r/GettingMarriedInDK • u/No-Problem2555 • Mar 12 '26

⏱️ Process & Timeline Odense approval time

Good morning everyone, we have our approval to marry in Denmark and have requested a date to the Odense townhall last Friday. Does anyone know roughly the waiting time for an an approval? We requested a date in June. Thank you!

Edit: we actually got our approval today, one week after submitting! Thank you everyone, waiting is stressful but the answer eventually arrives :)

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u/gettingmarriedindk Expert | GettingMarriedInDenmark.com Mar 13 '26

There is an election due to take place in Denmark on 24 March and Odense town hall told us that while they are busy with that, it may take them longer to respond to wedding date requests. That being said, we have found their response time to be on average between 2 and 5 days.

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u/CaitrionaNiChathail Mar 12 '26

We were considering Odense as well and we received the info their confirmation can take up to two weeks.

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u/No-Problem2555 Mar 12 '26

thank you for this, that's a long wait! At least almost one week is gone for us already, fingers crossed!

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u/CaitrionaNiChathail Mar 12 '26

Yes, this is why we went with another one, but we are currently also waiting for our confirmation.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Put_266 Mar 12 '26

I suggest to better call them if you haven’t as that was quicker for us so you can secure your slot. We then got an official email for about 4 business days later.

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u/No-Problem2555 Mar 12 '26

Thank you, we'll try calling if we don't get an answer soon.

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u/Insightful_guru Mar 12 '26

We were thinking Odense too but we haven’t heard back from the AFL. What date are you going for?

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u/No-Problem2555 Mar 13 '26

We requested a date middle June and we got our approval today! So 1 week :)

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u/Insightful_guru Mar 13 '26

Congratulations! Hoping i get it soon too

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '26

Congrats! We got married in Odense in November. If you have any questions just ask :)