Residence permit application on the basis of family ties for a child whose guardian lives in Finland
Apply with this application for a residence permit for an unmarried child under 18 years of age. The purpose of applying for the residence permit is that the child will move to Finland to lead a family life with his or her guardian.
In addition, use this application form if the parent or guardian who lives in Finland has refugee status in Finland and the child has turned 18 after the parent or guardian applied for asylum in Finland. Submit the application within 3 months of the service of the decision on asylum or quota refugee status.
Guardian in Finland as a refugee, no income requirement
This is what you should do
Prepare:
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.
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:
If your parents have joint custody and one of your parents lives abroad, this parent must also give his/her consent for you to move to Finland. The consent must be given as a written document that is confirmed by a notary public or another authority.
- If the guardian is your biological parent, demonstrate your family ties by presenting a birth certificate. The certificate must be legalised, unless it has been issued by the authorities of a Nordic country or an EU Member State.
- If he or she is not your biological parent but other guardian, present a document given to you by an authority as proof that he or she is your guardian. The document must be legalised, unless it has been issued by the authorities of a Nordic country.
Attachments when a child is born in Finland and the child’s parents are foreign nationals who live in Finland with a residence permit
- The child’s valid passport accepted by Finland (um.fi). Present your passport when you submit your residence permit application
- A passport photo of the child, 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.
Attachments when a child is applying for a residence permit at the same time with his or her guardian
- The child’s valid passport accepted by Finland (um.fi). Present your passport when you submit your residence permit application
- A passport photo of the child, 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.
- Document showing that you are legally staying in the country where you submit the application
- Form MP_1 (pdf) (if the child is already in Finland and applies for his or her first residence permit)
- Birth certificate 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 (must be legalised if not issued in the Nordic countries)
- Consent given by the other guardian for the child to move to Finland (if the guardian will not move to Finland at the same time) (the document must be confirmed by a notary public or another authority)
- 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)
Attachments when the child is applying for a residence permit alone in order to move in with his or her guardian who is living in Finland
- The child’s valid passport accepted by Finland (um.fi). Present your passport when you submit your residence permit application
- A passport photo of the child, 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 copies of the child’s passport page containing personal data and of all pages that contain notes in the passport
- Colour copies of the passport page containing personal data and of all pages that contain notes in the passport of the guardian living in Finland
- Form for clarification of family ties PK4_plus (to be filled in and signed by the guardian living in Finland)
- Form for clarification of family ties PH4_plus (to be filled in and signed by the guardian living in the child’s home country)
- Document showing that you are legally staying in the country where you submit the application
- Form MP_1 (pdf) (if the child is already in Finland and applies for his or her first residence permit)
- Birth certificate 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 (must be legalised if not issued in the Nordic countries)
- Consent given by the other guardian for the child to move to Finland (if the guardian will not move to Finland at the same time) (the document must be confirmed by a notary public or another authority)
- 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.
Fill in the application:
If you apply for a residence permit online in Enter Finland, you need to pay the processing fee
- with a credit card or with Finnish online banking credentials when you submit your application, or
- when you visit a Finnish embassy or consulate abroad to prove your identity.
If you apply for a residence permit with a paper application, you need to pay the processing fee
- when you visit a Finnish embassy or consulate abroad to prove your identity.
Book an appointment to visit a Finnish mission (finlandabroad.fi) to prove your identity.
Applications for a first residence permit can be submitted in Finland only in certain exceptional situations.
For more information, see the page Proving your identity abroad.
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.
Residence permit application on the basis of family ties for a child whose guardian lives in Finland, OLE_PH4
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)