EU scheme - pre-approval of Faroese employer

You are a Faroese employer, and you wish to be pre-approved to quick employment of EU citizens

Normal processing time
0-30 days

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.

The EU scheme in the Faroe Islands

As the Faroe Islands is not a member state of the EU, the EU rules do not apply to the Faroe Islands.

However, when the rate of unemployment in the Faroe Islands is low, EU citizens can apply for a residence permit through the special EU Scheme.

The scheme does not apply to citizens of Switzerland and EEA citizens (i.e. citizens of Island, Liechtenstein and Norway).

Faroese employers can be pre-approved in order to receive a more flexible application process regarding work and residence permits on the basis of employment of citizens from the EU countries.

What are the advantages of pre-approval?

If a EU citizen has agreed to a full time employment with a pre-approved Faroese employer, then the employment can be notified to SIRI through a specific application form. If the application fullfills the conditions for a residence permit, then the EU citizen can start the job immidiately after the notification of SIRI.

SIRI will subsequently process the application and our response will be sent to the applicant - with a copy to the Faroese employer.

What are the conditions in order to be pre-approved?

To qualify for pre-approved, the employer has to be

based on the Faroe Islands, and
a party to a Faroese collective bargaining agreement, and
registered with the faroese TAX authority, TAKS, as liable to pay VAT according to the Faroese tax legislation

Duration of pre-approval

Pre-approval is given for one year, from the day of decision.

Application for pre-approval

Application for pre-approval is processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).

In order to apply, the Faroese employer has to utilize the application form FO/AR7. You will find this form in the column to the right, 'How to apply'. This form is used both for first time application and for extension of pre-approval. It is not possible to apply online.

The application can be submitted by letter, by email, or handed in to the police.

If you have given a third party proxy to handle the application, make sure to include the proxy in the application package.

If SIRI during our processing needs further information we will contact you or your representative.

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

Documentation concerning the registration of the company on the Faroe Islands

Documentation from TAKS concerning the registration of the company as liable to VAT payment

Documentation of the companys liability to a Faroese collective bargaining agreement

Complete the application form

Expect to use

30 minutes

completing the application

1 person

You, the employer, are required to complete the form.

Application for pre-approval of Faroese employer to employ EU citizens

In this step you have access to the relevant application form FO/AR7.

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.

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 FO/AR7 (Word format)

Download the printable form FO/AR7 (Pdf format)

Submit the application

You can submit the application to the police in the Faroe Islands.

You can also send the application to SIRI.

Find our contact information here

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