Residence permit

Finland

IMMIGRATION SCAM SUSPECTED

Prominent Indian citizen residing in Finland wanted by Interpol

The Nomad Today 7/8/20

Indian authorities request his arrest for allegedly cheating a woman to whom he promised a residence permit and a well-paid job in Finland.

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IMMIGRATION AND COVID-19

Migri to exceptionally issue alien's passports due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 6/1/20

Until 31 October, the Finnish Immigration Service may issue alien's passports to those immigrants who are applying for a residence permit but cannot obtain a passport from their home country…

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Lower residence permit fees for people forced to stay due to corona

The Nomad Today 5/20/20

The processing fee for an adult residence permit application will be temporarily lowered from 520 euros to 150 euros. Permits granted on the basis of the travel restrictions will be valid until 31…

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Coronavirus

Residence permits will be valid again from the date of the decision

The Nomad Today 5/14/20

According to Migri, the validity of the residence permits granted between 15 April and 7 May 2020 will exceptionally start on 14 May 2020.

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Due to Covid-19

Finland will not issue residence permits valid before 14 May

The Nomad Today 4/19/20

First residence permits are usually granted for one year and become valid immediately after a positive decision.

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Third-country nationals may now change their work field without an extended residence permit

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

These temporary provisions are intended to ensure the operation of sectors considered essential for security of supply during the Covid-19 epidemic. They will remain in effect until 31 October.

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Rules for students to apply residence permits during Covid-19 pandemic

The Nomad Today 4/7/20

The backlog is huge at Migri's offices, where applications arrived on 2 September 2019 are currently waiting to be processed. However, this year there was a record number of applicants for study…

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Migri changes residence permit application rules due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 3/23/20

People are required to visit Migri's service points only if they have an appointment. The queue number system is not working starting from 23 March.

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DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Finland suspends processing of visa and residence permit applications

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

Government says this decision does not apply to Russia.

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Finland planning to expedite work permits for large companies

The Nomad Today 2/17/20

The Government aims to address the decrease in birth rates, the aging population and a worrying labor shortage in specific sectors.

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Work replaced family as the most common reason to immigrate to Finland

The Nomad Today 1/20/20

In 2019, first residence permit applications for work increased by 17.4%. Registrations of British citizens almost doubled due to Brexit. Deportation decisions increased by 84% and concerned…

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Factors that cause delays in the processing of work residence permits

The Nomad Today 1/9/20

The Finnish Government promised to put an end in 2020 to the long waiting periods, which sometimes made people lose jobs or an academic semester. At the same time, the authorities raised the…

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Migri will raise residence permit processing fees in 2020

The Nomad Today 12/20/19

The processing fee for a work-based residence permit application submitted online will increase 90 euros. The Finnish Immigration Service will also charge 50 euros for unused appointments.

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Migri says postal strike will likely delay residence permits delivery

The Nomad Today 11/8/19

Decisions served by postal mail might arrive later than usual, says the Finnish Immigration Service in its customer bulletin.

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53% of work-based residence applications concerned manual labour

The Nomad Today 11/7/19

Finnish companies are demanding more foreign highly skilled labour. Therefore, the Ministry of Interior intends to facilitate the processing of residence permits for specialists, which must be…

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Migri now promises a "considerable reduction" in processing times

The Nomad Today 11/3/19

In just five days, Migri went from announcing layoffs to promising a "considerable reduction" of processing times. In between, the Government proposed to allocate 5.8 million euros to prevent…

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Russians, Iraqis and Indians got 29% of first residence permits in Finland

The Nomad Today 10/29/19

In 2018, Sweden granted 124,616 first residence permits, which is five and a half times more than Finland.  

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Government allocates additional 5.8 million to prevent Migri's collapse

The Nomad Today 10/29/19

The immigration agency will cancel the temporary layoffs planned for November and December.

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In 2018

More than 3.2 million residence permits issued by EU member states

The Nomad Today 10/28/19

Number of first residence permits issued for education and family reasons increased while permits issued for employment decreased. One out of five first residence permits was issued in Poland.

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Migri to work with "reduced capacity" in November and December

The Nomad Today 10/27/19

The agency intends to apply temporary layoffs in the last two months of 2019 and to cut 120 jobs in 2020.