Step by step guide

Danish Tuition
You will receive an offer from the Jobcenter about
Danish tuition within a month after your arrival.
• If you do not receive the invitation or if you wish an
earlier start, please contact the Jobcenter at Energivej 1,
6700 Esbjerg, Tel. 7616 7433 or send an email to
cac@esbjergkommune.dk
Welcome to
Esbjerg
Sign up for public child care
Public child care in Denmark includes day care institution, day care childminder (children age 0-3) and
kindergarten (children age 3-5).
It is important that you sign up as soon as possible because the waiting lists are based on the date for signing
up. These are some of the important rules:
• Until you know where in the municipality you will live,
you are allowed to sign up for several areas within the
municipality. If you do so, please remember to change
your priority, as soon as you know your permanent
address.
• If your child has a CPR no. you can sign up at
www.minpladsanvisning.esbjergkommune.dk.
• If your child does not yet have a CPR no. please con tact the daycare department at tel. (+45) 761616116
(ask for “pladsanvisning”). Alternatively, you are
welcome to contact Newcomer Service in order to
sign up. Please note that you will not receive any
offers for child care before you and your child have
physically moved to the municipality.
Enrolling at school
If you arrive in the municipality of Esbjerg with children
in the school age (age 5-15) who are not fluent in
Danish, they will be offered to join a receiving class. This
class will prepare them to begin at a regular class in a
public school the subsequent year.
• To enroll kids in a receiving class please contact
Lene Rahbeck Jensen at Tel. (+45) 2146 1025 or
larj@esbjergkommune.dk.
• To enroll danish speaking children at an ordinary
public school contact the school directly.
International school
Esbjerg International School is a private school which
accepts students from age 3-17. Guest students are
welcome free of charge for up to one week.
• Contact EIS for more information:
www.esbjerginternationalschool.dk
Child benefit
The authority dealing with child benefit is “Udbetaling
Danmark”, and the direct number regarding child
benefit is (+45) 70128062.
Non EU foreigners will automatically be listed for child
benefit with a vesting period when arriving in Denmark,
and do not need to register.
EU/EØS Citizens shall register for child benefit. If you have
previously lived and working in an EU country, you are usually entitled to full child benefit, without a vesting period.
• You can request for an application form for child
benefit at Udbetaling Danmark, child benefit
tel. (+45) 70128062.
Housing benefit
The authority dealing with Housing benefits is “Udbetaling Danmark”, and the direct number regarding housing
benefit is (+45)70128063.
If you live in a rented a home in Denmark, you may
apply for housing benefit.
• You can apply online at borger.dk using your NemID
or you can ask for an application form for housing
benefit (In Danish: “Boligstøtte”) at the Citizen Service
Centre.
• If you wish to check whether you might be entitled
to housing benefit, please call Udbetaling Danmark.
Translating documents
If you need to have official documents translated you
must use an approved interpreter. You are free to choose
between all interpreters who have an interpreter’s number (In Danish: “Tolke nummer”).
You can contact any interpreter in Denmark and ask
them if they have an interpreters number.
Tax matters
If you or your partner have an income in Denmark you
will need a Tax card to use your personal allowance.
Please call the Foreign Tax at tel. (+45) 7222 2892 to
have a Tax card made.
For tax reduction as Researcher or Key Employee, please
download and submit the form
“Researcher or Key Employee” at www.skat.dk
For any other questions about tax please call the department called “Foreign Tax” at tel. (+45) 7222 2892.
Arriving
– step by step
This quick guide is intended to help you settle. Please
start at the page based on your origin, and follow the
instructions chronologically in order to maneuver as fast
as possible through all practical steps.
The electronic version of the brochure includes clickable
links to all documents.
All brochures may be downloaded here:
www.energymetropolis.com/newcomer-service
Arriving
Where to find help
Newcomer Service
City Hall in Esbjerg, Torvegade 74, 6700 Esbjerg
Phone: (+45) 2047 3206
E-mail: newcomer@esbjergkommune.dk
Website: www.energymetropolis.com
Citizen Service Centre
Municipality of Esbjerg, Torvegade 74, 6700 Esbjerg
Phone: + 45 7616 1616
E-mail: borgerserviceesbjerg@esbjergkommune.dk
Website: www.esbjergkommune.dk
(please note the Google Translate option)
Workindenmark central hotline
Phone: +45 72 22 33 90
E-mail: workindenmark@workindenmark.dk
Website: www.workindenmark.dk
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Tuition and family matters
EU/EEA
Citizens
Needed documents:
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Two passport photos
Passport
Birth certificate (children)
Marriage certificate (if married)
Address in Denmark
EU-residence permit (when obtained)
Civil registration no. (when obtained)
Contract of employment (if obtained)
1 Accomodation
• You need a Danish address prior to acquiring your CPR no.
• Check the accomodation guide on www.energymetropolis.com/housing
2 EU-residence
card
• You have to obtain your EU-residence proof prior to acquiring your CPR no.
• Download the form “Application for EU-residence doc” from www.statsforvaltning.dk
• Hand in the form at ICS Odense, Dannebrogsgade 3, 5000 Odense C on Tuesdays or
Thursdays between12 and 4 pm.
