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Temporary protection

If you have applied for temporary protection and will leave Finland permanently

If you leave Finland and do not intend to return to Finland, you need to cancel your application for temporary protection in Finland. If you later decide to return to Finland, you can submit a new application for temporary protection, provided that you have not applied for temporary protection elsewhere.

How to cancel an application for temporary protection:

  • To cancel your application, tell an official of the Finnish Immigration Service, or the police or border control authority, or the director or deputy director of your reception centre in person that you wish to cancel your application for temporary protection. The official will fill in a cancellation form together with you.

If you cancel your application for temporary protection, the processing of the application will stop, and the Finnish Immigration Service will issue a decision on the expiry of your application. You cannot appeal the expiry decision to an administrative court.

If you wish to cancel your temporary protection residence permit

If you have a residence permit in Finland on the basis of temporary protection and you wish to cancel it, this is what you should do:

  • You must personally notify an official of the Finnish Immigration Service, the police, the border control authorities, or the director or the deputy director of a reception centre of your wish to cancel your temporary protection residence permit. The official will fill in the cancellation form together with you.

When filling in the cancellation form, return your residence permit card to the official who receives the notification. 

If you are no longer in Finland 

If you are no longer in Finland and wish to cancel your temporary protection residence permit, see the instructions for submitting the notification on the page Cancellation of a permit.

When you cancel your temporary protection residence permit, the Finnish Immigration Service will make a decision on the cancellation of your temporary protection residence permit. 

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