Can I be granted a temporary work permit?

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Processing of applications for temporary work permit has been put on hold for people from Syria

If you are from Syria, you are entitled to apply for a temporary work permit, but your application will probably not be processed now. Processing of applications for temporary work permit has been put on hold until further notice.

You can be granted a temporary work permit while you are an asylum seeker if

  • you have had your asylum interview (except if you are from Syria, Yemen or if you are a Uyghur from China), and
  • you have a valid passport, and
  • you have not received an answer to your application for protection.

You cannot be granted a temporary work permit while you are an asylum seeker if

  • you have not had your asylum interview (except if you are from Syria, Yemen or if you are Uyghur from China), or
  • you do not have a valid passport, or 
  • you are to be sent to another European country (your application is processed as a Dublin case), or
  • you have received a rejection of your application for asylum. 

How to apply

  • You apply by filling in Form for asylum seekers who would like a work permit (pdf, 629 kB).
  • You send this form by mail to the police in the place where you live. You must not send the application to UDI.
  • If you have not already handed in your passport to the police, you must attach a copy of your passport to the application.
  • You do not have to pay a fee for applying.
  • The police will contact you to make an appointment for a meeting with the police. If you have not already handed in your passport to the police, you must bring the original passport to this appointment.