SSI Copenhagen Denmark 2011

Country guide for new EPIET/EUPHEM fellows
STATENS SERUM INSTITUTE (SSI)
Denmark
Last updated: January 2011
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EPIET Country !uide to
"en#ar$
Created by
Maike Koningstein, PhD student 2006today
!annah Le"is, #P$#% &e''o" 2006200(
)pdated by
*abrina +a,,i, #P$#% &e''o" 200-200.
Katarina /idgren, #P$#% &e''o" 200(2010
*ophie 0ubbe's, #P$#% &e''o" 200.2011
1kta"ia /23,ik, #P$#% &e''o" 200.2011
Last updated: 1- January 2011
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%& 'efore de(arture )
1414 5isa
*& Registration in "en#ar$ +
241 6esiden,e permit 7and "orking permit8
242 6egistration pro,ess &or nationa's &rom ,ountries in the #) and ##9
24: 6egistration pro,ess &or ;ordi, Citi<ens
24= 6egistering "ith the #mbassy &rom your home ,ountry
)& ,i-ing in "en#ar$ .
:41 !ousing
:42 %ransportation
:4: Money, ,redit ,ards, banks and pension
:4= $nsuran,es
:4> %e'ephone
:46 $nternet
:4- Language ,ourses
:4( ?urniture and househo'd goods
:4. *upermarkets
:410 )se&u' "ebsites
/ne last t0ing1 %)
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% 'efore de(arture
%he ma3ority o& things ,an be done on arri@a'4 %he department "i'' gi@e you p'enty o& time to sort a''
these things out during "orking hours and ,o''eagues "i'' be there to he'p4 9'though Danes speak
per&e,t #ng'ish, many o& their "ebsites do not ha@e an #ng'ish @ersion4 !o"e@er, you ,an trans'ate
"ebsites "ith """4goog'e4,omAtrans'ate4 $t "i'' not be per&e,t, but at 'east it "i'' gi@e you an idea o&
"hat the "ebsite says4
/hat ,an be done be&ore you 'ea@eB %his depends on the ,ountry you are a nationa' o& 7;ordi,
,ountry, #) ,ountry or a non#) ,ountry84 Che,k this "ebsite be&ore you 'ea@e:
http:AA"""4nyidanmark4dkAenusA&rontpage4htm4
%&% 2isa
/hether you need a @isa or not depends on the ,ountry you ,ome &rom as "e''4 #) ,iti<ens do not
need a @isa4 Peop'e &rom other ,ountries do need a @isa4 $& you are &rom one o& the ne" member states
o& the #), p'ease ,he,k "hether some ne" ru'es app'y &or you4 %his in&ormation ,an be obtained &rom
your embassy4
%&* Re#o-al
9s #CDC is not permitted to re'ease detai's on ,ompanies that ha@e been appro@ed in the past, the
remo@a' pro,ess ,an be a signi&i,ant administrati@e burden4 %o aid you in ,hoosing a ,ompany,
pre@ious &e''o"s ha@e made a 'ist o& ,ompanies that "ere appro@ed by #CDC &or their o"n remo@a'4
%his is a@ai'ab'e on the #9; "ebsite at http:AA"""4epieta'um4netA&orumA2- 4 Many o& these ,ompanies
ha@e a'ready submitted Lega' #ntities and ?inan,ia' $denti&i,ation &orms in the past, "hi,h shou'd make
the appro@a' pro,ess Cui,ker as so 'ong as nothing has ,hanged, you shou'd not ha@e to resubmit
them4 $& you end up using a ,ompany that "as not on the 'ist, p'ease update the 'ist a,,ording'y so that
&uture &e''o"s ,an bene&it &rom your eDperien,e 7there are instru,tions on the "ebsite on ho" to update
the 'ist84
%&) 3inan4es
9t the beginning o& the &e''o"ship you "i'' ha@e a 'ot o& eDpenses 7&'ight ti,kets, remo@a', pension,
hea'th insuran,e, 'anguage ,ourse et,84 #CDC ,an take "eeks or months to reimburse eDpenses 7e4g4
it is possib'e that you "i'' make t"o or three pensionAinsuran,e payments be&ore they are reimbursed8,
