CPRs, at last!

Today Chuck and I finally passed the finish line that was receiving our Danish CPR (Central Person Registry) numbers!  It is essential for everyone living in Denmark for more than three months to have a CPR number to unlock all the various services that come along with being a Danish resident.  Without a CPR, you can't open a bank account (to get paid your salary), can't access the free medical system, get a library card, etc; with it, you are eligible for free Danish lessons, among other things.

There were many hoops to jump through along the way but we didn't realize we would run into the problem of having a place to live.  However, when we asked the owner of our AirBnB to sign the paper to confirm that we were staying at his address for our first 6 weeks, he refused to help.  (He didn't explain so we don't know quite why...)  But this meant we were advised to just wait until we moved into the more permanent apartment that we signed a formal lease for.  Our new landlord was very helpful and even put our names on our mailbox so we can receive our "special cards"!

So, this morning Chuck and I walked down to International House with an appointment time slot and finished the process quite smoothly!  So exciting!!  Is it embarrassing to add that the first thing I did when I got home was to get myself a library card?  There are still hoops to jump through to open a bank account but hopefully we will be able to cross all the t's and dot the i's without too much delay.

No photos with this blog but just try to imagine our happy faces!

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