Renewal of Brexit residence permit card

Log in to Enter Finland and complete the application on the page Renewal of card. 

• When you apply for a new residence permit card in the online service, visiting a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service is not always required if you meet the following conditions:
  • You are using strong identification to log in to your Enter Finland account: you log in with your online banking credentials, mobile certificate or citizen certificate.
  • You attach to the application the photograph retrieval code for your electronic passport photo, given to you by the photo shop that took the picture.  
  • You pay for the application before you submit it. 

After you have sent your application, Enter Finland will tell you whether or not you need to visit a service point.

If you apply for a new residence permit card for your child who is under 18 years of age, you need to mention the child’s customer number so that the child can skip the service point visit.

Skipping a service point visit is not possible if you renew your card because your name has changed. However, you can still complete the Enter Finland application form in advance.

For more information, see the page Identification.

Complete the following application: Renewal of residence permit card or residence card for a family member of an EU citizen.

• After submitting the Enter Finland application, book an appointment in our appointment system for proving your identity at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
• Your fingerprints will be taken at the service point. You will have to pay the processing fee, unless you already paid it on Enter Finland. 

You can also hand over your previous residence permit card, or you can do it later after the card has expired.

When you do not apply for the residence permit card online, you cannot fill in the application form in advance.

Your fingerprints will be taken at the service point and you will have to pay the processing fee for the application. You can also hand over your previous residence permit card, or you can do it later after the card has expired.

• A valid passport.
• A passport photo that is no more than 6 months old or a photograph retrieval code you received from a photo shop.
• A written consent of the other parent or guardian if you are applying for a residence permit card for a child and one of the parents or guardians will not be present at the service point.
• The report you filed with the police if your card has been lost or stolen.
• When you apply for a residence permit card for a child, the child must be present at the service point.

Your card will be sent to a collection point near you within 2 weeks of the day when the decision was made.  

• You will receive a notice of arrival by email and text message when you can collect your new residence permit card.   
• The message will state to which collection point your card has been sent.  
• You need to collect your card from the collection point stated in the notice of arrival.  

When you collect the card, bring with you:  

• the notice of arrival that you received by email and text message. 

If you are collecting someone else's card, you do not need a power of attorney.

The validity period of the residence permit card is printed on the card. Apply for the renewal of your Brexit residence permit card before your current card expires.

If you have a right of residence under the withdrawal agreement but not yet the right of permanent residence, apply for the right of permanent residence before you apply for a new card. You can apply for the right of permanent residence under the withdrawal agreement if you have resided in Finland legally for a continuous period of 5 years.

Read more on the following pages:

• Application for right of permanent residence for British citizens
• Application for right of residence under the withdrawal agreement for family members of British citizens