- Information on the stricter residence permit requirements
- Stricter identification requirements regarding residence permit applicants
General requirements for entry into Finland
Make sure you meet the general requirements for entry into Finland before you submit an application.
You can only get a residence permit if you are able to travel to Finland and stay in the country legally. This means that you must have a valid passport. If your passport expires while the residence permit is valid, remember to renew it early enough. Your residence permit may be withdrawn if you don’t have a valid passport while residing in Finland.
This is what you should do
1
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.
2
Make sure you have all the attachments needed for the application and that they are up to date. If necessary, have them translated and legalised.
Make sure you have all the attachments needed for the application and that they are up to date. If necessary, have them translated and legalised.
3
Fill in your application.
Fill in your application.
4
Pay for your application at a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate) or at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
Pay for your application at a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate) or at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
5
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.
6
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.
Requirements
You must also meet the following requirements:
- You were an Ingrian evacuee.
- Ingrian evacuees are persons who were evacuated from Ingria to Finland in 1943–1944 and later returned to the Soviet Union.
- You have accommodation in Finland.
- You may either own your accommodation or rent it in the private market. You may also move in to live with a relative in order to meet the accommodation requirement. You must have accommodation available to you within six months of submitting your residence permit application.
You do not need to have secure means of support.
Right to work
You have an unrestricted right to work. You cannot start working before you get a residence permit.
General attachments
- A valid passport accepted by Finland (um.fi). Present your passport when you submit your residence permit application
- A passport photo 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 passport page containing personal data and of all passport pages that contain notes
- Document showing that you are legally staying in the country where you submit the application
- Form MP_1 (pdf) (if you already are in Finland and apply for your first residence permit)
Application-specific attachments
- A certificate or statement of accommodation in Finland
- You must have accommodation available to you within six months of submitting your residence permit application.
- A statement of your connection to Finland
- a certificate from the Finnish National Archives showing that you were an Ingrian evacuee; or
- an evacuee card
- Certificates of changes of name