Question 1

Do I need to provide fingerprints taken when you apply?

Accepted Answer

When you submit the application you will normally have your fingerprints recorded. The Danish Foreign Ministry says you do not have to give them again if they were taken for an earlier application less than 59 months ago, and that children under 12 and people who cannot be fingerprinted physically are exempt.

Question 2

Do I need to provide passport photo (35 mm x 45 mm, no older than 6 months)?

Accepted Answer

The photo must measure 35 mm by 45 mm, with the distance from chin to top of head between 30 mm and 36 mm, look like you now, and show you facing the camera directly. Denmark's Foreign Ministry adds that it must be no older than 6 months at the time you apply. The mission may ask for more than one photo.

Question 3

Do I need to provide valid passport, issued in the last 10 years, with two blank pages?

Accepted Answer

Under the Danish tourist-visa conditions, which the Faroese Immigration Office says apply, your passport must be valid for at least three months after your planned departure date, must have been issued within the past 10 years, and must have at least two blank pages.

Question 4

Do I need to provide enough money for your stay and your trip home?

Accepted Answer

You must have the necessary means to pay for your stay and return trip, and be able to document it at all times. The Danish diplomatic mission decides what is enough, depending on how long you stay and whether you stay in a hotel or with friends or family. As a general rule the Immigration Service gives about DKK 350 a day, and about DKK 500 a day if you stay in a hotel. The Danish and Faroese pages give no Faroes-specific figure.

Question 5

Do I need to provide visa fee and service fee?

Accepted Answer

For a Danish tourist visa the Immigration Service says the fee is normally EUR 90, and EUR 45 for children from age six up to age twelve, plus a service fee to the outsourcing company (the visa application centre). The Faroese pages give no fee of their own, so confirm the amount with the mission. The Foreign Ministry says the visa fee and the service fee are not refunded if the application is refused.

Question 6

Do I need to provide documents showing your planned stay in the faroe islands?

Accepted Answer

The Danish Immigration Service says you must include documentation of your planned stay in the Faroe Islands with the application. Neither it nor the Faroese pages list what counts. For a Danish tourist visa the Immigration Service asks for relevant documentation such as information about the reason for the trip and information that lets the authorities judge whether you plan to leave the Schengen area when the visa ends, and it says the mission can ask for more documents or extra copies, so check the website of the mission that takes your application. No Faroese page gives its own document list; this is a gap.

Question 7

Do I need to provide what the visa lets you do?

Accepted Answer

The Faroese and Danish pages cover short visits of up to 90 days. The Danish tourist-visa page says a short-stay visa allows a stay of at most 90 days in any 180-day period and does not allow you to work in Denmark unless the Immigration Service has explicitly granted that right; the Faroese pages say nothing separate about work on a visa. The Immigration Service says that staying on after a visa expires, or using a visa stay to get long-term residence, can lead to a penalty period of 3 or 5 years in which you can generally not get a visa to visit Denmark.

Question 8

Do I need to provide proof of accommodation?

Accepted Answer

The Danish tourist-visa page lists proof that you have available accommodation among the relevant documents. It gives no specific format. It also says the immigration service recommends that you do not buy a plane ticket before you have the visa, though local agreements between Schengen countries' missions may mean you need to have bought one.

Question 9

Do I need to provide travel medical insurance (not needed for a faroes-only visa)?

Accepted Answer

The Faroese Immigration Office says people with a visa valid only for entry to the Faroe Islands are not required to have travellers' health insurance. If you are also applying for a Schengen visa, the Danish tourist-visa page requires insurance covering all Schengen countries for the same period as the visa, with cover of at least EUR 30,000 for return for health reasons or death, indispensable medical treatment or acute hospitalisation.

Question 10

Do I need to provide a visa that is valid for the faroe islands (a schengen or danish visa is not enough)?

Accepted Answer

This checklist is for passports that are not visa-exempt for Denmark. The Faroese Immigration Office says that for a short visit of up to 90 days you must have a visa valid for entry into the Faroe Islands if you come from a country with a visa requirement. A visa to enter Denmark or another Schengen country is not valid there, because the Faroe Islands are not a member of the EU and not a party to the Schengen Agreement. The visa sticker has to state that it is valid for the Faroe Islands. Because most trips to the Faroes go through a Schengen country such as Denmark, you will most likely need a Schengen visa as well. A visa that is valid only for the Faroe Islands does not need travel medical insurance.

