On 1 March 2020, the organisation of the Finnish Immigration Service will change as a new Permit and Nationality Unit is established.
Due to a decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued on 14 November 2019, the Finnish Immigration Service has reviewed 319 of its final asylum decisions.
The Migration Library will close down on 1 March 2020. The special library is currently located in Sörnäinen in Helsinki at Lintulahdenkatu.
The reception centre conducts a skills assessment with new asylum seekers, in which information about the asylum seeker’s previous work experience, education and interests is collected. In addition, the skills assessment documents the skills acquired after arriving at Finland, such as progress in Finnish or Swedish language studies.
How to apply for a residence permit? Where to find help with choosing the right application? What is Enter Finland? The series of ten videos published today shows immigrants how to apply for a residence permit.
Today, a new series of videos has been published about the various stages of the asylum process. The videos are part of the general legal counselling provided to asylum seekers. The counselling refers to providing general information about the asylum process and assisting with access to legal aid, which are relevant to the duties of reception centres.
Last year, work replaced family as the most common basis for applying for the first residence permit. A total of 12,687 residence permit applications were submitted on the basis of work in 2019 (2018: 10,805).
A record-high number of new customers were entered in the assistance system for victims of human trafficking in 2019. Of the 229 new customers, 70 were estimated to have become victims of exploitation indicative of human trafficking in Finland. The number is much higher than in the previous years.
