Faroe Islands - Apply for a Residence and Work Permit
ProcedureEdit
- Complete and submit an application to the Danish Embassy or Consulate in your home country or from another country in which you have been staying legally for the last 3 months or to the Danish Immigration Service.
- Applications for a work and residence permit in the Faroe Islands received by the Danish Immigration Service is forwarded to the Faroese Government, which will then issue a recommendation about whether it supports the applicant's application.
Note: There are different application forms for doctors, athletes, students and au pairs, check Faroe Islands' Immigration Office for more information Link
Required DocumentsEdit
- A job offer of minimum 40 hours per week, documented in a signed contract between the employer and the employee. The contract must also certify other job conditions in accordance with Lgtingslg nr. 20 fr 08.05.2008
- copy of the applicants passport,
- copy of the applicants authorization (if the job in question requires authorization).
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Faroe Islands Immigration Office (tlendingastovan)
Sigmundargta 13
P. O. box 264
FO-110 Trshavn
Faroe Islands
Tel.: +298 357979
E-mail: [email protected]
Office hours:
Monday to Friday 9am - 3pm
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
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.
Foreign Ministry's list of Danish representations abroad
EligibilityEdit
Certain nationalities, professions or other individuals meeting certain requirements do not need a residence and work permit in order to work in the Faroe Islands.
Nordic citizens
Citizens of a Nordic country, i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden, are free to live, work and study in the Faroe Islands. Neither a visa, residence permit nor work permit is required.
Holders of residence permit
If you already hold a residence permit in the Faroe Islands on the grounds of family reunification, of asylum or on humanitarian grounds, you do not need a separate permit in order to be able to work in the Faroe Islands.
Groups not required to hold a work permit
The following groups can work without a work permit, provided the duration of their stay does not exceed three consecutive months:
- researchers and lecturers invited to teach or lecture in the Faroe Islands
- artists, including musicians and other entertainers, provided their participation is arranged in advance with the responsible person in the Faroe Islands
- representatives of foreign companies or organisations which do not have a branch office in the Faroe Islands, who are on business trips in the Faroe Islands
- fitters, consultants or instructors hired to fit, install, inspect or repair machines, equipment, computer programmes or similar items, or provide information on the use of such items, provided the person is employed by the firm that manufactured the equipment or has agreed with that company to fit, install, inspect or repair the machines, equipment, computer programmes or similar
- individuals employed in the household of foreign nationals visiting the Faroe Islands for up to three months
- professional athletes and coaches in the Faroe Islands to compete or train
To those staying in Faroe Islands for more than 3 months, you need a residence and work permit before you start work.
To know more about the 'fitter rule'
FeesEdit
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ValidityEdit
Denmark and Faroe Islands
Since the Faroe Islands and Denmark are two distinct travel areas, a residence permit in Denmark does not carry with it the right to reside in the Faroe Islands. Likewise, a residence permit in the Faroe Islands does not carry with it the right to reside in Denmark. Whether you qualify for residence in the Faroe Islands in order to work depends primarily on your nationality and qualifications.
Documents to UseEdit
Application for a residence and work permit in the Faroe Islands FO/AR1:
Sample DocumentsEdit
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Processing TimeEdit
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Related VideosEdit
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InstructionsEdit
The responsibility to obtain a work permit falls on the employee. Working illegally in the Faroe Islands, may result to your deportation, and you and your employer will have to pay a fine or be imprisoned.
If you are applying for a work and residence permit for the first time, you must submit your application in your home country or from another country in which you have been staying legally for the last 3 months. This is a principal rule.
The main rule is that first time applicants cannot hand in their applications in the Faroe Islands while staying in the country with a travel visa. However, applicants may under certain circumstances submit applications to the local police who will forward the papers to the Danish Immigration Service. The Danish Immigration Service will subsequently decide whether the case can be accepted or should be refused.
Required InformationEdit
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Need for the DocumentEdit
Following is a procedure on how you can apply for a Residence and Work Permit in Faroe Islands.
Information which might helpEdit
EU citizens
Grant of residence and work permit for EU citizens is in accordance with the special scheme when unemployment in the Faroe Islands is lower than 3.5 percent. However, within the construction industry, residence and work permit is granted to individuals seeking employment as ordinary skilled-labour in a specific trade when unemployment is lower than 6 percent.
The following requirements also apply:
- the EU citizen is employed according to the terms of a Faroese collective bargaining agreement for at least 30 hours a week, or
- the EU citizen is employed as a researcher, educator, senior official or specialist etc for at least 30 hours a week, or
- the EU citizens is employed according to salary and terms of employment standard for the Faroese labour market and employed for at least 30 hours a week.
The special scheme covering the construction industry is currently in force.
The scheme will be suspended if unemployment in the Faroe Islands exceeds 3.5 percent, or 6 percent for the construction industry, for three consecutive months.
Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit
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External LinksEdit
- New to Denmark - Official Portal for Foreigners:
- The Faroese Immigration Office (tlendingastovan) :
OthersEdit
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