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Certificate for seasonal work

Apply for a certificate for seasonal work if you are a citizen of a visa-free country and going to arrive in Finland for seasonal work for a maximum of 90 days. If you are a citizen of a visa-free country, you are allowed to stay in Finland for up to 90 days within a period of 180 days. Make sure that you have visa-free days at your disposal for the whole period of validity of your certificate for seasonal work. A certificate for seasonal work does not extend your visa-free stay in Finland.

If you come from a country whose citizens are required to have a visa, you must apply for a visa for seasonal work at a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate). If your seasonal work lasts for more than 90 days, apply for a residence permit for seasonal work. Apply for a certificate or residence permit for seasonal work according to the actual length of your employment relationship. If the total length of your seasonal work in Finland exceeds 90 days, do not request a certificate for seasonal work. Instead, apply for a residence permit.

If you are staying in Finland with a residence permit or have a pending application for a residence permit in Finland, you cannot get a certificate for seasonal work. The certificate for seasonal work is meant for you only if you are coming to Finland visa-free to do seasonal work for a maximum of 90 days.

The certificate for seasonal work is always bound to a certain employer. You may only work for those employers whose names have been marked on your seasonal work permit. If you want to add a new employer of seasonal workers to your valid certificate for seasonal work, you can apply for the addition of a new employer.

You will receive a decision on your application for seasonal work certificate within 90 days of submitting your correctly filled-in application and all documents required by the Seasonal Workers Act to the Finnish Immigration Service.

  • Expected processing time for electronic application

    1 month

  • Expected processing time for electronic application

    1 month

  • Electronic processing fee

    90 €

  • Processing fee for paper application

    250 €

This is what you should do:

Make sure you meet the requirements for a certificate for seasonal work.

Requirements for a certificate for seasonal work:

Make sure you have all the necessary attachments.

Attachments:

Fill in the application:

1

Fill in your application TOD_P_KAUSI and add the necessary documents.

2

Pay the processing fee of your application in advance to the account of the Finnish Immigration Service, following the instructions on the application form. If your employer pays the processing fee for you, ask him or her to give you a receipt of the payment and attach the receipt to your application.

3

Send your application to the Finnish Immigration Service according to the instructions on the application form.

4

Wait for a decision. The Finnish Immigration Service will contact you if necessary.

Right to work

  • You cannot start working before you get a certificate for seasonal work.
  • The certificate for seasonal work is always bound to a certain employer. In other words, you may only work for those employers whose names have been marked on your certificate for seasonal work. If you want to add a new employer of seasonal workers to your valid certificate for seasonal work, you can apply for the addition of a new employer.
  • If you are applying for a residence permit while your certificate for seasonal work is still valid and you wish to continue working in Finland after the expiry of the certificate, you need to check whether you have the right to work while your application is being processed. You can do this on the page Right to work while an application for an extended permit is being processed

Request for a certificate for seasonal work, TOD_P_KAUSI

Fill in an electronic application