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

Normal processing time
3 months

Processing fee
No fee

Need to know
How to apply

As of September 1, 2024, the Faroese authorities have taken over the responsibility of processing applications for residence and work permits in the Faroe Islands from SIRI and the Danish Immigration Service. In the future, you will have to apply for a residence and work permit via Útlendingastovan's website.

If you have submitted an application to SIRI before September 1, 2024 for a residence permit in the Faroe Islands, SIRI will process your case. If you have any questions about your pending case or additional information, new documents or comments, please contact SIRI.

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.

Your sideline job must be naturally related to your main job

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 long can I have my sideline job?

Your sideline employment permit can be granted for a period equal to the period of your main job. However, the period cannot exceed the duration of your sideline job contract.

Gather documentation

It is a good idea to gather the necessary documents before you start to complete the application form. You can use the check list below.

If you submit documents not written in English, German, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish, you must also submit certified translations into Danish or English

You must submit

Copy of all pages of your passport – including all empty pages and the passport’s front and back cover.

Copy of employment contract stating your salary and terms of employment, as well as a job description. The employment contract must not more than 30 days old.

Proof of authorisation to work in your field (if the job requires a Danish or a Greenlandic authorization).

Complete the application form

Expect to use

30 minutes

completing the application

2 persons

You and your employer are each required to complete a part of the form.

In this step you and your employer have access to the relevant application form FO1.

Make sure that you have completed all the preceeding steps before you begin.

All our application forms contain careful instructions on how to complete the form and what kind of documents you must submit along with the form.

In the printable application form FO1 your employer must complete part 2 of the form. When your employer has completed his or her part, you must complete your part. Once parts 1 and 2 have been completed, they must be submitted together – read more in the next step.

You must submit the necessary documents with the application.

The printable application form in Word format can be completed on screen before you print. The application form in pdf format must be printed first and then completed by hand.

Download the printable form FO1 (Word format)

Download the printable form FO1 (Pdf format)

Submit the application

The application can be submitted to the police in the Faroe Islands.

You can also send the application to SIRI.

The application process has moved

As of September 1, 2024, the Faroese authorities have taken over the responsibility of processing applications for residence and work permits in the Faroe Islands from SIRI and the Danish Immigration Service. In the future, you will have to apply for a residence and work permit via Útlendingastovan's website.