Question 11

Do I need to provide apply at a danish embassy, consulate or visa application centre?

Accepted Answer

The Faroese Immigration Office says visas to the Faroe Islands are issued by the Danish missions abroad and by the Danish Immigration Service, and the Faroese Government says to contact the Royal Danish Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence. The Danish Immigration Service says to submit the application to a Danish diplomatic mission or another representation abroad that processes visa applications on behalf of Denmark, while Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (a page with no date) says a Faroes visa cannot be applied for through a representation agreement, meaning another Schengen country's mission acting for Denmark. The pages differ on that last point, so apply at a Danish mission or its visa application centre and ask before relying on another country's mission. The Danish tourist-visa page says you must appear in person to hand in the application.

Question 12

Do I need to provide if you are already in denmark or another schengen country without a visa for the faroes?

Accepted Answer

The Faroese Immigration Office says that if you entered Denmark on a visa or residence permit from another Schengen country you must apply for a visa to enter the Faroe Islands before you arrive in Denmark; in certain cases the Danish Immigration Service can issue an entry permit if you are already in Denmark. You then must state the purpose of your visit, have a ticket or other documentation of the planned trip, and explain why you did not apply for a visa before entering Denmark. The application goes through the Danish Immigration Service's contact form (the Danish page names the subject 'Short stay visa'). The Danish page adds that if you hold a Danish D visa and have not yet received your residence card, you generally must wait for the card; in an urgent situation you can apply for an entry permit with a justification.

Question 13

Do I need to provide residence permit or special passport: check before you travel?

Accepted Answer

The sources disagree about residence permits. The Danish Immigration Service (updated 2026-09-04) says you can enter the Faroe Islands without a visa if you hold a valid residence permit that entitles you to enter and reside in Denmark (issued by Denmark or another Schengen country) or a valid EU residence card, and bring your passport. The Faroese Immigration Office page says residence permits, residence cards and D visas, whether issued by Denmark or another Schengen country, do not give permission to enter the Faroe Islands, and the Faroese Government page says a visa is required regardless of a Danish residence permit; neither Faroese page shows a date. Because of this conflict, ask the Faroese Immigration Office (info@utlendingastovan.fo) or a Danish mission before you rely on a residence permit. Both sides agree that people with a diplomatic, service, official or special passport who can enter Denmark without a visa on that passport can also enter the Faroes without one.

Question 14

Do I need to provide when to apply?

Accepted Answer

The Danish Foreign Ministry says to apply well in advance and no earlier than six months before you enter. Waits for an appointment at a visa application centre can run to several weeks, and handling times differ by mission, so check the website of the mission that will take your application. These timings are given for visa applications to Denmark generally, not for the Faroe Islands specifically.

Question 15

Do I need to provide invitation from a host, and the host rules for some nationalities?

Accepted Answer

For a private visit the Immigration Service recommends that your host fills in an invitation form (an invitation ID or a printout), but says it is not required. For the Danish tourist visa it sorts nationalities into five groups and says that if you are from group 2, 3, 4 or 5 you can normally only be granted a visa if you have a host in Denmark, with stricter relationship rules for groups 3 to 5. The Faroese and Danish pages say that if you qualify for a Danish visa you also qualify for a Faroes visa, but none says how the host rules apply to a Faroes-only trip (for example a host in the Faroe Islands). This is a gap: ask the Danish mission that handles your application.

Question 16

Do I need to provide one application form, even if you also need a schengen visa?

Accepted Answer

The Faroese Immigration Office says the application procedure for a visa to the Faroe Islands is the same as for a Danish visa, and if you also need a Schengen visa you only submit a single application. Tell the staff who take your application that the Faroe Islands are part of your trip. The Danish Foreign Ministry describes an online system (ApplyVisa) where you register, fill in the application, pay the fee and print and sign a cover letter that you hand in with your documents; that system cannot be used if you apply through another Schengen country.

Egypt → Faroe Islands: Short-stay tourist

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