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Customer bulletins

Are you coming to Finland to do seasonal work? You will require a visa, a certificate or a permit for seasonal work
Press release 22.10.2018 10.49
Student: follow the processing queue on our website or in Enter Finland
Press release 19.10.2018 10.19
Finnish Immigration Service official on the Åland islands 13 to 16 November & 17 to 20 December 2018
Press release 19.10.2018 10.04
Some extended permit applicants no longer need to prove their identity at a service point
Press release 15.10.2018 11.47
Exceptions to the distribution of waiting numbers at the Kuopio service point in October-November
Press release 12.10.2018 13.41

Press releases

New detention unit to be established in Oulu
Press release 1.10.2018 10.35
Authorities to practise setting up a registration centre in Joutseno
Press release 18.9.2018 10.13
Pre-trial investigation authorities to be trained to detect and investigate human trafficking offences
Press release 14.9.2018 10.18
The Finnish Immigration Service has updated its guidelines on Afghanistan
Press release 12.9.2018 9.31
The security situation in Afghanistan is constantly monitored
Press release 22.8.2018 10.20
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