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Residence permit application for employment - intra-corporate transfer (Mobile ICT)

Apply for a residence permit with this application if you are transferred internally (ICT) to Finland within a company or group of companies to work as a manager, specialist or trainee employee. You need to have the competence and education required of the job in question and you have been issued a residence permit on the basis of intra-corporate transfer by another EU country.

  • Expected processing times:

    Processing times

  • Electronic application fee

    First permit 380 € / extended permit 170 €

     

  • Paper application fee

    First permit 480 € / extended permit 430 €

     

Residence permit application for employment - intra-corporate transfer (Mobile ICT)

This is what you should do

1

Make sure you meet the requirements for the residence permit you are applying for.

2

Make sure you have all the attachments needed. If necessary, have them translated and legalised. The processing time may be longer if you have not filled in your application sufficiently.

3

Fill in your application in the online service Enter Finland or use a paper application form.

4

Pay for your application in the online service Enter Finland or at a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate).

5

Book an appointment to visit a Finnish mission abroad to prove your identity.

6

Wait for a decision abroad. The Finnish Immigration Service will contact you if necessary.

7

Read what happens after you have applied. Check the estimated processing time of your application. In addition, you will usually receive automated messages at the different processing stages of your application.

General requirements for entry into Finland

Make sure you meet the general requirements for entry into Finland before you submit an application.

Requirements

You must also meet the following requirements:

Income requirement

You must have secure means of support

  • You need to be able to earn your living in Finland through gainful employment throughout the time your residence permit is valid. Your salary must at least correspond to the salary specified in the collective agreement that applies to your employment relationship. If there is no collective agreement in your sector, your gross salary must correspond to the salary level observed for similar work at the host company. If there is no one performing similar work at the host company, your salary must at least be customary and fair.
  • If your employer is paying you special compensation for the costs of your transfer, such as a daily allowance or a housing benefit, this compensation is not considered to be part of your salary. In contrast, your normal, taxable salary for the secondment and the fringe benefits paid to you for your work in Finland are counted towards your salary.

Right to work

  • Your right to work gives you the right to perform the work for which you have been granted a residence permit.
  • If you have been issued a residence permit on the basis of intra-corporate transfer (ICT) by another EU country, you can work in Finland for no more than 90 days (short-term mobility).
  • If you apply for a residence permit for long-term mobility (Mobile ICT) you can start working as soon as you have submitted a complete application to the Finnish Immigration Service (long-term mobility).
  • If you apply for an extended permit, check if you have the right to work while your application is being processed. Read more on the page Working while your extended permit application is being processed. 

General attachments

  • Valid passport accepted by Finland (um.fi). Present your passport when you submit your residence permit application
  • A passport photo complying with the photo guidelines issued by the police (poliisi.fi), or a photograph retrieval code you received from a photo shop
    • The passport photo must be no more than 6 months old.
  • Colour copies of the passport page containing personal data
  • Document showing that you are legally staying in the country where you submit the application

Application-specific attachments

  • Document that proves the home and host entities are a part of the same company or group of companies
  • Document proving that you have professional qualifications for specialist or executive work and that you have been employed by the same company or group of companies for at least three months without interruption or
  • Document proving that you are coming to work as a trainee employee at the host entity and that you have been employed by the same company or group of companies for at least three months without interruption. Attach a certificate of your higher education degree to your application.
  • Employment contract and assignment letter
    • Employment contract and assignment letter must include the following information:
      • principal terms and conditions of work
      • duration of the transfer
      • document proving that you can return to the home entity after your transfer
      • document proving that the work is intended for an executive, a specialist or a trainee employee
  • Copy of a residence permit on the basis of intra-corporate transfer issued by another EU country
  • Your latest pay certificate (only if you apply for an extended permit).

Apply for first permit

Fill in an electronic application
Fill in a paper application

Apply for an extended permit

Fill in an electronic application
Fill in a paper application

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