Customer bulletins
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Press release
13.11.2024 10.22
Pause in processing of work-based permits in January 2025
Press release
12.11.2024 12.11
Changes in income requirements for residence permits as of 1 November 2024
Press release
1.11.2024 11.05
Enter Finland for Employers now available for private employers
31.10.2024 13.21
Kamu the chatbot will no longer be available for use after 31 October 2024
Press release
31.10.2024 9.50
New employee announcement form on Enter Finland for Employers as of 31 October 2024, old announcements to be deleted
24.10.2024 10.09
Service times of the Finnish Immigration Service in Mariehamn in January–May 2025
Press release
11.10.2024 13.03
Longer period of residence required for citizenship as of 1 October 2024
Press release
1.10.2024 11.52
Processing of application for temporary protection ends if the applicant does not provide the required information
Press release
30.9.2024 12.50
Logo of Finnish Immigration Service misused
Press release
23.9.2024 11.53
Kamu will no longer be available for use after 31 October 2024
Press release
18.9.2024 11.50
Information about stricter requirements for issuing residence permits
Press release
30.8.2024 14.54
Stricter identification requirements for residence permit applicants
Press release
30.8.2024 14.48
Changes in legislation affecting asylum seekers as of 1 September 2024
Press release
30.8.2024 13.05
Finnish Immigration Service may apply border procedure to asylum applications as of 1 September 2024
Press release
30.8.2024 13.02
Increases in income required of residence permit applicants as of 1 November 2024
Press release
28.8.2024 11.00
Reception and spending allowance reduced from 1 September 2024
Press release
25.7.2024 9.00
Period of residence becomes longer when amendments to Citizenship Act enter into force on 1 October 2024
Press release
23.7.2024 11.00
Now is a good time to apply for a municipality of residence – changes expected to the number of reception units
Press release
1.7.2024 10.00
Temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing war extended until 4 March 2026
Press release
25.6.2024 16.16
Problems with the Kamu chatbot place in queue feature – looking for solution
Press release
19.6.2024 10.30
Longer waiting times for email replies from customer guidance services
Press release
18.6.2024 13.21
Automated post-decision monitoring of specialists’ residence permits to begin
Press release
17.6.2024 10.33
Summer opening hours of customer services
Press release
10.6.2024 15.28
Update of work-based residence permit application forms on Enter Finland completed on 5 June 2024
Press release
6.6.2024 10.00
Technical issues with the queue place function of Kamu the chatbot
Press release
30.5.2024 9.48
Application forms for work-based residence permits on Enter Finland to be updated on 5 June 2024, finish and submit your drafts before the update
Press release
29.5.2024 14.30
Come and visit us at the World Village Festival!
Press release
22.5.2024 10.54
Changes in the remote participation of legal counsels in asylum interviews
Press release
13.5.2024 16.33
Changes in the salary requirement for EU Blue Card holders
Press release
13.5.2024 13.05
Now is a good time to apply for a municipality of residence as some reception centres will close
Press release
6.5.2024 10.58
Automated decisions possible for some citizenship applicants
Press release
2.5.2024 14.03
Arrangements for returning old prepaid card funds to reception centre clients continue
Press release
2.5.2024 10.00
Telephone service and service points of the Finnish Immigration Service are closed on 7–9 May 2024
Press release
30.4.2024 11.08
Automated decisions to renew residence permit card or residence card possible for some applicants
Press release
25.4.2024 12.59
Automated post-decision monitoring of startup entrepreneurs’ residence permits to begin
Press release
24.4.2024 10.15
Are you planning to travel outside Finland this summer?
Press release
23.4.2024 16.34
Renew your residence permit card on Enter Finland for a lower fee and without a service point visit
Press release
2.4.2024 9.00
Apply for a residence permit for an employed person to pick wild berries in Finland
Press release
20.3.2024 13.05
Customers under 18 years of age can now avoid having to visit a service point when renewing their residence permit card
8.2.2024 10.23
Effects of the strikes on 1–2 February 2024 on customers of the Finnish Immigration Service
Press release
31.1.2024 14.55
Information for partners: All residence permits granted on the basis of temporary protection will be extended on 9–16 February 2024
Press release
24.1.2024 15.33
All residence permits granted on the basis of temporary protection will be extended on 9–16 February 2024
Press release
19.1.2024 14.11
Changes in assistance granted for voluntary return as of 1 January 2024
Press release
29.12.2023 14.45
Changes in the processing fees of the Finnish Immigration Service as of 1 January 2024
Press release
29.12.2023 11.04
Exceptions to opening hours in December and January
Press release
15.12.2023 10.13
Backlog in processing applications based on family ties
Press release
11.12.2023 14.30
Are you applying for a new residence permit card or Finnish citizenship? Appointments for 2024 are now available for booking
Press release
5.12.2023 12.45
Service times of the Finnish Immigration Service in Mariehamn in January–June 2024
Press release
23.11.2023 11.42