- Information on the stricter residence permit requirements
- Stricter identification requirements regarding residence permit applicants
Residence permit application for a guardian whose child has been granted international protection
Apply for a residence permit with this application if you are the parent or guardian of a child under 18 years of age and your child is living in Finland with a residence permit granted by Finland on the basis of international protection or temporary protection.
Your child’s residence permit has been granted on the basis of international protection if he or she:
- is a quota refugee;
- has been granted asylum; or
- has been granted a residence permit on the basis of subsidiary protection.
This is what you should do
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Make sure you meet the requirements for the residence permit you are applying for.
Make sure you meet the requirements for the residence permit you are applying for.
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Make sure you have all the attachments needed. If necessary, have them translated and legalised. The processing time may be longer if you have not filled in your application sufficiently.
Make sure you have all the attachments needed. If necessary, have them translated and legalised. The processing time may be longer if you have not filled in your application sufficiently.
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Fill in your application in the online service Enter Finland or use a paper application form.
Fill in your application in the online service Enter Finland or use a paper application form.
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Pay for your application in the online service Enter Finland, at a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate) or at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
Pay for your application in the online service Enter Finland, at a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate) or at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
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If you are abroad, visit a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate). If you are already in Finland, book an appointment at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
If you are abroad, visit a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate). If you are already in Finland, book an appointment at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
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Wait for a decision. The Finnish Immigration Service will contact you if necessary.
Wait for a decision. The Finnish Immigration Service will contact you if necessary.
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Read what happens after you have applied. Check the estimated processing time of your application. In addition, you will usually receive automated messages at the different processing stages of your application.
Read what happens after you have applied. Check the estimated processing time of your application. In addition, you will usually receive automated messages at the different processing stages of your application.
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You should wait for the residence permit in the same country or locality where you submitted your application and proved your identity.
You should wait for the residence permit in the same country or locality where you submitted your application and proved your identity.
General requirements for entry into Finland
Make sure you meet the general requirements for entry into Finland before you submit an application.
You may be granted a residence permit only if you are able to travel to Finland and stay in the country legally. To do this, you must have a valid passport.
Requirements
Make sure you also meet the following requirements:
- Your child is under the age of 18; or
- Your child arrived in Finland without a parent or guardian and was under 18 when he or she applied for international protection. If your child has turned 18 after submitting the application, you must apply for a residence permit on the basis of family ties within three months of the date when your child was served with the positive decision.
- Your child is not married.
- If the child is your biological child, demonstrate your family ties by presenting a birth certificate. Documents issued by a country that is not part of the Nordic countries or the EU authorities must be legalised.
- If the child is your adopted child, present proof of adoption. Documents issued by a country that is not part of the Nordic countries or the EU authorities must be legalised.
- If the child is your foster child, present a document given to you by an authority that shows you are the child’s guardian. You also need to show reliable proof that you have actually been responsible for the child’s guardianship already before he/she arrived in Finland. Documents issued by other than Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or Icelandic authorities must be legalised.
Income requirement
You are not required to have sufficient financial resources if your child is under 18 years of age or if you meet 1 of the following 2conditions:
- Your child has been granted asylum or refugee status as a quota refugee before 1 July 2016 and your family has been started before your child came to Finland.
- Your child has been granted asylum or refugee status as a quota refugee on 1 July 2016 or after this date, and you are applying for a residence permit within 3 months after the Finnish Immigration Service made a decision on your child’s application. The 3 months are counted from the date your child was informed of the decision.
General attachments
- Valid passport accepted by Finland (um.fi). Present your passport when you submit your residence permit application
- A passport photo complying with the photo guidelines issued by the police (poliisi.fi), or a photograph retrieval code you received from a photo shop
- The passport photo must be no more than 6 months old.
- Colour copy of the passport page containing your personal data and copies of all passport pages with notes
- Colour copy of the passport page containing personal data and of all pages with notes in the passport of the child living in Finland
- Form for clarification of family ties PK3_plus (to be filled in and signed by the child living in Finland)
- Document showing that you are legally staying in the country where you submit the application
- Form MP_1 (if you already are in Finland and apply for your first residence permit)
- Birth certificate of the child living in Finland, with information on the child’s parents (must be legalised if not issued in the Nordic countries or in an EU Member State)
- Document on the custody of the child living in Finland (must be legalised if not issued in the Nordic countries)
Application-specific attachments
- Certificate of establishment of paternity (if the child is born out of wedlock) (must be legalised if not issued in the Nordic countries or in an EU Member State)
- Decision on adoption (if the child is adopted) (must be legalised if not issued in the Nordic countries or in an EU Member State)
- Divorce certificate (if the parents of the child are divorced) (must be legalised if not issued in the Nordic countries or in an EU Member State)
- Death certificate (if one or both of the child’s parents have died) (must be legalised if not issued in the Nordic countries or in an EU Member State)
Right to work
You have an unrestricted right to work. You cannot start working before you get a residence permit.
Residence permit application on the basis of family ties for a guardian whose child lives in Finland, OLE_PH3
Fill in an electronic applicationPrepare for your life in Finland
Among other things, the authorities may ask you for information about whether you have enough money to live in Finland.
If you were not issued a personal identity code together with your residence permit card, you must visit a service location of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency in person.
The Digital and Population Data Services Agency enters your personal details, information about your family relations and your address in the Population Information System. You can also apply for a municipality of residence at the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.
For more information, visit the website of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (dvv.fi)