so it is "ise to ha@e a ,oup'e o& thousand euro in your bank a,,ount at the start o& the &e''o"ship to
he'p "ith ,ash &'o"4
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* Registration in "en#ar$
*&% Residen4e (er#it (and wor$ing (er#it)
Depending on your ,iti<enship:
• Citi<ens o& the ;ordi, ,ountries may enter and "ork in Denmark "ithout any permit &or an
un'imited period
• ;ationa's &rom ,ountries in the #) and ##9 7;or"ay, Li,htenstein and $,e'and8 as "e'' as
*"it<er'and may enter and "ork in Denmark "ithout permits &or up to three months but must
then obtain them4 N'4 *pe,ia' transitiona' ru'es app'y to eight o& the ne" #) ,ountries4
• ;on#) nationa's must a,Cuire both a residen,e and a "ork permit prior to arri@a' in Denmark4
N': #P$#% &e''o"s are not o&&i,ia''y "orking &or **$ and there&ore donEt need a "orkingpermit4
$& you ha@e more Cuestions ,he,k this "ebsite: http:AA"""4"orkindenmark4dk
*&* Registration (ro4ess for nationals fro# 4ountries in t0e EU and EEA
9&ter arri@a' in Denmark you must ,onta,t a number o& Danish authorities in order to get:
• an #) registration ,erti&i,ate
• a so,ia' se,urity number 7CP6 number8
• a medi,a' ,ard
• a Danish bank a,,ount
• a taD ,ard
18 $n order to get any o& the abo@e, you need an emp'oyment ,ontra,t, "hi,h you "i'' get &rom the
personne' department at **$4
28 $& your emp'oyment 'asts more than : months, you must app'y &or an #) registration ,erti&i,ate4
$& you 'i@e in greater Copenhagen or the muni,ipa'ity o& Copenhagen, ,onta,t:
State Ad#inistration of !reater Co(en0agen
+orups 9''F 1--
2=00 Copenhagen ;5
Phone 7G=>8 -2>6 -000
7Mon .1=, %ue 121=, /ed .1=, %hur 1:1-, ?ri .1:8
ho@edstadenHstats&or@a'tning4dk
http:AA"""4stats&or@a'tning4dkAsite4aspDBpI6:.=
Jou ,an take:
+us =9, 12, 6-, 6(, or 2>0*
*train ? 'ine to ?ug'ebakken station
Jou "i'' need
K Jour passport
K 1 passport photo
K *pe,ia' &orm: L9pp'i,ation &or residen,e andAor "ork permitE4 %his &orm ,an be &ound on
the "eb
http:AA"""4nyidanmark4dkAresour,es4ashDA6esour,esA+'anketterA9nsoegningsskemaerA200
(A1D1MansoegningMeuMopho'dsdokumentMstats&or@a'tningen4pd& but is a'so a@ai'ab'e at
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the *tate 9dministration o&&i,e4
K Jour emp'oyment ,ontra,t 7'etter &rom **$ and grant agreement8 as proo& o& in,ome
sho"ing that you "i'' be se'&su&&i,ient4
K Jou "i'' a'so ha@e to state an address "here you "i'' re,ei@e mai'4 ;o proo& o& address
"as ne,essary in 20104 $t is a,,eptab'e to use **$Es address 7*tatens *erum $nstitut, >
9rti''eri@e3, 2:00 Copenhagen *8
Jou then "ait &or a 'etter in the post "ith ,ontains your Certi&i,ate o& 6egistration entit'ed
N+e@is &or 6egistreringO4 ;ote that the Certi&i,ate "i'' be sent to the address you pro@ide
and it might take up to siD "eeks, sin,e there are many students app'ying at the same time4
:8 ;eDt, you "i'' need a Danish so,ia' se,urity number 7CP6 number8 and a medi,a' ,ard4 $n
order to get this, you must appear in person at the nationa' registration o&&i,e in the ,ity you
ha@e mo@ed to4
$& you 'i@e in Copenhagen, you shou'd register at:
567en0a-ns 3ol$eregister
Dah'erupsgade 6
16=0 Copenhagen 5
Phone 7G=>8 -0 (0 -0 10
$& you 'i@e in ?rederiksberg 7this is a separate entity &rom Copenhagen8, you shou'd register at:
3ol$eregisteret (3rederi$s7erg City Hall)
?rederiksberg 6Pdhus
