This year, the Finnish Immigration Service may grant an extended permit even if your income was temporarily lower than required. The lower income must be due to the coronavirus pandemic, and it may last for a maximum of six months.
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A dirty businessImmigrants clean schools, kindergartens, grocery stores and restaurants in Finland. Many companies exploit their workers with impunity. The scale of exploitation is wide. At worst cleaners work without pay and sleep on the worksite. Read a story by Helsingin Sanomat 5.7.2020Do you feel like you might have been a victim of...
Update 4.7.2020. The activities relating to residence permit applications were gradually resumed in the missions on 16 June 2020. The reception of ordinary visa applications continues to be suspended due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Updated 5.6.2020: If you become unemployed or temporarily laid-off, immediately register as an unemployed jobseeker in accordance with the instructions of the TE-Services. Download the registration form here
Amendments to the Posted Workers Act
21/05/2020
The Government proposes amendments to the Posted Workers Act that promote equal treatment of local and posted employees with regard to working conditions, and equal competition between companies.
The Government proposes that the exempt amount be raised temporarily from the current EUR 300 to EUR 500 per month. The exempt amount means the amount unemployed jobseekers can earn without an effect on their unemployment benefit.
Third-country nationals residing in Finland with a residence permit or a permit based on the Seasonal Workers Act may change employer and field of employment without applying for an extended permit. The amendments enable such foreigners to work in duties central to the security of supply and to the functioning of the labour market. The temporary...
Migri: Are you in Finland and applying for a residence permit? Due to the coronavirus situation, handling matters with a queue number is not possible at the service points of the Finnish Immigration Service. This exception is valid until further notice. Starting from 23 March 2020, you can only visit our service points if you have an appointment....
Update 20.3.2020 by Migri: Missions of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign affairs have interrupted the receiving and processing of residence permit applications on 19 March 2020, due to the coronavirus epidemic. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has reported that the residence permit applications already received will be initiated as usual and...
New videos released by Migri
03/02/2020
The videos show how to apply for a residence permit and what happens when you visit a service point, and they also explain the Enter Finland online service. You should apply for a residence permit online, because it is less expensive than a paper application, and you can get a decision faster.