Before you can get married in Denmark, you must have a certificate of marital status.

A certificate of marital status is documentation that you meet the conditions in the Danish Act on the Formation and Dissolution of Marriage (Marriage Act). 

Where do I get my certificate of marital status? 

If one or both of you have foreign citizenship, please contact Familieretshuset (The Agency of Family Law) to get a certificate of marital status.

You’ll have to get the certificate of marital status from the municipality if you or partner:

• Have/has Danish or Nordic citizenship
• do/does have permanent residence in Denmark
• have/has a right of permanent residence in Denmark pursuant to the Executive Order on EU Residence

To contact the municipality, please find contact information in the info-box on this page.