*ma''egade 1
2000 ?rederiksberg
Phone 7G=>8 :(21 2100
?aD: G=> :( 21 2. -0
#mai': raadhusetH&rederiksberg4dk
7Monday %hursday: 10 Q 1-, ?riday: 10 Q 1=8
+ring your #) registration ,erti&i,ate, passport and, i& app'i,ab'e, your "edding 'i,en,e and
,hi'dEsA,hi'drenEs birth ,erti&i,ate7s84 !ere you "i'' re,ei@e your so,ia' se,urity number, and 'ater
a medi,a' ,ard in the mai'4 1n,e registered, you "i'' automati,a''y 3oin the ;ationa' !ea'th
*er@i,e4 %he hea'th insuran,e ,erti&i,ate 7sundhedskort8 gi@es you a,,ess to &ree medi,a'
treatment and other pub'i, ser@i,es4 9t the o&&i,e you ,hoose a genera' pra,titioner 70P8 &rom a
'ist a,,ording to "here you 'i@e4 Jou ha@e the ,hoi,e to pi,k a 0P o& the same seD or e@en
,hoose the 0Ps by year o& birth4
=8 Jou "i'' get a Danish bank a,,ount by bringing your CP6 number and do,umentation &or your
address in Denmark to any Danish bank4 $& you open more than one bank a,,ount, you must
se'e,t one o& the a,,ounts as your NnemkontoO 7you "i'' re,ei@e in&ormation about this in the
mai'84
>8 $n order to pay your taDes in Denmark, you "i'' need a taD ,ard4 %he taD ,ard sho"s your
per,entage o& taDation and your taD a''o"an,e 7in Danish: skattemRssigt &radrag84 $n order to
get this, you must bring your passport or #) registration ,erti&i,ate and your emp'oyment
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,ontra,t to your 'o,a' taD ,entre4 $& you do not ha@e a taD ,ard, **$ "i'' ha@e to "ithho'd 60S o&
your sa'ary &or taDes4
$& you 'i@e in Copenhagen or ?rederiksberg, you &ind the taD administration at:
*katte,enter KTbenha@n
*'useho'men ( +
2=>0 Copenhagen *5
Phone 7G=>8 -222 1(1(
*ee """4skat4dk &or more in&ormation4
a4 $& you are an #P$#% &e''o" you might not need to pay taD4 ?e''o"s are no 'onger
emp'oyed by the #), but get a grant &rom #CDC4 %his means you ha@e to ,he,k i& you
ha@e to pay taD a,,ording to the bi'atera' agreement bet"een your home ,ountry and
your host ,ountry4 Most ,ountries ha@e an agreement that students do not ha@e to pay
taD4 $t is ho"e@er not ,omp'ete'y ,'ear i& an #P$#% &e''o" is a student a,,ording to the
'a" 7and to "hi,h 'a"84 Jou "i'' need to go to the %aD 9dministration 7see abo@e8 and
ask "hat app'ies &or you4
b. $& you are emp'oyed as a resear,her or other"ise ,an be de&ined as a key emp'oyee
and are re,ruited &rom abroad, you may opt &or 2>S taDation &or : years or ::S
taDation &or > years4 Jou ,an read more about this at http:AA"""4skat4dkA*K9%4aspDB
o$dI.-:1.U@$dI202:=14 %he se,retary at the hiring department at **$ ,an he'p you
app'y &or this taDation s,heme and in su,h ,ases "i'' ha@e to make a statement &or the
'o,a' taD authorities on your Cua'i&i,ations and ba,kground &or being re,ruited as a key
emp'oyee4
P'ease send the &o''o"ing to the personne' department at **$ as soon as possib'e:
18 Jour address in Denmark
28 *o,ia' se,urity number
:8 $& re'e@ant, ,on&irmation on the spe,ia' resear,her taDation
*&) Registration (ro4ess for Nordi4 Citi8ens
$& you ,ome &rom another ;ordi, ,ountry this pro,ess is a 'itt'e easier4 Jou shou'd @isit your ,'osest
+orgerser@i,e o&&i,e to register 7bring your ;ordi, passport8:
http:AA"""4kk4dkA+orgerA+orgerser@i,eA+orgerser@i,e,entre4aspD
$n order to get a CP6number you ha@e to sho" proo& that you ha@e a 3ob and are paying taDes in
