The Agency of Family Law
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Issues with certificates of marital status and SMS login in the US
Citizens residing in North America are currently experiencing issues receiving text messages for SMS login when applying for a certificate of marital status.
We are experiencing irregularities in the delivery of text messages to the US and North America in particular.
If you have completed the self-service application form to apply for a certificate of marital status from your place of residence in the US and do not receive a text message within 1 hour, please try submitting the application again.
If you have not received a text message after two or more attempts, please contact us by email: post@familieretshuset.dk
We apologize for the situation and we are working to fix the error, but unfortunately, we cannot yet say for sure when the error will be resolved.
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LIFE SITUATION
International marriages
Before you can get married in Denmark, you must have a certificate of marital status. A certificate of marital status is documentation that you meet the conditions in the Danish Act on the Formation and Dissolution of Marriage (Marriage Act). You must either apply for a certificate of marital status (prøvelsesattest) from the Agency of Family Law or the municipality. Where you should apply depends on both of your nationalities or your basis for residence in Denmark.