit Card ONLY.
Houston: Check or money order ONLY.
Los Angeles: Debit or Credit card ONLY.
New York: Debit or Credit Card ONLY.
Silicon Valley: Debit or Credit card ONLY.
Embassy and Honorary Consulates: please ask for payment instructions.

Passport pick up:
When you have received notification that your new passport has arrived, please contact the mission to schedule a time to pick it up. Bring your old passport for the pick-up appointment.

If you wish to pick up your new passport at the Danish Consulate General in New York, please click here to make an appointment.

If you cannot pick up your new passport in person, you may request to have it shipped by FedEx. Shipping is at your cost and at your own risk. 

Contact information:
The Embassy in Washington DC
The Consulate General in Chicago
The Consulate General in Houston
The Consulate General in New York
The Consulate General in Silicon Valley
The Honorary Consulate in Los Angeles
Honorary Consulates in the United States

Lost passport
If you have lost your Danish passport, please contact the Embassy or the nearest Consulate General to report the passport lost or stolen. Let the Embassy or Consulate know if you need an emergency passport to return to Denmark.

If you lose or damage your passport, you must pay an increased fee for a new passport or an emergency passport. See: Fees (um.dk).
Please note that you cannot return to the United States on an emergency passport. The United States does not accept Danish emergency passports for entry into the United States.

Portable biometric passport station
The passport travel program is currently on hold.