Denmark 7"hi,h may or may not be app'i,ab'e to #P$#%&e''o"s8 andAor a proo& o& residen,e in
Denmark, su,h as a ,ontra,t to rent a &'at4
*&9 Registering wit0 t0e E#7assy fro# your 0o#e 4ountry
*ome ,ountries reCuire that you register at the Consu'ateA #mbassy in Denmark as a ,iti<en residing
abroad4 ?or $ta'ian ,iti<ens, you are theoreti,a''y reCuired to register at the Consu'ar se,tion o& the
embassy in Copenhagen "ithin .0 days o& your arri@a' in Denmark4 *u,h registration, "i'' a'so a''o"
@oting &or po'iti,a' e'e,tions at the embassy4
?or more in&o on $ta'y, p'ease see:
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• http:AA"""4amb,openaghen4esteri4itA9mbas,iataMCopenaghenAMenuA$n&orma<ioniMeMser@i<iA*
er@i<iM,onso'ariA9nagra&eA
• http:AA"""4emigrati4itA#migra<ioneA9nagra&eM$M6esidentiM#stero4asp
) ,i-ing in "en#ar$
)&% Housing
%o &ind a p'a,e to 'i@e ,an be Cuite hard4 %he **$ has t"o rooms a@ai'ab'e &or &oreign resear,hers &or
temporary use4 %he rooms are situated on 9mager Lande@e3 2>, 1 &'oor, 2--0 Kastrup4 Kit,hen,
bathroom and %5 room are shared4 1ne room ,osts 200 Kr per day, "ith a minimum stay o& a "eek
7you ,an stay shorter, but it "i'' sti'' ,ost 1=00 Kr84 +us >9 is : min "a'k &rom the &'at and 2 min "a'k to
the **$ entran,e4 $& you are interested to stay there in the beginning, you ,an ask the department &or
more in&ormation4 !o"e@er, re,ent'y there ha@e been some prob'ems "ith the ,'ean'iness and ,are o&
these a,,ommodations, so a hoste' or hote' might be a better option4
%here is a youth hoste' @ery ,'ose to the $nstitute, ,a''ed Danhoste' 9mager4
http:AA"""4danhoste'4dkA,omposite1(>4htmB!oste'$dI.2U6egion9bbI*;
Renting in Denmark
Prepare &or pri,es o& :000 Kr minimum &or a shared apartment4 %o rent your o"n &'at "i'' ,ost
something bet"een the 64000 .,000 KrG a month4 Kno" "hat is in,'uded in your rent be,ause there
are additiona' ,harges &or:
#'e,tri,ity
0as
!eating 7separate as it ,omes dire,t &rom the Kommune8
/ater
1ther optiona' ,osts: internet ,onne,tion, Media 7%58 'i,ense, 'and 'ine phone 7not rea''y ne,essary
these days84
P'ease note:
$t is possib'e to sub'et a partia''y, or &u''y &urnished apartment i& that is "hat you are "ant4
$t is @ery ,ommon to ask t"o or three months "orth o& rent in depositVV
%here is no &irst ,ome, &irst ser@ed po'i,y4 Land'ords 'ike to meet their prospe,ti@e tenants and
then make a ,hoi,e4
%here are many "ebsites "here you might be ab'e to &ind housing4 +e a"are that you o&ten ha@e to
pay a &ee4
/ebsites on'y in Danish:
• """4dba4dk 7the &ree NDen b'P a@isO Copenhagen ne"spaper, is ,heapest option8
• """4'e3ebo'ig4org
• """4 bo'igporta' 4dkA
• """4'edige 'e3'ighed er4dkA
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/ebsites "hi,h are a'so a@ai'ab'e in #ng'ish:
• """4s,andiahousing4dk
• """4housingdenmark4,om
• """4'i@ingindk4dkA'i@enAhomesM&orMrentM,openhagen4htm
• """4,openhagenhousing4,om
• """4,ityapartment4dk

$n Denmark, it is the o"ner "ho pays rea' estate agent &ees not the person 'ooking &or an apartment, so
it ,anEt hurt to 'ook at p'a,es using pro&essiona' sitesA,ompanies4
+e ,are&u' not to get s,ammed, "hen you 'ook &or an apartment "ithout an agentV %here are peop'e
renting out &'ats that donEt eDist4 %he typi,a' story is that the apartment seems too good to be true 7too
