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Training Internship Residence Permit

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

This route is for internships for people enrolled in an educational programme in their home country or country of legal residence, where there are specific educational reasons for the internship in the Faroe Islands.

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  • https://www.utlendingastovan.fo/en/permits/you-want-to-apply-for/internship
    You can be granted a residence permit as an intern in the Faroe Islands if you meet two conditions: You are enrolled in an educational programme in your home country or in a country in where you have been a legal resident, and there are specific educational reasons for your internship in the Faroe Islands.

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

The internship has to supplement the educational programme the applicant has started or completed in their home country or in the country where they have been legally resident. The purpose of the internship cannot be to supplement a Faroese educational programme.

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  • The cited captured source supports this route-specific statement; independent review, effective date and publication authorization remain outstanding.

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

If the internship is unpaid, the intern must document the ability to support themselves for the full period, with DKK 6.090 (2018 level) available per month of stay, in the intern's own name. If paid, salary and terms must correspond to relevant collective agreements for interns. The official source does not state the amount at the current level.

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  • The monthly amount is stated at 2018 level; the page does not give the current figure.

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The intern can only work in the position and at the place of internship for which the permit has been granted. The official source does not state the family position.

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  • The cited captured source supports this route-specific statement; independent review, effective date and publication authorization remain outstanding.

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

An intern in the Faroe Islands can be granted a residence and work permit valid for up to 12 months, with the possibility of an additional 6 months extension. The official source does not state post-study work or residence options.

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  • The cited captured source supports this route-specific statement; independent review, effective date and publication authorization remain outstanding.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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