Application for an extended permit on the basis of international protection
If you have been granted a residence permit on the basis of international protection, you must apply for an extended permit before your residence permit expires.
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Your first residence permit is valid for 4 years if you have applied for asylum and have been granted asylum (refugee status) or subsidiary protection before 2 January 2025.
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Your first residence permit is valid for 3 years if you have been granted asylum (refugee status) on or after 2 January 2025. An extended permit on the basis of refugee status can be granted for 3 years.
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Your first residence permit is valid for 1 year if you have been granted a residence permit on the basis of subsidiary protection on or after 2 January 2025. An extended permit on the basis of subsidiary protection can be granted for 2 years.
- If you have applied for asylum and you have been granted a residence permit on compassionate grounds, your first residence permit will be valid for one year. Please notice that getting a residence permit on compassionate grounds is not the same thing as being granted international protection (asylum or subsidiary protection).
In these cases, please apply for an extended permit with the extension application: fixed-term residence permit on a continuous basis.
We may also grant you an extended permit after your previous residence permit has expired, but in this case, there will be an interruption between your residence permits.
When you apply for an extended permit on the basis of international protection, the Finnish Immigration Service will assess if you still need protection. The Finnish Immigration Service will assess whether there have been changes in your need for protection by investigating, for instance:
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whether the security situation in your home country has changed after you were granted international protection
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whether you have travelled to your home country
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whether you have obtained the passport of your country of nationality.