big &or the pri,e84 %he o"ner o&ten te''s you that he is in the )K 7or abroad8 and is using a phone
number starting "ith G== -04 %his is a number that is used &rom another ,ountry and dire,ted through
the )K4 %he o"ner typi,a''y te''s you to pay a deposit be&ore youE@e seen the apartment, Lso that he
kno"s you are serious about renting the apartmentE4 1&ten the o"ner a'so "ants to kno" your persona'
detai's 'ike passport number et,4
)&* Trans(ortation
Bicycling
+i,y,'ing is big in Denmark, espe,ia''y in the summer4 +i,y,'es ,an be bought ne" in bi,y,'e stores
that ,an be &ound e@ery"here in the ,ity4 !o"e@er, they donEt ,ome ,heap4 Most ne" bikes ,ost
bet"een 2000 and :000 DKKG 7sa'es in January and Ju'y9ugust may be the best time to buy84 %he
,heapest option &or ne" bikes is the supermarket K@i,k'y 7,heapest bikes start at 1:001=00 DKK84
*e,ondhand bikes a'so donEt ,ome ,heap, so be a"areV %hey ,an be ad@ertised in: """4dba4dk
%he Po'i,e ho'd an au,tion 7in Danish8 o& se,ond hand bi,y,'es t"i,e a month at:
KTbenha@ns Po'iti
11: *'otsherrens@e3
2-=0 5an'Tse
Phone: :( -= (( 22
+e,ome &ami'iar "ith the bi,y,'ing ru'es be,ause they might be di&&erent &rom "hat you are used to in
your home ,ountry, espe,ia''y at ,rossings4
Public transport
Jou ,an ,hoose bet"een buses, *togs 7trains8 and the metro4 !o" to tra@e' &rom point 9 to point +
and on'ine maps ,an be &ound at:
http:AA"""4re3sep'anen4dkA 73ust ,'i,k on the #ng'ish &'ag &or the #ng'ish @ersion8
http:AA"""4krak4dk
Jou many a'so "ant to pur,hase a Copenhagen 9W map "hi,h ,an be obtained &rom petro' stations4
+uying ti,kets:
%he ,ity is di@ided in <ones, and the &are you ha@e to pay depends on the number o& <ones you
are tra@e''ing through4 Jou pay &or a minimum o& t"o and a maDimum o& se@en <ones4 Jou "i''
a'"ays need t"o <ones e@en i& you are tra@e'ing in the same <one4
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%i,kets ,an be pur,hased &rom ma,hines at the metro or train stations and on the bus &rom the
dri@er4
Jou ,an a'so buy a Nk'ippekortO 7a ti,ket @a'id &or 10 times8 &or t"o and three <ones, at the
abo@e mentioned p'a,es as "e'' as kiosks, supermarkets, et,4
+e&ore you start your 3ourney, a'"ays LstampE your k'ippekort in the ye''o", ,ard,'ipping
ma,hinesV %he ti,ket is stamped "ith the time, date and the departure <one4 %he &ine &or not
,arrying a @a'id ti,ket is :;;$r<
$t is a'so possib'e to buy a NperiodkortO, 7un'imited tra@e's in the <ones you ,hoose8 @a'id &rom a
minimum o& :0 days up to :6> days4 Jou do not need to buy a,,ording to months, but you
,hoose a,,ording to days4 ?or the 6> days ,ard you need a pi,ture4
Getting to the SSI:
Jou ,an easi'y rea,h the **$ by pub'i, transport4
Jou ,an take the metro to $s'ands +rygge4 ?rom there it is about > minutes "a'k to **$4
+us >9 stops in &ront o& **$4
*&% Money= 4redit 4ards= 7an$s and (ension
%he ,urren,y in Denmark is 7Danish8 kroner 7,ro"ns8, abbre@iated as kr4 or, internationa''y DKK4 100kr
is approDimate'y 1= euros4 Most ,redit ,ards are a,,epted in Denmark a'though you pay an additiona'
&ee4 %here are ho"e@er some stores "hi,h on'y a,,ept Danish ,ards "ith the DK 'ogo4 Cash
dispensers ,an be &ound e@ery"here, and bank ,ards, in,'uding the ones "ith a Maestro 'ogo, "ork in
these ma,hines.
