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20 changes: 10 additions & 10 deletions Structure.md
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<!-- # Welcome -->
Hello fellow CPH beginner! Here we have a handy guide for you to get started in your new city. It has been created by other CPH Bioscience PhD students and is largely based on personal experiences and aims to make getting settled in Copenhagen as easy as possible. Please follow the links below to get to the respective articles.

## Before you arrive-housing
## [Before you arrive-housing](housing.md)

- Housing Foundation (BaseCamp and other possibilities)
- Private appartment/ shared flats etc.
- Housing Foundation ([BaseCamp](Basecamp.md) and other possibilities)
- [Private appartment/ shared flats etc.](Housing_no_basecamp.md)

## Before you arrive - registration
## [Before you arrive - registration](register.md)

- Non-EU-citizens
- EU-citizens
- Nordic country citizens
- [Non-EU-citizens](register_non_EU_citizen.md)
- [EU-citizens](register_EU_citizen.md)
- [Nordic country citizens](register_nordic.md)

## New in town
## [New in town](arriving_after.md)

- Banking
- Transportation
- [Banking](banks.md)
- [Transportation](transportation.md)
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## Important: Nem-ID!

There are two ways to get your Nem-ID **(Link this to the Nem-ID article)** once you've got your CPR number:
There are two ways to get your Nem-ID once you've got your CPR number:
- Through the citizen service ([Borger Service](https://www.nemid.nu/dk-en/get_started/request_nemid/))
- Through your bank

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### Other banks

There are many banks in Denmark,
Nordea would be an example of another international bank and they have lower fees than Danske Bank.
[Nordea](https://www.nordea.dk/) would be an example of another international bank and they have lower fees than Danske Bank.
If you join an employment union you can get special banking offers.
Also some banks offer interest on deposits in a salary account (Nemkonto), so it may be worth shopping around for what suits you best. This list has some info on the banks available:

https://internationalcommunity.dk/en-US/Your-guide-to-DK/Coming-to-Denmark/Banking
[internationalcommunity.dk](https://internationalcommunity.dk/en-US/Your-guide-to-DK/Coming-to-Denmark/Banking)

### NetBank

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If you choose to get NemID through the bank then you need to have a yellow card first, and they will ask to see this or for you to upload a picture of it.
The other method of getting a NemID is through Borgerservice. You will need NemID to access NetBank.
After applying for NetBank online it activates fast (Danske Bank 24 hours) but it can take up to 10 days for NemID to arrive, then another few days for a NemID activation code. So it's often faster to get NemID through Borgerservice as this is usually a same day service.
Just make sure not to get two NemIDs as then you will have to consolidate these later.
Just make sure not to get two NemIDs as then you will have to consolidate these later.
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Moving into an unfurnished flat can be a bit tedious, as you need to buy all the furniture on your own. We all know IKEA is a good choice for finding nice and cheap furniture, however, there are other possibilities and you will save a lot of money!

## IKEA
There are two IKEA shops in Copenhagen (Gentofte and Taastrup). Both shops can be reached either by bus or train, but take this into account if you need to transport big furniture to your new place. IKEA works with a transport company that will take all your newly acquired stuff to your home for **300DKK**. You can ask for this service when you pay and the cashier will inform you about how to do it.
There are two [IKEA](https://www.ikea.com/) shops in Copenhagen (Gentofte and Taastrup). Both shops can be reached either by bus or train, but take this into account if you need to transport big furniture to your new place. IKEA works with a transport company that will take all your newly acquired stuff to your home for **300DKK**. You can ask for this service when you pay and the cashier will inform you about how to do it.

>CHEAP TIP:
IKEA offers products for a **reduced price**, this area is usually located in the warehouse, close to the cashes. Have a look if you are looking for a mattress, blankets, curtains... it can be a great bargain!

## JYSK

Jysk is a Danish shop for home furniture. Although is more expensive than IKEA with some of the items, they usually release good offers every month (i.e. a new dinning table with 4 chairs - fancy looking - for 2000 DKK).
[Jysk](https://jysk.dk/) is a Danish shop for home furniture. Although is more expensive than IKEA with some of the items, they usually release good offers every month (i.e. a new dinning table with 4 chairs - fancy looking - for 2000 DKK).

Maybe it is not the first option to check, but the offers are very worth considering.

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The internet is a very nice place to look for second hand things, and the process is very easy as you can just look for what you want from your phone.

Check Facebook groups like **FREE YOUR STUFF COPENHAGEN** where people give away a lot of things. Even though some people try to sell them, most of them are FOR FREE! People just want to get rid of these things asap. To get them, you will just have to write a comment on the post or directly contact the advertiser, but be quick as things go fast!
Check Facebook groups like [**FREE YOUR STUFF COPENHAGEN**](https://www.facebook.com/groups/freethestuffcph/) where people give away a lot of things. Even though some people try to sell them, most of them are FOR FREE! People just want to get rid of these things asap. To get them, you will just have to write a comment on the post or directly contact the advertiser, but be quick as things go fast!

You can also download the **DBA** app. It is a second hand app for Danish people where people sell or give away their stuff. Unfortunately, the app is only in danish, so you may want to learn a bit before using it!
You can also download the [**DBA**](https://www.dba.dk/) app, or use the website. It is a second hand platform for Danish people where people sell or give away their stuff. Unfortunately, it is only in danish, so you may want to learn a bit before using it!

If you live at BaseCamp you should find **BaseCamp CPH Buy/Sell/Give** facebook group useful. Since many students are there for just a few months, someone is always selling some stuff they don't want to take back home.
If you live at BaseCamp you should find [**BaseCamp CPH Buy/Sell/Give**](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841985679414331/) facebook group useful. Since many students are there for just a few months, someone is always selling some stuff they don't want to take back home.

In general, **Facebook Marketplace** is a good and widely used source for second hand goods in CPH!


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title: Housing Options
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<!-- There are two main housing options: -->

1. Getting Housing upfront via the HousingFoundation, e.g. in [basecamp](housing/basecamp)
2. Finding a [private housing](housing/not-housing-foudation/) on arriving
2. Finding a [private housing](Housing_no_basecamp.md) on arriving
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Read the applicable description for you at least 2 weeks before arriving, registering as

- [EU citizen](register/EU-citizen)
> if you are from Sweden, Norway or Finnland: as [Nordic citizen](register/nordic)
- if you are from Sweden, Norway or Finnland: as [Nordic citizen](register/nordic)
- [Non-EU citizen](register/non-eu/)
-
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## Register as Nordic citizen

> As a Swedisch, Norwegian or Finnish citizen you are partly already registered.
> More details follow.
> As a Swedish, Norwegian or Finnish citizen you are partly already registered.
> More details follow.
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# Topics

## Topics

> Topics

- [Housing](housing.md)
- [Furniture](furniture.md)
- [Banking](banks.md)
- [BaseCamp](Basecamp.md)