Exchanging invalid Danish banknotes

Hello,

I wanted to ask if anyone has tried exchanging invalid Danish banknotes at the Forex company office in Copenhagen. How strict are they when it comes to the required documentation? For instance, does one really need an official proof of a permanent address or is it enough to have a valid ID card/passport? Is it really necessary to have a proof of the origin of the money if I am exchanging only several hundred Kroner?

I also wanted to ask if anyone tried withdrawing money  in Copenhagen with a foreign bank card. Is there any ATM which doesn't charge any fee in that case (or doesn't charge too much)? I already tried an app ATM fee saver, but it only shows maximum possible fees. And yes, I know that Denmark is cashless to a large extent, but I would like to get some Danish baknotes in a decent state, which is almost impossible in exchange offices outside Denmark. 

Sorry if these are too many questions at once

Thanks in advance

Try going to a supermarket, buy a small something like a glass of pickled herrings pay and ask cask back for 200 DKK when you pay with your credit card. Easy as that.

Sjoelund

Try going to a supermarket, buy a small something like a glass of pickled herrings pay and ask cask back for 200 DKK when you pay with your credit card. Easy as that.

Oops, fat finger slip. 

Deda Lebeda

How strict are they when it comes to the required documentation? 

Link: https://www.forexvaluta.dk/invalid-banknotes/

For private individuals: https://www.forexvaluta.dk/invalid-banknotes/exchange-as-private-individual/

Thanks, I already found the official guidelines, but I rather wanted to know how it works in practice and if anyone has tried to exchange the old baknotes himself/herself. 

The thing is that one of the requierments is to have the personal ID document AND the proof of a permanent address. I guess no document of the latter type is issued in my country (the permanent address is stated on the ID card after all), so I wanted to know if it's enough to come with the filled form and with the ID card. If it was a problem, I would have to come with another way what to do with these banknotes. Also, official guidelines are often the one thing and the practice another, that's why I'm asking.

As for getting cash in Denmark, I haven't even thought of cashback, as it's something I never used in my life. I don't even know if my bank offers this service, so my first choice was to look for an ATM, I just couldn't find how much they charge for the withdrawal, which is why I was asking.

Deda Lebeda

… (the permanent address is stated on the ID card after all)…

That's what they're asking for.

Deda Lebeda

As for getting cash in Denmark, I haven't even thought of cashback, as it's something I never used in my life.

It's not “cashback”, it's the same as a withdrawel from your account. You simply just raise the amount, but you need to buy something to make it work. But I'm not sure it works with an international card, it does work with a socalled Dankort, since there are no fees involved. 

I found credible information that says shops are not allowed to charge a fee (for cards issued within the EU) when paying with credit or debit cards. Link: https://forbrug.dk/emner/penge-og-forsikring/betaling

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Deda Lebeda

… (the permanent address is stated on the ID card after all)…

That's what they're asking for.

 

Deda Lebeda

As for getting cash in Denmark, I haven't even thought of cashback, as it's something I never used in my life.

It's not “cashback”, it's the same as a withdrawel from your account. You simply just raise the amount, but you need to buy something to make it work. But I'm not sure it works with an international card, it does work with a socalled Dankort, since there are no fees involved. 

I found credible information that says shops are not allowed to charge a fee (for cards issued within the EU) when paying with credit or debit cards. Link: https://forbrug.dk/emner/penge-og-forsikring/betaling

Thanks for the correction, as I wrote, I never use this service, so I didn't know its proper name. Thanks for the link too.

On the Forex webpage, it really looks like two different documents are necessary for the exchange, which got me a bit worried. I thought it might have been because the Danish national ID doesn't  have any address on it, but this is a bit difficult to verify since I'm not Danish and don't have one 😊.

Deda Lebeda

On the Forex webpage, it really looks like two different documents are necessary for the exchange, which got me a bit worried. I thought it might have been because the Danish national ID doesn't  have any address on it, but this is a bit difficult to verify since I'm not Danish and don't have one 😊.

It's cryptic because Denmark, as the only EU-member, doesn't have a national-ID, they have a health insurance card (sygesikringskort) without a picture. So. people with a national-ID that doesn't have the address needs an additional document to verify the address, which you obviously don't need.

In Denmark, we have a CPR code consisting of 10 numbers. That's all we need, since all government files are crossed with that number.

One CPR number gives you all the information about everything, birthplace, your car, your driver's license, your address, your wife's name, your education, where you work, your health, etc etc. Of course, it's only usable by the proper authorities!

Thanks for the clarification, it makes much more sense now.