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Language analysis

The Finnish Immigration Service may carry out a language analysis if you have not given reliable proof of your identity. The purpose of a language analysis is to make sure that you come from where you say you come from.

If we decide to carry out a language analysis in your case, the Finnish Immigration Service will send you a written invitation to an appointment together with customer instructions. 

At the appointment, an employee of the Finnish Immigration Service will record your speech for about 20 minutes. You can choose the topic you want to talk about. Good topics are, for example, the weather, nature, food, sports, music and movies. It is important that you do not give any personal information about yourself or your family members. 

Customer instructions for a language analysis

An interpreter will not usually be present at the appointment, so please read these instructions carefully. 

What happens after the language analysis?

After the appointment, the Finnish Immigration Service will give the recording to an expert who will analyse your speech. After this, the Finnish Immigration Service will receive a written statement with the results of the language analysis.

If the results differ from what you previously have told about where you come from, you will be heard by the Finnish Immigration Service either in an interview or in writing. Then you may explain your view on the matter yourself.

If the results of the language analysis do not differ from what you have previously told, you will not be informed of the results of the analysis separately. You will see the results of the language analysis in the decision concerning you.