Can I be granted a temporary work permit?

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Applications for temporary and renewed work permits from Syrian citizens and stateless persons from Syria

If you are from Syria, you have the right to apply for a temporary or renewed work permit. However, if you have not had an asylum interview, you will not be eligible for a temporary or renewed work permit while you wait for your application for protection to be processed.

If you have had an asylum interview, your application will be processed as normal.

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

  • you have had your asylum interview (some groups are exempt), 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, or you have been granted deferred implementation of rejection while your case is being considered by UNE.

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, or
  • you have received a letter of expulsion or an advance notice that you may be expelled

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.