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Visa Faroe Islands

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In the Faroe Islands, entry and residence procedures fall under the immigration office, Útlendingastovan. According to its website, the visa for a short visit to the Faroe Islands — up to 90 days — is issued by the Danish missions abroad and by the Danish immigration service. The office also publishes the permit categories it handles: work, higher education, family reunification, au pair, permanent residence, among others.

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.

Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.

Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026

At a glance

Authority
Útlendingastovan — immigration office of the Faroe Islands
Submission channel
According to the website, visas for the Faroe Islands are issued by the Danish missions abroad and by the Danish immigration service; the office gives its address in Tórshavn for its own procedures
Electronic visa
Not stated on the portal consulted
Portal language
English (English version of the website); the website is also published in Faroese

Do you need a visa?

Choose a nationality to see the recorded entry rule. No answer is shown until reviewed data exists.

Documented visa types

Visa to the Faroe Islands
According to the website: visa for a short visit, up to 90 days, required of nationals of countries subject to a visa requirement. Official page (new tab)
Work permit
Category named in the applications section; the duration and the conditions are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
Family reunification and accompanying family
Categories named in the applications section; the durations and conditions are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
Study: higher education, PhD, basic and youth study, internship
Categories named in the applications section under the labels "Higher Education", "PhD study", "Basic and youth study" and "Internship"; the durations and conditions are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
Au pair and religious worker
Categories named in the applications section; the durations and conditions are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
Permanent residence permit
Category named in the applications section; the conditions are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)

Where and how to apply

The website states that visas for the Faroe Islands are issued by the Danish missions abroad and by the Danish immigration service. For certain people residing in Denmark, it refers to the offices of the SIRI agency for booking an appointment; for people already in Denmark in the situations it describes, it refers to the immigration service's contact form.

For its own procedures, the office gives its address: Útlendingastovan, Skálatrøð 20, P.O. Box 264, FO-110 Tórshavn. The website publishes an application forms section, which was not read for this draft.

Steps in the procedure

  1. Not stated on the portal consulted; the website states that procedures vary according to the category of applicant and refers to the corresponding pages.

Documents mentioned by the authority

The exact list depends on the visa type and on the situation; only the official page is authoritative. The documents above are those the website mentions for the visa to the Faroe Islands.

Stated fees and processing times

Not stated on the portal consulted: no amount and no processing time appears on the pages read.

After the decision

Not stated on the portal consulted. The authority decides whether to issue or refuse.

The website publishes separate sections "You are waiting for an answer", "You want to extend" and "Your situation is changing", which were not read for this draft.

Published procedures

No reviewed and published procedure for Faroe Islands to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a visa required to travel to the Faroe Islands?

It depends on nationality and on the purpose of travel; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. Always check with the authority.

Where is the application filed?

According to the immigration office's website, visas for the Faroe Islands are issued by the Danish missions abroad and by the Danish immigration service.

Is there an electronic visa?

Not stated on the portal consulted.

How long does the visa allow a stay?

The website presents the visa for the Faroe Islands as a short-visit visa, up to 90 days.

Consulted sources

Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.

What this guide does not know yet

Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.

Prepare my case

This method is the same for every destination. It does not list any document as an official requirement: only the authority’s source is authoritative.

  1. Describe your situation

    Nationality, residence, purpose and dates. The checker tells covered routes apart from situations that are still unknown.

  2. Check at the source

    Open the destination’s official source and compare it with your situation before starting a procedure.

  3. Track what is left to do

    Your space keeps your answers and your declared checklist. A complete checklist does not announce a favorable decision.

Check my route Open my case

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.