Opening a bank account
%o open a bank a,,ount you need to present your CP6 number4 !o"e@er, as getting a CP6 number
,an take a &e" "eeks, there is a s'ight possibi'ity that the main banks 7Danske +ank, ;ordea et,48 may
be ab'e to open an a,,ount &or you based on your home address4
*ome banks "i'' not gi@e you a Dankort 7Danish bank ,ard8 unti' they ha@e seen that an in,ome ,omes
into the a,,ount &or : months4 Jou may app'y &or the Dankort a&ter : months4 $n the meantime, you "i''
be a''o"ed to ha@e a Danish Credit Card, "hi,h may a'so be used to "ithdra" ,ash4
Note! Most banks in Denmark are ,'osed on *aturdays and *undays, but may be open 'onger on
%hursdays4 7$t is &air'y ,ommon to s"ipe out 7take a break8 "hen youEre at the o&&i,e to do your banking8
Pension
%he #P$#% grant agreement means that #P$#% &e''o"s do not get a pension arranged by the #)4 %here
are se@era' options to ,onsider4
• Keeping your pension &und in your o"n ,ountry4
• 1"ing to the grant s,heme, it ,an be di&&i,u't to arrange pensions in either your home or your
host ,ountry4 $& you are &inding it parti,u'ar'y di&&i,u't to arrange a pension, ,onta,t the #P$#%
Programme 1&&i,e and eDp'ain the situation, as a'ternati@e arrangements ,an be made in
,ertain ,ir,umstan,es 7e4g4 a 'o,ked bank a,,ount that is not a,,essib'e to you during your
&e''o"ship84
• Danish medi,a' do,tors ha@e their pension usua''y "ith the Danish pension ,ompany &or
do,tors: 'Rgernes pensionkasse """4'pk4dk4 !o"e@er, i& you are not registered as a medi,a'
do,tor in Denmark, they ,annot pro@ide you "ith a pension4
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?or independent ad@i,e about the best ,hoi,e in your situation you ,an ,onta,t Kim 5a'entin:
http:AA"""4&inanshus4dkAKontakt4 !e is an independent &inan,ia' ad@isor4 !o"e@er, he ,harges Cuite a
'arge amount per hour and neither **$ nor #CDC ,o@er this ,ost4
)&9 Insuran4es
Public health insurance
#@eryone residing in Denmark has the right to hea'th insuran,e ser@i,es as "e'' as hospita' assistan,e4
%he ser@i,es in,'uded in the pub'i, hea'th insuran,e are &ree medi,a' ,onsu'tation &rom a genera'
pra,titioner and medi,a' ,onsu'tation &rom spe,ia'ists "ith a re&erra' &rom a 0P4 *er@i,es a'so in,'ude
subsidies &or medi,ations, dentist and ,hiropra,tor ,onsu'tations "ith a re&erra' &rom your genera'
pra,titioner physiotherapy, podiatry and psy,ho'ogy ,onsu'tations4 %he subsidies @ary a,,ording to
type o& treatment and "i'' be subtra,ted &rom your bi''4
;ote that it might take a "hi'e to get your CP6 number, and thus to be enro''ed in the Danish hea'th
insuran,e4 /ith the eD,eption o& emergen,y hospita' assistan,e, you must pay &or any treatment you
need during the &irst "eeks in Denmark4 #migrating &rom your o"n ,ountry may make you not e'igib'e
&or the 7pub'i, or pri@ate8 hea'th insuran,e in that ,ountry anymore4 Jou might "ant to ,onsider a
