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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.

  • Expected processing time

    6 months / extended permit 5 months

  • Electronic application fee

    240 €

  • Paper application fee

    270 €

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:

General requirements for entry into Finland

Make sure you meet the general requirements for entry into Finland before you submit an application.

Requirements

Make sure you also meet the following requirements:

Attachments when a child is born in Finland and the child’s parents are foreign nationals who live in Finland with a residence permit

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:

Residence permit application on the basis of family ties for a child whose guardian lives in Finland, OLE_PH4

Fill in an electronic application

Prepare for your life in Finland