Having a wallet stolen is always disconcerting, and almost always comes with a host of inconveniences.
Such has been the case for me since I had my wallet stolen while walking around Magasin du Nord near Kongens Nytorv about a month ago.
I did all of the standard things as soon as I realized it was gone: cancelled my bank cards and ordered new ones, called the police to report the theft, etc. What I wasn't expecting was that I would later have issues when I showed up for the Studieprøve...
As is also the case with the Prove i Dansk 3, you're told to show up to the exam with photo identification, so that you can prove that you are the person that they have listed as signed up for the exam. What they don't quite make clear is that you're also supposed to be proving that you are a legal resident.
This is all well and good if you're an EU citizen, as you're allowed to live in Denmark just by virtue of living in the EU. But for those of us who are not from an EU country, our status as legal resident isn't proven just by showing a passport.
I showed up to the exam with my passport, completely unconcerned. There were two censors in our testing room, and the one who checked my legitimation insisted that I needed to prove my residency. Luckily, the other censor was actually my teacher from modules 3 and 4, so she vouched for me, but I was told that I needed to be sure to bring proof of residency to the next two parts of the exam.
Okay, fine, fair enough.
Off I went yesterday, to see what I could do about getting myself a new residency card before June 4th. The people I spoke to at the State Administration were very nice, and I filled out my form and ordered my new card without any issue.
Well... almost without any issue.
The thing is... according to the woman I spoke to, the cards are made by a different company, and so the State Administration can't really predict how soon my new card will come.
She said it will take anywhere from 3 weeks to 6 months.
So... As you might expect, I had to go to the office at Studieskolen to explain the issue, and see what I can bring with me to prove that I'm allowed to be here. It seems that this isn't an issue that comes up very often, as the chances of having a residence card stolen right around the same time as an exam are pretty damn slim.
As of right now, I still don't have an answer. The women in the office at Studieskolen are looking into the issue, contacting an "expert," trying to figure out the solution.
So, that's today's little bit of advice - If you're not an EU citizen, bring your residence card.
Better safe than sorry.
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