Danish Embassy for the U.S. - Address / Phone Number

Danish Embassy in United States

Address: 3200 Whitehaven St. NW Washington, DC 20008
City: Washington (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Tel.:  +1 (202) 234-4300
Fax:  +1 (202) 328-1470
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 16.00 (by appointment only) 

Danish General Consulate in New York

Address: 885 Second Avenue, 18th Fl. New York, N.Y. 10017-2201
City: New York (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Tel.:  +1 (212) 223 4545
Fax:  +1 (212) 754 1904 

Danish General Consulate in Chicago

Address: 875 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 3950Chicago, IL 60611
City: Chicago (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -6 hours)
Tel.:  +1 (312) 787-8780
Fax:  +1 (312) 787-8744 

The Embassy of Denmark in Washington is Denmark's official representation in Washington. They advise and assist in a number of areas: consular, commercial, investment, cultural and press. The Embassy communicates to the US public on important policy topics with relevance to Denmark, such as green growth, sustainable development and life sciences. The Embassy also facilitates networking, co-create events and projects with a number of local partners, companies as well as educational and cultural institutions in the Tri-State area and across the United States. The commercial departments facilitates business relations and activities between the United States and Denmark, while our culture and press team promotes cultural exchange by assisting and counseling Danish artists, art institutions etc. and rendering services to the media and public in general.

The Legal, Administrative and Consular Section deals with all matters related to passports and judicial affairs and also all administrative matters concerning the Embassy.

The Embassy or the Consulate Generals can provide immediate assistance in case of an emergency or provide you with the relevant contact information on someone who can assist you. If you need help after normal business hours, at night or during weekends and holidays, you may contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24/7 Emergency Center at +45 3392 1112

Please be advised there are NO REFUNDS.

In order to issue the new passport, the installation at of special equipment for taking photos and recording fingerprints and signatures is necessary. The applications must be handed to and handled by specially authorized staff, who will have access to certain data in the central citizens registry, the CPR. As a consequence, The Danish honorary consulates in the United States will not be able to accept passport applications after January 1, 2012. From January 1 2012 you must appear in person at either the Consulate General in New York, Consulate General in Chicago or the Consulate in Sacramento to apply for a new passport.

An emergency passport is issued with validity limited to the period required for the duration of the journey and rules of the countries to be travelled through, and for a maximum of 12 months. An emergency passport must be rendered to the Police or to a Danish mission abroad after use. Travelling with an emergency passport may cause problems with other countries' border controls. Therefore we recommend that you make sure that the authorities of the country or countries you plan to travel to recognize emergency passports. Please note that you cannot return to the United States on an emergency passport.

Please note that the representations do NOT accept payment by credit/debit card or personal checks. Only cash or Money Order made out to the representation at which the application is directed.

The Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC will be closed on the following days:

• January 21 - Martin Luther King Jr.
• February 18 - President's Day
• March/April - Good Friday
• March/April - Easter Monday
• May 27 - Memorial Day
• September 2 - Labor Day
• October 14 - Columbus Day
• November - Thanksgiving Day
• December 24 - Christmas Eve
• December 25 - Christmas Day
• December 26 - Boxing Day