pri@ate insuran,e 7e4g4 spe,i&i,a''y &or eDpats8 to ,o@er &or the meantime4
Other insurances
%he #CDC re,ommends that you obtain additiona' insuran,e in,'uding: tra@e', disabi'ity, "ork 'iabi'ity,
et,4 May o& the &ormer #P$#% ?e''o"s ha@e re,ommended #DpatP'us
7https:AA"""4eDpatp'us4,omA#ng'ishAinternationa'hea'th,aremedi,a'insuran,e&oreDpats4htm84
$& you "ou'd 'ike to get the additiona' insuran,e &rom a Danish pro@ider, you "i'' need your CP6
number4 Codan 7"""4,odan4dk8 and %ryg 7"""4tryg4dk8 are the t"o 'argest and most popu'ar &irms4
%he "ebsites are in Danish ho"e@er, you ,an ,a'' them &or any inCuiries and they do ha@e po'i,y
papers in #ng'ish4
)&+ Tele(0one
9gain, a CP6 number is o& ,ru,ia' importan,e &or any phone "ith a ,ontra,t4 $& you do not "ant to "ait
unti' you get your CP6 number "e re,ommend that you get a payasyougo *$M ,ard &irst4 %hese ,an
be obtained @irtua''y e@ery"here &rom petro'Agas stations, -A11Es, supermarkets and in kiosks4
%here are many pro@iders Q ,he,k the ne"spaper, ask your ,o''eagues &or he'p and any o&&ers4 1ne
,heap option is %e'more 7"""4te'more4dk84 Lebara has ,heap *$M ,ards 7"""4'ebara4dk8, "here the
&ees are spe,i&i,a''y ,heap &or phone ,a''s abroad4
)&> Internet
%here are many pro@iders 7?u''rate, *ky'ine, et,48 Q ,he,k the ne"spaper &or any o&&ers, and &ee' &ree to
ask your ,o''eagues &or he'p4 Keep in mind that pri,e "i'' be re'ated to band"idth so the more you pay
the &aster the ,onne,tion4
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)&: ,anguage 4ourses
Pri@ate 'essons are, o& ,ourse, a @ery &ast "ay to 'earn Danish, but are Cuite eDpensi@e 7speak to **$
and #P$#%A#CDC about &unding84 %he other option is that you go to one o& the pub'i, s,hoo's "hi,h is
a'so a so,ia' eDperien,e4 +e a"are that you need to ha@e a CP6 number to be ab'e to start "ith your
Danish 'essons at the pub'i, s,hoo's4 %hese s,hoo's are not ,omp'ete'y &ree anymore sin,e January
200- you ha@e to pay >00kr &or e@ery modu'e 7approD4 e@ery 12 "eeks84 Many peop'e go to
*tudiesko'en 7http:AA"""4studiesko'en4dkA84 $& you are a resident o& ?rederiksberg, 5)? is another
,on@enient option 7http:AA"""4@u&4nuAenAnodeA1:084
C'asses are typi,a''y a&ter "ork, 24> or :4> hours 2: times per "eek4 $& you are interested you ,an
speak to the department about the possibi'ity o& start Danish during "orking hours4
*&% 3urniture and 0ouse0old goods
?or ,heap &urniture you ,an a'"ays go to $K#9 7"""4ikea4dk8 and $'@a 7"""4i'@a4dk8 in 0ento&te 7bus
1>0* &rom ;orreport st &or $K#9 and Lyngby * tog station &or $'@a84
9'so use&u' are:
*i'@an Do$tJourse'& 7D$J8 shop eCuipment and &urniture4
Jysk 7"""43ysk4dk8 &or beds, bed,'othes, things &or your bathroom 7not o& the best Cua'ity84
?TteD is a 'arge Danish supermarket but they se'' a 'ot o& kit,hen eCuipment 7'ink in
