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Family Reunification Temporary Work Permit

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This is a temporary work permit for a person taking a job in Iceland whose closest family member is an Icelandic citizen or holds certain permits in Iceland. It also covers a person with a residence permit as the closest relative of an Icelandic citizen.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

An employer and an employment contract are required. The worker and the employer must both sign the application and the employment contract.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

What sets this pathway apart is the family link. The worker must be a family member of a holder of one of these: a permanent residence permit; a temporary work permit tied to a humanitarian residence permit; a temporary residence permit on grounds of international protection; an athlete work permit; or a study-related work permit for postgraduate, doctoral or research study (or after completing studies in Iceland). Pay must follow the applicable collective agreements, and all pay figures must be in the contract.

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  • https://island.is/en/apply-for-a-work-permit/family-reunification
    the person in question is a member of a family of a person who has received one of the following work permits: a permanent residence permit temporary work permit related to a residence permit on humanitarian grounds a temporary residence permit on grounds of international protection a temporary work permit for athletes a temporary work permit for studying when studying is considered a postgraduate degree, doctoral degree or research in Iceland, or a foreigner has renewed a residence permit for studying under the Foreign Nationals Act where the foreigner has completed studies in Iceland.
  • https://island.is/en/apply-for-a-work-permit/family-reunification
    Pay conditions must be in accordance with the applicable collective agreements. All pay figures must be stated in the contract.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The worker may not start before the work permit is granted. The permit is limited to a specific employer and does not transfer to a new employer, so a person who works for more than one employer needs a permit from each one. The official source does not state whether the worker's own family can accompany them.

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  • The work-permit page does not say whether the worker's own family can accompany them.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

To extend the permit, the same documents as a new application are submitted (the application form and the employment contract). If the extension with the same employer is filed before the permit expires, the worker may keep working while it is processed. The official source does not state how long the permit is granted for or any longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state how long the permit is granted for, and says nothing about a longer-term residence direction.

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

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