1. If you wish to apply for a permanent residence permit, you must state this when applying for an extension of your residence permit.
2. Complete and submit an application to the local police in the Faroe Islands.
3. Your employer must confirm his continued job-offer by filling out the relevant form (FO/AR2, Part 2).
4. The local police will then forward your application to the Danish Immigration Service.
5. The Danish Immigration Service will decide whether to issue a permanent residence permit or not.

• 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

To apply for a Permanent Residence Permit:

• you must have held the same basic type of residence permit for the entire seven years and you must still meet the requirements for your residence permit
• during your residence in the Faroe Islands, you may not have been incarcerated (suspended or served) or been given any other form of criminal sentence that involves or could involve imprisonment for a crime that would have carried this type of sentence
• you may not have overdue public debt in excess of DKK 50,000 (1998 level). However, you can be granted a permanent residence permit if you have a repayment schedule for your debt, and you adhere to the schedule

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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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To those wishing to apply for a permanent residence permit, you must state this when applying for an extension of your residence permit.

The Danish Immigration Service decides whether to issue a permanent residence permit on a case-by-case basis.

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Personal Faroese ID-number (P-tal)
• Nationality
• Personal ID or Alien identification number (udl.nr.)
• Marital status
• Address
• Telephone number
• Mobile telephone number
• E-mail address
• Passport details:
  • Passport number
  • Date of issue
  • Date of expiry
  • Place of issue

The type of residence permit you hold will determine whether you qualify for a permanent residence permit in the Faroe Islands

If you have held a residence and work permit as a self-employed person or an employee, and you have lived in the country for seven consecutive years, you will normally qualify for a permanent residence permit.

Following are procedures on how you can apply for a Permanent Residence Permit in Faroe Islands.

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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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