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Most state healthcare is free in Denmark if you鈥檙e a resident and have a state health insurance card (鈥榶ellow health card鈥�).

UK nationals usually access the Danish healthcare system in one of these ways:

• registering as a resident and getting a yellow health card
• using a UK-issued GHIC or EHIC for temporary stays when studying, or as a 鈥榩osted鈥� (detached) worker
• registering a UK-issued S1 form with the Danish state healthcare system and getting a yellow health card (see 鈥楿K-funded healthcare: getting and using an S1 form in Denmark鈥� below)

Healthcare if you live and work in Denmark

If you are planning on moving to Denmark, see the guidance on Living in Denmark for more information about visa and residency requirements.

You must show proof of healthcare cover:

• before you can register as a resident
• when you apply for a visa

For details about the healthcare cover required for residency applications, contact local authorities in Denmark or the appropriate Denmark embassy or consulate in the UK.

Everyone who鈥檚 a resident can also register for Danish state healthcare.

This is the same if you鈥檙e employed, self-employed or not working.

Your dependants need to register independently for healthcare. Children do not need to register independently until they鈥檙e 15 years old if a parent is registered, but they do need to have their own yellow health card.

Once you鈥檙e a resident, you may be entitled to a Danish EHIC for travel, including visits to the UK.

You may also have the right to apply for a UK S1 if you start drawing a UK State Pension (see 鈥楿K-funded healthcare: getting and using an S1 form in Denmark鈥� below).

How to register for healthcare

First, .

When you have your Residence Document you need to .

You鈥檒l need proof of your address in Denmark and proof that you are staying for at least 3 months.

You choose your GP during your application to the CPR. When your CPR application is accepted, you鈥檒l be sent a yellow health card.

The card will show the name and address of your doctor.

Always carry your yellow health card with you. Show it when you have a GP appointment.

How to access healthcare services

on the Danish Patient Safety Authority website.

How much you鈥檒l pay

Most medical care is free, including GP appointments, hospital stays, mental health and long-term care.

You鈥檒l still have to pay for some medical services. For example, dental check-ups cost around 200 Danish kroner.

Prescriptions are not free, but you鈥檒l pay a maximum limit each year.

If your UK employer has sent you to Denmark temporarily (鈥榩osted workers鈥�)

A posted worker, also known as a 鈥榙etached worker鈥�, is someone employed or self-employed in the UK, but temporarily sent to a European Economic Area (EEA) country.

UK posted workers can access healthcare in Denmark using a GHIC, EHIC or S1 form.

HMRC has a helpline for National Insurance enquiries from non-UK residents.They can answer questions about posted worker status and explain which documents you will need to get healthcare while posted.

UK-funded healthcare: getting and using an S1 form in Denmark

There鈥檚 different guidance if you have an S1 as a 鈥榩osted worker鈥� (see 鈥業f your UK employer has sent you to Denmark temporarily (鈥榩osted workers鈥�)鈥� above).

You may be entitled to state healthcare paid for by the UK if you鈥檙e a resident in Denmark and receive a UK State Pension or an exportable benefit. See on the NHS website for more information about eligibility.

You may also be entitled to an S1 form if you鈥檙e a frontier worker (someone who works in one state and lives in another). You must contact HMRC National Insurance enquiries to find out if you鈥檙e eligible.

Once you have an S1 form, you must register it on the Danish system.

This will mean you and your dependants will be entitled to healthcare in Denmark on the same basis as a Danish citizen.

You鈥檒l also get:

• a UK-issued GHIC or EHIC for travel
• planned treatments in other EU countries

You can find out more about and the rules on on the NHS website.

Dependants and family members may be classified differently in Denmark than the UK.

Check with the local authorities when you register your S1 form.

If you鈥檙e entitled to an S1 form as a dependant of a State Pensioner, your health cover will be cancelled once you begin claiming your UK State Pension.

You will be sent a new S1 form to your registered address from NHS Overseas Healthcare Services. You must register this form to ensure continuation of healthcare cover.

You are responsible for informing NHS Overseas Healthcare Services if you change your address or your circumstances change.

How to get an S1 form

If you have a UK State Pension or another qualifying exportable benefit, you must request an application form by phone from NHS Overseas Healthcare Services (see contact details above).

How to use an S1 form in Denmark

Once you鈥檙e registered as a resident in Denmark, you鈥檒l be issued with your yellow health card. This will mean you鈥檙e entitled to healthcare on the same basis as a Danish citizen.

You also need to register your S1 form with (website in Danish).

Studying in Denmark

You should apply for a Student GHIC to get medically necessary, state-provided healthcare for the duration of your study period in Denmark, whether this is for part or all of your course. This means that you鈥檒l get necessary healthcare services on the same basis as a Danish citizen either for free or at a reduced cost.

If you already hold a valid Student EHIC you can use this until the card expires.

on the NHS website.

If you鈥檙e going to study in Denmark for 3 months or more, you鈥檒l need to .

When you have your Residence Document, you need to to get a yellow health insurance card.

Getting treatment in the UK

Because the NHS is a residency-based system, under NHS rules UK nationals who move abroad on a permanent basis may lose their entitlement to free NHS healthcare.

If you are a UK national and move to the EU, you should not expect to be able to use NHS services for free when visiting the UK unless you have an EHIC, PRC or S2 to show your healthcare costs are funded by the EU country in which you now live, or another exemption applies.

Some former UK residents do not have to pay for NHS treatment when visiting England. This includes:

• UK war pensioners
• UK government employees
• UK nationals living in the EU on or before 31 December 2020, once they have a registered, UK-issued S1

Read more about using the NHS when you no longer live in the UK (see 鈥楿K nationals who no longer live in the UK鈥� in Healthcare for visitors to the UK from the EU).

If you return to live in the UK you鈥檒l be able to use the NHS like any other UK resident.

Read more about using the NHS when you return to live in the UK.