Citizenship

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

800,000 in eastern Ukraine have received Russian passport since 2019

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/11/22

The Russian rouble is also to be introduced as a means of payment

World

DETAINED IN LONDON

Wikileaks founder Assange loses Ecuadorian citizenship

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/28/21

Assange remains detained in London's high-security Belmarsh prison. The United States is seeking his extradition

World

'GOLDEN PASSPORTS'

Report finds that Cyprus gave out thousands of passports illegally

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/7/21

In all, 3,609 people illegally received Cypriot citizenship.

Finland

IMMIGRATION

Number of foreigners who obtained Finnish citizenship fell 19% in 2020

The Nomad Today 5/7/21

143,256 permanent residents of Finland have citizenship of some other country in addition to Finnish.

World

TERRORISM

Woman who joined IS as teenager loses bid to return to Britain

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/21

Sajid Javid, Interior Minister at the time, however decided to strip her of her British citizenship for security reasons.

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Citizenship applications are more expensive in 2021

The Nomad Today 1/4/21

The processing fees of all residence permit applications for employed and self-employed persons submitted on paper have also been raised.

Finland

MIGRI: 'ALMOST HISTORICAL EVENT'

Iraqis overtake Russians as top applicants for Finnish citizenship

The Nomad Today 11/16/20

Many asylum seekers who arrived in Finland in autumn 2015 and received international protection are now applying for citizenship, according to Migri.

World

European court upholds loss of nationality for French terror convicts

The Nomad Today 6/25/20

They all had another nationality - Moroccan in four cases, Turkish in the fifth - so losing their French passports did not make them stateless.

Finland

Solidarity protests in Finland against religious violence in India

The Nomad Today 3/2/20

Helsinki and Tampere joined 16 other European cities, where members of the Indian diaspora and locals protested against the wave of violence in Delhi. Watch the photos and videos.

Finland

Migri apologizes for sending letters with wrong information

The Nomad Today 1/27/20

About 2,400 letters concerning the retaining of Finnish Citizenship have been sent to customers.

Finland

Protests in Finland against new 'anti-Muslim' Indian Citizenship law

The Nomad Today 1/27/20

Over 120 people gathered in Finland's main cities to hold peaceful demonstrations and read the Preamble of India's secular Constitution.

Finland

Decreasing number of asylum seekers in 2019

The Nomad Today 1/20/20

Most of the new asylum seekers last year arrived from Turkey and Russia. Most Turks said they are members of the Gülen movement, considered as a terrorist organization by the Ankara…

Finland

Delays in the processing of citizenship applications in October

The Nomad Today 9/30/19

Migri also accumulates backlogs in the processing of residence permits for students and in the delivery of residence cards.

Finland

Number of foreigners who acquired Finnish nationality dropped by 25%

The Nomad Today 9/13/19

The decrease in 2018 was huge: citizenship was granted by Finnish authorities to 3,008 people less than in 2017.

World

Moroccans, Albanians, Indians and Turks, main beneficiaries of EU citizenship

The Nomad Today 7/23/19

Finland granted its citizenship to 12,219 applicants. Russians, Somalis and Iraqis were the most numerous groups.

Finland

Finland passes a law to remove citizenship from those who attack its 'vital interests'

The Nomad Today 4/26/19

Having been convicted of treason, incitement to war, espionage, terrorism or aggravated human trafficking are some of the reasons for losing citizenship in accordance with the new Citizenship Act,…

Finland

Finland makes access to citizenship easier for children of female partners

The Nomad Today 4/25/19

The new Maternity Act provides that any child born to a female couple can get the Finnish citizenship if the couple has received assisted fertility treatment in health care after 1 April 2019

Finland

Under what circumstances can I lose Finnish citizenship?

The Nomad Today 3/12/19

The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) remarks that citizenship can not be lost due to crime

Finland

Concessions of Finnish citizenship fell by 24% in 2018

The Nomad Today 1/16/19

More immigrants applied for a residence permit based on work or studies last year

Finland

How to obtain the Finnish citizenship

The Nomad Today 1/3/19

Find in this guide all the necessary information about the conditions, processing times, fees and the different methods to request it.