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Expected processing time for electronic application
2–5 months
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Expected processing time for paper application
5–9 months
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Electronic application fee
220 €
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Paper application fee
250 €
Guardian in Finland with a residence permit
If your child is born in Finland, you must apply for a residence permit for the baby within three months of the birth. You must apply for a residence permit for your child even if you have applied for Finnish citizenship for him or her, because the child needs to have the right to stay in Finland.
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.
Fill in your application.
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Pay for your application in the e-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 e-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 here.
Read what happens after you have applied. Check the estimated processing time of your application here.
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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.
Requirements
Make sure you also meet the following requirements:
Income requirement
You have secure means of support.
- You cannot secure your means of support with benefits paid by the society.
- Your means of support may for example be secured by the income from employment or business activities of a sponsor living in Finland.
Right to work
You have an unrestricted right to work. You cannot start working before you get a residence permit.
If the holder of a residence permit card is under 18 years of age, his or her right to work will be printed on the card only if he or she has turned or will turn 15 during the card’s period of validity. Finnish labour legislation sets restrictions on the work of persons who are under 18 years of age.