Sideline employment on the Faroe Islands
You already hold a permit to work in the Faroe Islands, but you wish to take a sideline job.
Questions and answers
Can I apply for a sideline employment permit?
If you already hold a residence permit based on work on the Faroe Islands, you can apply for a sideline employment permit.
A sideline employment permit is granted on the basis of an individual assessment.
Can my sideline employment permit be extended?
You can extend your sideline employment permit if you still hold the same job and if you still meet the conditions of your permit for your main job.
What are the conditions?
You must have a specific job offer
In order to be granted a sideline employment permit, you must attach a specific job offer to your application.
The salary and terms of employment must correspond to Faroese standards.
It is condition that your sideline job must be naturally related to the job that your residence permit on the Faroe Islands is based on. For example, this could be the musician who wishes to take sideline employment as an instructor at a music school.
Your employment must be between 8 and 15 hours of work per week
Normally, you can only be granted a permit for sideline employments that involve between 8 and 15 hours of work per week.
How to apply
It is important that you have carefully read the conditions for being granted a residence permit before you apply and it is vital to the processing of your application that you include the correct documents.
Language
If you submit documents written other languages than Faroese, English, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, you must also submit certified translations into Danish or English.
How to submit the application
You can submit your application to the Faroese Immigration Office by e-mail. Send a completed and signed application along with all relevant documents to the following address: info@utlendingastovan.fo.
Download the application form here:
You can also submit your application to the Faroese Immigration Office by letter. Send the completed application to the following address:
Útlendingastovan
Skálatrøð 20
Postrúm 264
FO-110 Tórshavn
Please ensure that all required documents are included.
The Immigration Office will contact you or your employer if further information is required in regards to the processing of the application