Citizen in Denmark - Ny i Danmark

Your new lifeInterpreter assistanceOnce you have obtained your residence permit you canembark on your new life and get to know Danish society.You can begin meeting your new fellow citizens where youlive, in associations, at the library and not least at work whenyou begin working.You will be given a civil registration numberOnce you have obtained your residence permit you will beregistered in the Danish national register. This will be done inthe municipal authority where you live. If you have obtaineda residence permit as a refugee, the municipal authorityor Immigration Service will ensure that you are registered.Once you have been registered, you will automatically beassigned a civil registration number. This consists of yourdate and year of birth together with four numbers that areunique to each person. A civil registration number can looksomething like this: 23 (day) 04 (month) 54 (year) - 3476.For women, the last number is always an even number (inthis case 6) and for men, an uneven number.You will need your civil registration number in your contactwith civil authorities and institutions.If you can not yet speak Danish, you may be able to obtainthe services of an interpreter in many situations that involvecontact with your municipal authority or other civil authority.It is the public authorities that assess whether there is a needfor an interpreter. They are also responsible for procuringthe services of the interpreter.The interpreter is neutralYou will be given an interpreter, who will help you. Theinterpreter is responsible for translating everything thatis said as accurately as possible, and the interpreter mustnot omit anything deliberately. The interpreter has a dutyof confidentiality and must be neutral and unbiased. Theinterpreter may only become involved in the discussion inorder to clarify a misunderstanding.Good advice - about using an interpreter:• Do not speak to the interpreter but to the personwhom you are actually addressing.• Speak slowly and clearly.• Only say what you want the interpreter tocommunicate.NEW CITIZEN IN DENMARKYou will be given a healthcare cardOnce you are registered with your municipal authority youwill receive a healthcare card. This is a yellow plastic cardwhich you will need to take with you if you visit the doctoror go to the hopsital. Read more about this in Chapter 11,Health and sickness33