Asylum seekers

Finland

Finland prepares for a decrease in the arrival of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 6/27/19

Migri announced the closure of four reception centres and cuts in the capacity of other five. The agency expects to reduce the total capacity of these establishments by 800 beds this year.

World

Worldwide displacement tops 70 million, according to UNHCR

The Nomad Today 6/19/19

This is the highest level that the UN Refugee Agency has seen in its almost 70 years.

Finland

40% of asylum seekers in Finland reported symptoms of depression and anxiety

The Nomad Today 6/18/19

These are the conclusions of a recent survey on health and well-being of asylum seekers published by the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

Finland

Migri rectifies: "The right to work has not expired for any asylum seeker with the legal change"

The Nomad Today 6/6/19

"We sincerely apologize that we have not been able to communicate this in a clear and timely manner", says Migri, who previously said that all asylum seekers would lose the right to work if received…

Finland

"My daughter was kidnapped and killed in Iraq while we waited for family reunification"

The Nomad Today 5/31/19

Firas Jalil claims nobody informed him at the reception center or at the police station that asylum seekers only had three months to request permission for family reunification from the…

Finland

Migri now says the money from Moni cards will not be transferred in May to the new PFS cards

The Nomad Today 5/29/19

The Finnish Immigration Service admits that "there have been problems" and is trying to find a solution "as soon as possible".

Finland

Finland further limits the right to work of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 5/23/19

Due to amendments to the Aliens Act entering into force on 1 June 2019, asylum seekers’ right to work will end after receiving an enforceable negative decision. But this is not all, those who…

Finland

Asylum seekers must wait 2 weeks for the money remaining on their Moni cards after 30 April

The Nomad Today 4/12/19

Moni prepaid cards used for the payment of reception allowances and wages will stop working on 30 April, but the transfer of the remaining amounts to the new PFS cards will take "at least two…

Finland

Moni payment cards used by asylum seekers will stop working on 30 April

The Nomad Today 3/28/19

Migri announced that all Moni cards will be replaced with PFS cards linked to bank accounts in Ireland

Finland

The cost of receiving asylum seekers was reduced by 33% in 2018

The Nomad Today 3/25/19

Migri's revenue from the processing of residence permits increased and amounted to 19.8 million euros

Finland

Employers obliged to check asylum seekers right to work every 8 weeks

The Nomad Today 2/11/19

An asylum seeker has the right to work in Finland without a residence permit when three or six months have elapsed from the submission of an asylum application

Finland

7,900 rejected asylum seekers remain in Finnish reception centers

The Nomad Today 2/1/19

In 2018 there were a total of 646 people who chose to return voluntarily to their countries of origin, most of them to Iraq

Finland

Finland received 1.470 asylum-seekers in the first half of 2018

The Nomad Today 12/2/18

The state granted protection to 3.430 applicants in 2017, most of them coming from Iraq, Syria, Eritrea, Russia and Afghanistan.