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Temporary protection Health and social services After you have been granted a residence permit on the basis of temporary protection, you are entitled to the same healthcare services as those permanently resident in Finland. Your reception centre i...https://migri.fi/en/health-and-social-services
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Services Projects Every year, the Finnish Immigration Service runs a number of projects funded by the European Union (EU) to develop our work. The projects are financed by the European Union Home Affairs Funds and the European Union Recovery and R...https://migri.fi/en/projects
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Temporary protection Work and studies You obtain the right to work and study as soon as you register your application for temporary protection with the police or a border control authority. If you do not have a bank account, your pay can also be l...https://migri.fi/en/work-and-studies
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Updates about Syriahttps://migri.fi/en/updates-about-syria
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Asylum in Finland Legal advice You have a right to a legal counsel. If you want a legal counsel, contact the closest legal aid office . Your legal counsel will participate in the interview at his or her own discretion. If you want your legal couns...https://migri.fi/en/legal-advice
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Asylum in Finland Border procedure The Finnish Immigration Service can apply a border procedure to your asylum application if the grounds presented in your application suggest that the Finnish Immigration Service can consider the application inadm...https://migri.fi/en/border-procedure
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Services Online service Enter Finland Enter Finland is the online service of the Finnish Immigration Service. You can manage almost all permit and citizenship matters with the Finnish Immigration Service using the online service Enter Finland. Whe...https://migri.fi/en/submit-your-application-in-the-e-service
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23.1.2026 | Savings in central government finances affect the operations of the Finnish Immigration Service in many ways. For example, the number of staff at the Finnish Immigration Service has been reduced, which will permanently reduce our services.https://migri.fi/en/-/savings-affect-finnish-immigration-service-s-customer-service-speed-up-the-application-process
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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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Permits and citizenship Employer’s announcements on employment relationships In certain situations, an employer is legally obliged to notify the Finnish Immigration Service when an employee’s employment relationship begins or ends. On this page, y...https://migri.fi/en/employer-s-announcements-on-employment-relationships
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Services Data protection Rights relating to the processing of personal data Description of document publicity: How the data held by the Finnish Immigration Service is organised Requests for documents and information Contact information Finnish Imm...https://migri.fi/en/data-protection
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Asylum in Finland Representative of an unaccompanied child asylum seeker Client information forms for minors When a child under 18 years of age arrives in Finland without a parent or guardian and applies for international protection or temporary p...https://migri.fi/en/representative-of-an-unaccompanied-minor-asylum-seeker
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Permits and citizenship Document and information requests Information and documents concerning the customers of the Finnish Immigration Service are confidential as a rule. You can request the following documents from the Finnish Immigration Servic...https://migri.fi/en/document-and-information-requests
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To the information bank Asylum Applying for asylum How many asylum seekers have arrived in Finland? Statistics on asylum seekers are available in our statistical service . What are the grounds for asylum? A person may be granted asylum in Finland ...https://migri.fi/en/information-bank/asylum-in-finland
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4.6.2025 | During summer 2025, the customer guidance services and service points of the Finnish Immigration Service are open as follows:https://migri.fi/en/-/summer-opening-hours-of-customer-services
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Services Some of the content has been moved to Instructions . Brochures by topic Customer bulletins Finnish citizenship Asylum and the Dublin procedure Quota refugees Counsels, representatives and interpreters Voluntary return Moving to a municipa...https://migri.fi/en/brochures-and-publications
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Residence permit Moving to Finland to be with a family member If you have a family member who lives in Finland and you want to move in to live with him or her, you need a residence permit on the basis of family ties. Your family member who lives i...https://migri.fi/en/moving-to-finland-to-be-with-a-family-member
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14.5.2025 | There are currently delays in replying to emails received by the customer guidance services of the Finnish Immigration Service. For the time being, more than 1,000 emails are waiting for a response. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.https://migri.fi/en/-/longer-waiting-times-for-email-replies-from-customer-guidance-services-1
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Services Frequently asked questions: Family Amendments to family reunification provisions on 16 June 2025 Residence permit for a spouse Residence permit for other relative Residence permit for a child Rights Family member of a recipient of interna...https://migri.fi/en/faq-family
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Travel documents Refugee travel document You can get a refugee travel document if you have been granted refugee status in Finland and your status has not been ended or revoked. Expected processing times: Processing times Paper application fee 42 €...https://migri.fi/en/refugee-travel-document