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 (except if you are from Yemen or if you are a Uyghur from China), 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 (except if you are from Yemen or if you are a 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, 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 the form by post to the police in the area where you live. Do not send the application to UDI.
  • You are required to hand in your passport to the police if you have not already done so. After you have sent the Form for asylum seekers who would like a work permit to the police, you will receive an email from them with information on how to book your appointment to hand in your identity document.
  • The police may also ask you to attend an appointment at your local police district if anything in your application is unclear.
  • You do not have to pay a fee when applying for a temporary work permit. This does not apply to you if your application for protection has been rejected by the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE).