Limited
Denmark passport photo: it depends on how you apply
There is a route where a photo you took is accepted, and a route where it is not.
Checked on 2026-08-15. Rules move — we re-check this list at least every six months. Next review: 2027-02-15.
Why
Children and emergency documents only
What the authority says
The Embassy or Consulate General will take a digital photograph … If you are below 12 years of age and applying at a Danish consulate, you must bring your own passport photo … For babies and very young children, please bring a photo … If you are applying for an emergency passport, you must bring your own photo … irrespective of whether applying at a Danish Embassy or consulate.
Source — Udenrigsministeriet (um.dk) · Official page
What happens instead
The office photographs you when you apply. A fee applies.
Checklist & printable sheet for this document
Check the photo requirements, and print or share a sheet with the official source and a QR code.
How photos are submitted in Denmark
Passport
Submission
- The photo can be taken at the application office.
The Embassy or Consulate General will take a digital photograph
um.dk
Rules the authority states for this photo
- The authority gives separate instructions for babies and children.
For babies and very young children, please bring your own passport photo when applying at a Danish Embassy or consulate.
um.dk - Emergency passport: bring your own photo meeting the passport photo requirements, whether you apply at a Danish embassy or consulate.
If you are applying for an emergency passport, you must bring your own photo that meets the Requirements for passport photos irrelevant of whether applying at a Danish Embassy or consulate.
um.dk
If your route accepts a photo
PhotoSpec measures your photo against the published rule for the country and document you picked, and tells you before you pay. Taking and retaking is free.