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Finnish citizenship Applicants over the age of 65 If you have reached the age of 65, you can request an exception to the language skills requirement. In some cases, however, you must still attach proof of your language skills to your application. ...https://migri.fi/en/applicants-over-the-age-of-65
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17.12.2025 | Amendments to the Citizenship Act entered into force on 17 December 2025. A person applying for Finnish citizenship is now required to have sufficient financial resources.https://migri.fi/en/-/citizenship-act-changed-on-17-december-2025-applicants-must-have-sufficient-financial-resources
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Residence permit We process all residence permit applications for studies as urgent without any separate requests. We will contact you if we need any additional information for your application. Processing queue of students’ residence permit appli...https://migri.fi/en/the-processing-queue-of-students-residence-permit-applications
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Finnish citizenship Processing of citizenship applications This page contains current information about the processing of citizenship applications. The data on this page will be updated once a month on Tuesdays in the first full week of the month....https://migri.fi/en/processing-of-citizenship-applications
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Permits and citizenship Processing of applications The Finnish Immigration Service grants several kinds of permits. Although the application process for each permit is slightly different, this is a broad outline of how we process applications. 1 S...https://migri.fi/en/application-processing-stages
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Brexit Change of status to right of permanent residence for family members of British citizens The withdrawal agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU entered into force on 1 February 2020. The period of applications for a right of residenc...https://migri.fi/en/brexit-family-members-change-of-status
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8.12.2025 | Following recent decisions by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Council of the European Union, the Finnish Immigration Service has changed its decision-making practice and, as a rule, will no longer grant temporary protection to applicants who already hold a residence permit issued on the basis of temporary protection in another EU Member State. According to the Council decision m...https://migri.fi/en/-/temporary-protection-no-longer-granted-to-applicants-who-already-hold-a-residence-permit-on-the-basis-of-temporary-protection-in-another-eu-member-state?ref=newsroom
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8.12.2025 | Following recent decisions by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Council of the European Union, the Finnish Immigration Service has changed its decision-making practice and, as a rule, will no longer grant temporary protection to applicants who already hold a residence permit issued on the basis of temporary protection in another EU Member State. According to the Council decision m...https://migri.fi/en/-/temporary-protection-no-longer-granted-to-applicants-who-already-hold-a-residence-permit-on-the-basis-of-temporary-protection-in-another-eu-member-state
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Brexit Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement for a family member of a British citizen Electronic application fee 53 € Paper application fee 53 € Apply for a right of residence under the withdrawal agreement with this application if you...https://migri.fi/en/application-for-family-member
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Brexit Right of permanent residence under the withdrawal agreement for a family member of a British citizen Apply for the right of residence on this basis if: you are not a British citizen yourself you are a family member of a British citizen and ...https://migri.fi/en/brexit-family-members-permanent
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Brexit Application for right of permanent residence for British citizens You may apply for the right of permanent residence if: you already have been granted a right of residence under the withdrawal agreement or you did not apply for a Brexit per...https://migri.fi/en/application-for-right-of-permanent-residence
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Temporary protection Municipal model for accommodation 2022–2023 The municipal model for accommodation was a temporary solution prepared by the Finnish Immigration Service for the purpose of compensating municipalities for the expenses of providin...https://migri.fi/en/for-municipalities
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Services Frequently asked questions: Automation Automated decision Residence permit application for studies Citizenship application EU registration Automated decision What is an automated decision? An automated decision means that our system autom...https://migri.fi/en/faq-automation
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Services Forecasts about the number of applications On this page you will find the following forecasts: applications for temporary protection first asylum applications first residence permit applications for studies first residence permit applicat...https://migri.fi/en/forecasts
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Press releases RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) 19.3.2026 Application volume forecasts by Finnish Immigration Service published The Finnish Immigration Service’s foresight network has updated its application volume projections for 2026 an...https://migri.fi/en/newsroom/press-releases
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Asylum in Finland Processing of asylum applications After a police or a border control official has accepted your application and you have arrived in a reception centre, the Finnish Immigration Service takes responsibility for handling your applic...https://migri.fi/en/processing-of-asylum-applications
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19.3.2026 | The Finnish Immigration Service’s foresight network has updated its application volume projections for 2026 and 2027. The foresight network, which consists of several public authorities and other stakeholders, produces forecasts of migration to Finland and of the number of asylum seekers arriving in Finland. The forecasts are updated three times a year.https://migri.fi/en/-/application-volume-forecasts-by-finnish-immigration-service-published?ref=newsroom
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19.3.2026 | The Finnish Immigration Service’s foresight network has updated its application volume projections for 2026 and 2027. The foresight network, which consists of several public authorities and other stakeholders, produces forecasts of migration to Finland and of the number of asylum seekers arriving in Finland. The forecasts are updated three times a year.https://migri.fi/en/-/application-volume-forecasts-by-finnish-immigration-service-published
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Return to the information bank Citizenship of Finland Who can obtain Finnish citizenship and how? Finnish citizenship is granted by the Finnish Immigration Service on application or by declaration. Read more about citizenship applications Read mor...https://migri.fi/en/information-bank/citizenship
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Services Group appointments at Finnish Immigration Service Booking a group appointment is possible for large groups who need to visit the Finnish Immigration Service together. The purpose of group appointments is to facilitate customer service for...https://migri.fi/en/group-appointments