Residence permit application for remigration

Apply for a residence permit with this application if you belong to the people evacuated from Ingria to Finland in 1943 or 1944 and returned to the Soviet Union after the war or you served in the Finnish army during the period of 1939–1945.

Expected processing time

8–11 months
Paper application fee

520 €

Person who served in the Finnish army

General requirements for entry into Finland

Make sure you meet the general requirements for entry into Finland before you submit an application.

This is what you should do

1

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.

3

Fill in your application.

4

Pay for your application at a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate).

5

Book an appointment to visit a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate) to prove your identity.

For more information, see the page Proving your identity abroad.

6

Wait for a decision abroad. The Finnish Immigration Service will contact you if necessary.

7

Read what happens after you have applied.

Requirements

You must also meet the following requirements:

You served in the Finnish army in 1939–1945.
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 showing that you served in the Finnish army in 1939–1945
Certificates of changes of name