Illegal stay in Finland

On these pages, you will find instructions on the asylum procedure, reception services, and your rights and obligations when you are in Finland without a residence permit or other legal basis for your stay.

You have received these instructions, a QR code, or a link to these instructions from the police or border authority at the latest when your application was registered.

The instructions have been prepared by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) and are used in all Member States. In Finland, the Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for national additions to the instructions.

On this page, you will find the following instructions and files: