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 who have not had an asylum interview

If you are from Syria, you are entitled to apply for a temporary work permit, but many applicants will probably not have their applications processed now. Processing of applications for temporary work permits from applicants who have not had an asylum interview has been put on hold until further notice. If you have had an asylum interview, your application for a temporary work permit will be processed.

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

  • you have had your asylum interview (some groups are excempt), and
  • you have a valid passport (if you handed in your passport to the police when you applied for protection, it is sufficient that the passport was valid when you handed it in), 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 (some groups are exempt), 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.