Civil
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registration
(CPR) &
Healthcare card
• Report at Citizen Service Centre, Torvegade 74 in Esbjerg. (Let Citizen Service Centre know
if you need your CPR no. asap)
• If you have an employment contract you can get your CPR while you are at ICS in Odense.
• You will recieve a healthcare card within 14 days after registration.
4 NemID (digital
signature)
• Ask for NemID at the Citizen Service Centre, at ICS in Odense or at your bank.
(Make sure you only get one NemID)
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Tax card
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eBoks &
Digital Post
• To get a tax card you can call foreign Tax at Tel. 7222 2892
• If you get your CPR no. at ICS, you can also have your Tax card made here.
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EU/EEU
Cross Border
workers
Needed documents:
• Passport
• Contract of employment
• Home address
• Marriage certificate (if married)
• Civil registration no. (when obtained or
if Nordic citizen)
• Healthcare card from your home country
Non-EU
Citizens
Needed documents:
• Passport
• Birth certificate (children)
• Marriage certificate (if married)
• Address in Denmark
• Residence and work permit (when obtained)
• Civil registration no. (when obtained)
• Contract of employment (if obtained)
Nordic
Citizens
Needed documents:
• Passport
• Birth certificate (children)
• Marriage certificate (if married)
• Civil registration no. (from home country)
(working in Denmark, living abroad)
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Special
Healthcare
insurance card
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Tax number
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Bank account
• The autority Udbetaling Danmark handles Special
healthcare insurance for Cross Border workers.
For questions regarding the special healthcare cards
please call Udbetaling Danmark at Tel. 70128081.
• To get a tax number please download and submit the form
“Foreign labour force” at www.skat.dk
• You need a tax number prior to opening a bank account.
• Contact the bank where you wish to open an account.
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Residence and
work permit
• You need approval of your residence permit prior
to arriving in Denmark.
• Please find the form “Residence and work permit” at www.nyidanmark.dk
2 Accomodation
• You need a Danish address prior to acquiring your CPR no. at the Citizen Service Centre.
• Check the accomodation guide at www.energymetropolis.com/housing
3 Civil registration
(CPR) &
Healthcare card
• Report at Citizen Service Centre, Torvegade 74 in Esbjerg to get a CPR no.
(Let Citizen Service Centre know if you need your CPR no. ASAP.)
• You will recieve a healthcare card within 14 days after registration.
NemID (digital
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signature)
• Ask for NemID at the Citizen Service Centre or at your bank.
(Make sure you only get one NemID)
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Tax card
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eBoks &
Digital Post
Sign up at e-boks.dk, choose Ny bruger / New User.
Make sure to click yes to activate and syncronize with Digital Post
When registred you can use eBoks in english and/or as an app.
if you do not wish to recieve post digitally, you can apply for exemption at the Citizen Service
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7 Bank account
• Contact the bank where you wish to open an account.
• Remember to ask for a “NEM konto” (designated bank account) and “Dankort” (credit card).
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8 Blue Healthcare card
• If you plan to travel outside Denmark you can acquire a Blue Healthcare card at borger.dk
(using NemID) or at the Citizen Service Centre
• To get a tax card you can call foreign Tax at Tel. 7222 2892
Accomodation
• You need a Danish address prior to acquiring your
CPR no. at the Citizen Service Centre.
• Check the accomodation guide on
www.energymetropolis.com/housing
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Civil
registration
(CPR) &
Healthcare card
• Report at Citizen Service Centre, Torvegade 74 in Esbjerg to get a CPR no.
(Let Citizen Service Centre know if you need your CPR no. ASAP.)
• You will recieve a healthcare card within 14 days after registration.
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NemID (digital
signature)
• Ask for NemID at the Citizen Service Centre or at your bank.
(Make sure you only get one NemID)
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Tax card
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Sign up at e-boks.dk, choose Ny bruger / New User.
Make sure to click yes to activate and syncronize with Digital Post
When registred you can use eBoks in english and/or as an app.
if you do not wish to recieve post digitally, you can apply for exemption at the Citizen Service
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Bank account
• Contact the bank where you wish to open an account.
• Remember to ask for a “NEM konto” (designated bank account) & “Dankort” (credit card).
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Drivers license
• Exchange your drivers’ license no later than 90 days after receiving your CPR no.
• You need to acquire a certificate of health issued at your medical practitioner
• Depending on your origin, you must exchange the license either at Citizen Service Centre or
by passing a test at a local driving school. Read more at www.energymetropolis.com
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eBoks &
Digital Post
Bank account
• To get a tax card you can call foreign Tax at Tel. 7222 2892
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Sign up at e-boks.dk, choose Ny bruger / New User.
Make sure to click yes to activate and syncronize with Digital Post
When registred you can use eBoks in english and/or as an app.
if you do not wish to recieve post digitally, you can apply for exemption at the Citizen Service
• Contact the bank where you wish to open an account.
• Remember to ask for a “NEM konto” (designated bank account) and “Dankort” (credit card).