Legalisation of documents

The Embassy and its Consulates do not legalise documents issued in other countries. A document must be legalised in the issuing country.

A legalisation is not proof that the document is genuine or that the content of the document is correct. A Danish authority may decide to check whether a document is genuine.

If a foreign document is to be used in Denmark, you should investigate whether the document should be legalised or not. The Danish authority that requested the document can clarify this.

Legalisation of documents under the Apostille Convention

If your document is issued in a country that has acceded to the Apostille Convention, your document must be endorsed with an Apostille from the relevant authority of that country. The relevant authority is usually the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the concerning country. Documents endorsed with an Apostille can be used in all countries that have acceded to the Apostille Convention.

You can find a list of the countries within the Apostille Convention here.

Legalisation of documents issued in countries outside the Apostille Convention

If your document is issued in a country that has not acceded to the Apostille Convention, your document should be legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the concerning country and then by the relevant Danish embassy or consulate. For further information on the procedure, please refer to the Embassy or Consulate.

Legalisation fee and information about payment is found here.

NB: Payment for legalisation should only be made after prior approval from the Embassy – the Embassy will not be liable for refund of fees made without authorisation, should documents not pass the verification.