You can request withdrawal of your residence permit from the Finnish Immigration Service
If you have a residence permit in Finland but reside outside Finland permanently, you can ask the Finnish Immigration Service to withdraw your residence permit.
In some cases, the Finnish Immigration Service may withdraw your residence permit without a separate request from you. Before making a withdrawal decision, we will contact you to ask for your opinion on the possible withdrawal of your permit. In some cases, you can file an application for preventing the Finnish Immigration Service from withdrawing your residence permit.
Please note that the instructions on this page only concern fixed-term residence permits, permanent residence permits and long-term resident’s EU residence permits for third-country nationals (P-EU).
The instructions on this page do not apply to EU registrations or to those who hold a residence card for an EU citizen's family member. For information about cancellation of EU registrations and residence cards for EU citizens’ family members, see the page Cancellation and expiration of right of residence.
You may ask us to cancel your residence permit by submitting a written notification
If you need us to cancel your residence permit, you can submit a free-form written notification in Finnish, Swedish or English. The notification must contain the following information:
- The reason why you no longer need your residence permit.
- Your first and last name.
- Your personal identity code or your date of birth.
- A postal address to which the Finnish Immigration Service can send the withdrawal decision.
- If you are moving abroad soon, state your new address and mention when you are moving.
- Date of signature.
- Your signature.
Send the notification to the Finnish Immigration Service. For contact details, see the page Contact information.