Follow our updates about processing of residence permits for employed persons
The work permit services that were previously provided by the TE Offices were transferred to the Finnish Immigration Service on 1 January 2025. Because of the transfer, the decision-making on residence permits for an employed person was paused from 1 to 8 January 2025 to allow the Finnish Immigration Service to update its systems. After the transfer, partial decisions are no longer needed. The TE Offices stopped processing new applications already in December 2024 to enable the transfer of responsibilities. Because of these changes, there are backlogs in the processing of applications.
Follow the updates on our website
We publish current information about the processing situation of residence permits for employed persons on the page For employers at Migri.fi. We will update the data on that page every Tuesday until the backlogs are cleared. The updates show the status of the queue up until the previous Sunday.
We aim to decide all applications as quickly as possible. Requests to expedite will not speed up the processing of an application. Our goal is to process each application within one month.
Read more:
- Customer bulletin 12 November 2024: Pause in processing of work-based permits in January 2025
- Newsletter for employers (in Finnish): Work permit services to be transferred from TE Offices to Finnish Immigration Service on 1 January 2025
