• Applicants who are wishing to extend their work and residence permit must complete and submit an application to the local police in the Faroe Islands.
• Your employer must confirm his continued job-offer by filling out the relevant form (FO/AR2, Part 2).
• The local police will then forward your application to the Danish Immigration Service.
• Once the Danish Immigration Service receives the application, it will request a statement from the Faroese Immigration Office (tlendingastovan).

• copy of the applicants passport
• copy of the applicants authorization (if the job in question requires authorization)
• copy of a contract with the employer if the job-conditions have changed or the previous contract was limited in time
• certification from ALS, see page 11/11 if the applicant has been in the same job for less than 2 years

Faroe Islands Immigration Office (tlendingastovan)
Sigmundargta 13
P. O. box 264
FO-110 Trshavn
Faroe Islands

Tel.: +298 357979
E-mail: info@immigration.fo

Office hours:
Monday to Friday 9am - 3pm

Website

Faroe Islands Police Headquarters
Yviri vi Strond 17
P.O.Box 3018
FO-110 Trshavn
Faroe Islands

Tel.: +298 35 14 48
Fax: +298 35 14 49

Website

Danish Immigration Service
Citizen Service
Ryesgade 53
2100 Copenhagen

Opening hours:
Monday - Wednesday: 08.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
Thursday: 11.30 a.m. - 05.30 p.m.
Friday: 10.00 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.

Postal address:
Danish Immigration Service
Ryesgade 53
DK-2100 Kbenhavn

Phone number: +45 35 36 66 00
Fax: +45 35 30 84 60

Phone hours:
Monday - Wednesday: 09.00 a.m. - 03.00 p.m.
Thursday: 12.00 p.m. - 05.00 p.m.
Friday: 09.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.

Website

Foreign Ministry's list of Danish representations abroad

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Work and residence permits are temporary permits, generally valid for one year or less.

The length of time your residence and work permit can be extended, depend on the type of residence permit you hold.

Application for an extension of a residence and work permit in the Faroe Islands:

• English FO/AR2
• Danish version FO/AR2

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The requirements you must meet to extend the validity of your residence and work permit, depend on the type of residence permit you hold.

Remember to submit your application for an extension no sooner than two months before, and no later than one month before your residence permit expires.

An applications for an extension should normally be submitted at a police station in the Faroe Islands. The police will then forward the application to the Danish Immigration Service.

Once the Danish Immigration Service receives the application, it will request a statement from the Faroese Immigration Office (tlendingastovan).

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• New to Denmark - Official Portal for Foreigners:

http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/faroe-islands/work.htm#Wor5

• The Faroese Immigration Office (tlendingastovan) :

http://www.utlendingastovan.fo/Default.aspx?pageid=13550

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