Accompanying Family of a Work-Permit Holder

If you are the spouse, cohabiting partner, or child under the age of 18 of a person who has been granted a residence and work permit in the Faroe Islands, you can apply for residence permit as an accompanying family member.

If you are the spouse, cohabiting partner, or child under the age of 18 of a person who has been granted a residence and work permit in the Faroe Islands, you can apply for residence permit as an accompanying family member.

As cohabiting partners, it is usually a condition that you have been living together approximately 1½-2 years before you submit your application. It is also a condition that the cohabitation can be documented. This could be in the form of a lease contracts where you are both listed as tenants, letters from authorities received at the same address, statements from landlords, employers or the National Registry etc.

Marriage certificate or proof of cohabitation

Child's birth certificate

If only one of the child's parents is to reside in the Faroe Islands with the child, documentation that this parent has custody of the child must be enclosed

you must show documentation that proves that this person ('the sponsor') is able to financially support you.However, this rule does not apply if the person holds a work and residence permit pursuant to the Sports Agreement.

You must submit the sponsor’s current employment contract in the Faroe Islands.

If the sponsor is already working in the Faroe Islands, you must also submit the sponsor’s paychecks for the last 12 months.

If you have submitted your first-time application for a residence permit as an accompanying family member to a sponsor in the Faroe Islands before 2 September 2023, you are subject to the former requirements

If you have submitted a first-time application for a residence permit as an accompanying family member of a sponsor in the Faroe Islands after 2 September 2023, you are subject to the new financial requirements.

38,629.06 DKK in gross income each month, if the applicant is a spouse or a cohabiting partner.

44,343.88 DKK in gross income each month, if the applicant is a spouse or a cohabiting partner and if you have a child under the age of 18 that is also applying for a residence permit in the Faroe Islands as an accompanying family member of the same sponsor.

For each additional child applying as accompanying family member of the same sponsor 1,480.42 DKK is added (up to a maximum of 48,785.13 DKK).

31,710.81 DKK in gross income each month, if the applicant is a child under the age of 18. For each additional child applying as accompanying family member of the same sponsor 3,667.75 DKK is added (up to a maximum of 42,714.06 DKK).

The fixed amounts apply for all of 2026.

You must be able to support yourself and your family during your stay. You are not allowed to receive public benefits.If you or your family members receive such benefits during your stay, your permit can be revoked

Normally, a first-time application must be submitted to a Danish diplomatic mission in the applicant’s country of residence.

As a holder of a permit as an accompanying family member, you are allowed to work during your stay in the Faroe Islands.

You will normally be granted a permit valid for the same period as the family member who is in the Faroe Islands on the basis of work (the sponsor). However, the period cannot exceed 1 year. If the sponsor’s employment is extended and you wish to continue to stay in the Faroe Islands, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit. Your permit can be extended with a maximum of 1 year at a time.