Residence permit

Moving to Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain to grant residence, work permits to Ukraine refugees in 24 hours

The Nomad Today 3/10/22

The new mechanism will benefit not only Ukrainian nationals, but also legal residents in that country  Ukrainians who were in Spain in an irregular situation prior to the Russian…

Moving to Spain

MOVING TO SPAIN

How to get a non-lucrative visa to retire or just enjoy life in Spain

The Nomad Today 10/15/21

Applicants must prove that they have sufficient financial resources to pay their expenses and not become a burden on the public social security system

World

EVACUATION

Germany approves residency for 2,600 Afghans and their families

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/15/21

Their partners and children will also receive residency rights for Germany, and will not have to apply for asylum

Finland

FOREIGN SERVICE

Changes to provision of consular services at Finnish missions abroad

The Nomad Today 8/28/21

The approved amendment will change the locations where certain services are provided, such as residence permits

Finland

ASYLUM

Migri to decide on Afghan residence permits based on new situation

The Nomad Today 8/18/21

"No one should be returned to an area where they would face death penalty, torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment," says Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo

Entrepreneurs in Finland

MELISSA JOVANEN - ENTREPRENEUR

“Acquiring an existing business makes it easier to obtain a residence permit”

The Nomad Today 6/16/21

Finland

REPORT

OECD: Finland lags behind its neighbours in foreign investments

The Nomad Today 5/19/21

The OECD notes that setting up a company in Finland takes longer than in the rest of the Nordic and Baltic countries and also says that the excessively slow and highly bureaucratic mechanism for…

Finland

LABOUR MIGRATION

Finland prepares new type of visa for specialists and entrepreneurs

The Nomad Today 2/23/21

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs believes that the adoption of the national D visa will boost labour migration to the country.

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Migri launches project to speed up processing of work, study permits

The Nomad Today 2/1/21

The aim is to issue customers with a work permit on average within a month.

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

MOVING TO FINLAND

Migri says specialist permit processing time cut to less than half

The Nomad Today 12/28/20

The immigration agency uses partial automation to make decisions. The system verifies that the criteria for granting a residence permit are met and automatically produces a proposal for a decision,…

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Migri to raise residence permit prices for workers, entrepreneurs

The Nomad Today 12/22/20

Applying for international protection will remain free of charge in 2021.

Finland

MIGRATION

Finland, below the EU average in granting residence permits

The Nomad Today 11/30/20

EU member states issued 3 million first residence permits in 2019. Employment-related reasons accounted for 41% of all first residence permits issued in the EU in 2019, family reasons for 27%…

Finland

PRICE CUTS EXPIRED

Migri rises residence permit fees for people forced to stay by Covid

The Nomad Today 11/2/20

The temporary amendment to the decree that allowed to cut prices since 22 May expired on 31 October .

Finland

WORK IN FINLAND

Temporary extension of foreigners' right to work expires in October

The Nomad Today 10/24/20

From 1 November, immigrants can no longer change occupation from the sector mentioned in the first residence permit to another sector without applying for an extended permit .

Finland

MIGRATION

Student residence permit applications plunge by 57%

The Nomad Today 10/16/20

Last summer, Migri issued 1,823 decisions on applications for a first residence permit for studies. Migri says that, on average, it took 15 days to get a decision.

Finland

NEW DESIGN

Migri launches new residence permit cards harder to forge

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

The immigration agency will start issuing the new cards by the end of September 2020.

Finland

Migri extends deadline for identification until 31 December 2020

The Nomad Today 8/12/20

The aim is to make it easier for residence permit applicants whose identification visit is delayed due to the pandemic.

Finland

AMENDMENT TO ALIENS ACT

Removing barriers to family reunification

The Nomad Today 7/15/20

Parliament requires that the Government prepare legislative amendments to ensure that the requirement for sufficient financial resources is not applied in the processing of family reunification…

Finland

IMMIGRATION SCAM SUSPECTED

"Sanal Edamaruku spoiled our dream of a better life in Finland"

The Nomad Today 7/11/20

Prameela Devi claims to have been a victim of human trafficking by Sanal Edamaruku, a prominent Indian citizen who heads the Rationalists International organization in Helsinki.