Schmidt & Schmidt provides services for the retrieval of civil status documents, as well as obtaining duplicates of lost or damaged documents in Denmark with their subsequent legalization and translation.

If your personal documents are lost or damaged or you need to obtain current copies of documents it is necessary to request duplicates of documents. Often, those who have left Denmark face difficulties in this procedure. Our service allows you to request documents in Denmark remotely and we can carry out courier delivery of the document to anywhere in the world.

Validity of civil status documents in Denmark

Civil status documents issued in Denmark generally have a validity period of no more than 6 months, after which they must be replaced with new ones containing up-to-date data.

When to obtain duplicate documents in Denmark

A duplicate birth certificate, marriage certificate, name change certificate, divorce certificate, criminal record certificate or death certificate may be required to register a marriage abroad, a newborn child, citizenship, inheritance, data verification for pension applications, opening bank accounts, employment and other bureaucratic issues.

What documents can be requested in Denmark:

• Birth certificate
• Extract from birth certificate
• Marriage certificate
• Divorce certificate
• Death certificate
• Extract from death certificate
• Certificates of good conduct
• Educational documents
• Other civil status documents

Required documents for docuement procurement

Since civil status documents are personal documents containing personal data, they can only be requested by their owners or persons authorized by them. That is, first of all, to request documents, we will need a signed power of attorney from the owner of the document. Additionally:

• Copy of passport
• Birth data and name and surname change
• Data on the place of registration of civil status records

Some Danish registry offices may refuse to request the document even with a power of attorney. In this case, the owner can order a new certificate online independently through the registry office website or by e-mail with subsequent delivery.

Responsible authorities

Civil status documents are requested from the offices of the Ministry of Administration.
If a person was born, married or died in the municipalities of Southern Jutland, the relevant documents must be obtained from the local mayor's office.
Educational documents are requested from the relevant educational institution. Educational documents can be issued as a copy certified by the educational institution.

Apostille and legalization of documents in Denmark

Denmark acceded to the Hague Convention on the Simplified Legalization of Documents on October 30, 2006.
You can order an apostille for copies and duplicates of documents from Denmark from us. As a rule, certification of documents with an apostille takes about two weeks.

Document Request Deadlines in Denmark

Requesting documents usually takes about two weeks, in some cases, depending on the processing time of the application by local authorities, the terms may differ.
Requesting certified copies of educational documents takes about two weeks. This period does not include the time required for legalization of documents and their translation.

Notarized translation of documents in Denmark

Copies and duplicates of civil status documents can be translated into Russian or another language by a sworn translator in Denmark or the translation can be done in the destination country. Schmidt and Schmidt provides services for the translation of civil status documents with their subsequent certification. The cost of work is calculated based on the volume of a specific document.

Our advantages

• Personal approach to each order
• Transparency
• High quality of service
• Speed ​​of document processing
• Optimization of your financial costs
• Legal impeccability of all procedures