Apply for or renew your ID card
If you wish to apply for an Aarhus Airport ID card, you must fill in the forms below. You must fill out the same forms when you want to renew your current ID card.
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Guide: How to aplly for an ID card at Aarhus Airport
To access restricted areas of Aarhus Airport, you must apply for an official airport ID card. Please follow the steps below carefully – incomplete or incorrect applications may be rejected.
NOTE! All information stated in the CV/resume must be verified with documentation. Please, attach this documentation when handing in your application. The ID card will be extradited by the Airport Reporting Office. Remember to bring photo identification when retrieving your ID card.
Step 1: Complete the ID Card application form
- Fill out the application form with accurate information
- Your manager or supervisor must sign the form
Step 2: Fill in your CV (Last 5 years from today's date)
- List all employment and education in chronological order
- Include start and end dates (day, month, and year)
- No unexplained gaps longer than 28 days are allowed without documentation
- For each entry, include the address, contact person’s name, and phone number
Step 3: Gather documentation
You must provide documents to support your CV. Examples include:
- Diplomas, certificates, and educational records
- References, written statements, or recommendation letters from previous employers confirming employment periods
- Payslips from previous employers
- Bank statements showing salary payments, travel expenses, or periods abroad
- Monthly ATP or pension contributions
- Documentation from an unemployment insurance fund (A-kasse) for any unemployed periods
Step 4: Copy of legimitation
Include a copy of one of the following:
- Passport
- Driver’s license
- National ID card
Additional requirements for foreign nationals
If you are a foreign national, you must also provide:
- A clean criminal record from your home country
- A physically signed consent form (not digital) allowing the Danish police to collect information from other authorities
Step 5: Submit the application in person
If possible, submit your complete application in person at the Aarhus Airport Port Office – your photo will be taken there for the ID card.
Step 6: Background check
After your submission:
- The Port Office sends your application to the police for a background check
- You may receive a message in e-Boks asking you to acknowledge the background check
- Upon approval, you’ll receive a Security Awareness test by email
- You have 3 attempts to pass the test
- Once passed, your ID card will be produced
Important: You must collect your ID card within 3 months. If you are unable to collect your id, please contact [email protected]. The card will be shredded after the deadline.
If background check fails or documents are missing
- If the police reject your background check, your application will be denied.
- If documents are missing, you must store all documents yourself due to GDPR regulations, until the application can be completed.
When employment ends
The ID card must be returned to the Port Office upon termination of your employment.
Examples of documentation
All information in the CV must be listed in chronological order. Furthermore, it is important that everything stated in the form is accounted for with documentation.
Needed documenation going 5 years back:
Education: Document with start and end date of education, a diploma, written confirmation from the school or similar.
Employment: A letter from your employer with your start and end date and your job title. Note: if you have worked in Denmark you can document your work with a copy from ATP.
Living out side Denmark: If you have been living out side Denmark for the past 6 months, you must ask for a copy of your criminal records from the local authority of the respective country.
Unemployment more than 28 days: Can be documented with payment of benefits receipts or the like.