supermarket se,tion84
*e,ondhand goods
Den +'P 9@is 7&ree paper8 is &i''ed "ith ad@ertisements on se,ond hand &urniture et,4
Comparab'e to ebay but on a mu,h sma''er s,a'e is the Danish site """4CD'4dk
%here is a'so an indoor &'ea market ,a''ed det b'P pakhus near the **$4 $t is open e@ery
*aturday and *unday &rom 101-4 #ntran,e is 1> kr per person and the address is
!o'mb'adsgade 11:, Copenhagen *outh4
N'4 9 &'ea market is ,a''ed 'oppenmarket4
9sk ,o''eagues &or addresses o& se,ondhand shops and &'ea markets4
*&* Su(er#ar$ets
%here are a number o& supermarkets in Denmark "hi,h @ary substantia''y in pri,e and a@ai'abi'ity o&
goods4 %he ,heapest ha@e the most 'imited ,hoi,e4 1pening times 7note that most shops and
supermarkets are ,'osed on *undaysV8 and your 'o,a' store ,an be &ound on their "ebsite4 %he main
supermarkets, &rom ,heapest to most eDpensi@e are:
Su(er#ar$et ?e7site
?akta """4&akta4dk
Lid' """4'id'4dkAdkAhome4ns&ApagesAi4home
9'di """4a'di4dk
6ema 1000 """4rema10004dk
;etto """4netto4dk
*uper +rugsen """4superbrugsen4dk
?TteD """4&oeteD4dkAPagesA?oeteD?rontpage4aspD
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$rma """4irma4dk
*upermarkets are the p'a,e "here you take ba,k p'asti, and g'ass bott'es &or re,y,'ing and you get
money ba,k4 *ome o& bott'e might ha@e a si<e not a,,epted by the supermarketsX those must go into
the ,ontainers you &ind in the streets4
)&%; Useful we7sites
• N91KO 7is a bit 'ike N%ime 1utO8: """4aok4dk4 9'though an #ng'ish @ersion o& the site is
a@ai'ab'e, it doesnEt gi@e as mu,h detai' as the Danish siteV
• N%he Copenhagen PostO 7&ree paper, in #ng'ish8: http:AA"""4,phpost4dkA
• N/orking in DenmarkO: http:AA"""4"orkindenmark4dkA
• %here are a'so #Dpat groups that ,an be &ound on the internet4 Many ha@e a message board
"here you ,an a'so buyAse'' goods or ask ad@i,e 7e4g4 """4meetup4,om,
"""4eDpatindenmark4,om8, &or $ta'ians 7"""4serateita'iane4dk8
• http:AA"""4spottedby'o,a's4,omA,openhagenA &or ni,e tips about museums, restaurants, shops,
&esti@a's et,4
/ne last t0ing1
$t is not easy to adapt to a ne" ,u'ture, and a&ter an initia' Nenthusiasti,O phase 7"hi,h may 'ast &rom
"eeks to months a,,ording to the person8 a'most #5#6J+1DJ "i'' then pass through a phase "hen
you Nre3e,tO the ne" ,ountryA,u'ture 7N$ "ant to go homeO8, &o''o"ed by a positi@e phase again4 $n the
Nre3e,tionO phase things ,an be Cuite hard 7,ompounded by the &a,t that e@erything is in another
'anguage84 $t is important to kno" that these psy,ho'ogi,a' phenomena are norma' and they are part o&
the eDperien,e4 %ry to remember:
N$t is not "orse, it is not better, it is 3ust di&&erentO4
/ikepedia gi@es a good eDp'anation o& this psy,ho'ogi,a' phenomenon, and some "ay to o@er,ome it
http:AAen4"ikipedia4orgA"ikiACu'tureMsho,k4
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