The Finnish Finnish Immigration Service has again expanded its electronic services for its customers. From the newly introduced Moving To Finland service a foreigner planning a move to Finland will get first hand knowledge of whether he requires a visa or a residence permit and what the requirements are.
The aim of the Migrating To Finland service is to help people who want to move to Finland and are applying for their first residence permit. The service gives information about facts and circumstances affecting application for a residence permit. The service will also inform about facts that may be an obstacle to obtaining a residence permit.
"We wish to serve our clients more efficiently with our new webservice. Those planning a move to Finland can use the service to clarify their situation with the minimum of anxiety. Clients are also spared queuing on the telephone, getting immediate answers to their questions at a time which suits them", points out Heikki Taskinen, the Directorate's Immigration Unit Director.
"The service is easy to use and takes up only a few minutes. Answers requested of users include information about length of stay, the reasons for moving and means of support. A result obtained from the Migrating To Finland service gives an indication of what will happen when applying for a residence permit, but is not a binding promise. The service can be used entirely anonymously, and information is not recorded for official use, explains Anna Hyppönen, Senior Adviser at the Immigration Unit, who took part in planning the service.
Users deciding to apply for a residence permit can print the application form from the Finnish Immigration Service's website. An application may not be submitted in electronic form. The Migrating To Finland service is on the Finnish Immigration Service's website at www.migri.fi/migratingtofinland.
The Migrating To Finland service has been implemented by Accenture in close co-operation with the Finnish Immigration Service as part of a larger electronic communication development project in the Directorate.
For further information, please contact: Senior Adviser Anna Hyppönen, (09) 4765 5833, Finnish Immigration Service Manager Marko Rauhala, 040 7725 305, Accenture
20.6.2006
