Renewal of residence card

Fill in the application Renewal of residence permit card or residence card for a family member of an EU citizen in the online service Enter Finland.

• When you apply for a new residence card in Enter Finland, you do not necessarily need to visit a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service if you meet the following conditions:
  • You are using strong identification to log in to your Enter Finland account. This means that you log in using your online banking credentials, mobile certificate or citizen certificate.
  • You add the photograph retrieval code for your digital passport photo to your application. The code is given to you by the photo shop.  
  • You pay for the application before you submit it. 

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

A visit to a service point is always required if you are under 18 years of age or you are renewing your card due to changes in your name. You can fill in the application form in Enter Finland in advance.

Read more about renewing your residence card without visiting a service point on page Identification.

If you cannot use Enter Finland, fill in a paper application, you cannot fill in the application form in advance.

Book an appointment in our appointment system for proving your identity at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.

When you visit the service point, bring with you:

• your valid passport
• passport photo or the photograph retrieval code for your digital passport photo
• the report you filed with the police, if your card is lost or stolen

Your fingerprints will be taken at the service point and you will have to pay the processing fee, unless you already paid it in Enter Finland. 

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

You will receive a notification of arrival by email and text message, containing the consignment number, the address of the collection point and the last day when the card is still available for collection. If you do not have a phone number or an email address, the notification of arrival will be sent to you by post.

When collecting your card, bring with you:

• the notice of arrival indicating the item ID; and
• your customer number, in other words your PIN code. You can find your customer number in the certificate of a pending application provided by the Finnish Immigration Service or your old residence card.
  • If you applied for a residence card in Enter Finland, you will find the certificate of a pending application in Enter Finland.
  • If you applied on paper, you can pick up a certificate of a pending application from a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.

If you are picking up a card on behalf of another person, you will not need a power of attorney. Bring the notice of arrival and the customer number/PIN code of the person whose card you are picking up.