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Residence permit application for an employed person (TTOL)

Apply for a residence permit with this application if you are coming to Finland to work for a Finnish employer or other employer operating in Finland. A residence permit for an employed person is granted for the professional field to which your job belongs. You must have confirmed employment before you can apply for this permit.

A residence permit for an employed person may be subject to labour market testing, which means that the employer must establish if there is available labour force within a reasonable time in Finland or within the EU/EEA for the work in question.

If your employer has obtained employer certification, you can apply for a D visa at the same time as you apply for a residence permit. The D visa allows you to travel to Finland immediately after you have been issued with a residence permit and a D visa sticker has been attached to your passport. Read more about the D visa.

Your spouse and children can apply for a D visa if they are applying for a residence permit on the basis of family ties.

  • Expected processing time for electronic application

    First permit 2 months / extended permit 2 months

  • Expected processing time for paper application

    First permit 2 months / extended permit 2 months

  • Electronic application fee

    First permit 540 € / extended permit 170 €

  • Paper application fee

    First permit 740 € / extended permit 430 €

This is what you should do

Prepare:

Fill in the application:

Applications for a residence permit for an employed person are usually processed in two stages

First, an Employment and Economic Development Office (TE Office) may assess whether your terms of employment comply with the provisions of law in force and with the applicable collective agreement. They may also assess whether you have sufficient means of support, whether your work will be temporary or continuous, and whether labour force is available within a reasonable time in Finland or within the EU/EEA for the work in question. Secondly, following this, the Finnish Immigration Service makes its decision. Check the current overall processing time with our Processing Time Checker.

If you do not meet the general requirements for obtaining a residence permit, the TE Office does not make a partial decision. Read more about the general requirements for issuing residence permits.

Right to work

  • You cannot start working before you get a residence permit for an employed person.
  • You can only work in the professional field to which your job belongs and for which you have been granted a residence permit. You may have several jobs in the same professional field.
  • If you apply for an extended permit, check if you have the right to work while your application is being processed.

Residence permit application for an employed person (TTOL), OLE_TY1

Fill in an electronic application

Extended permit for an employed person (TTOL), OLE_TY1

Fill in an electronic application

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