If you are applying for an extended permit or citizenship or renewing your residence permit card or residence card, it is possible that you do not need to visit a service point to prove your identity. For more information about when visiting a service point is not necessary, see the page Identification. 

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Enter Finland for Counsels and Representatives

You can use Enter Finland for Counsels and Representatives if you are an applicant's attorney, legal counsel, guardian or representative. First you must create a user account in Enter Finland using strong authentication, e.g. internet banking codes. To do this, Enter Finland will take you directly to Suomi.fi and then you will be returned to Enter Finland. Once your account has been opened, you have to verify that you have the authority to operate on behalf of your client by sending a power of attorney document.

Through the service you can
- follow the status of your client's application
- send additional information regarding an application

- request for documents concerning your customers application directly to your Enter Finland account

-Receive supplement requests from the Finnish Immigration Service directly to your Enter Finland account and reply to the requests

This Service is for an applicant's attorney, legal counsel, gurdian or representatives. The service does not provide the possibility to make an application on behalf of a customer, receive a decision or make a complaint concerning a case.

1

Identify yourself

First, create a user account in Enter Finland for Counsels and Representatives using strong electronic identification. You can create a user account under “Create a user account as a counsel or representative” at the bottom of this page.

You can verify your identity using the following options:

Online banking identification
Mobile certificate
Certificate card
2

Submit a document proving legal proof of representation or power of attorney

You must provide proof that you can represent the applicant
Fill in the required fields in 'create new case' page
Attach signed proof of representation
 
3

Follow and handle the application process online

You can follow the status of your client’s application online.

Use Enter Finland for Counsels and Representatives to see the latest and the most precise information about your client’s application. The status of the application is updated directly from the case management system of the Finnish Immigration Service.

 

Please note that processing times may vary depending on how complex the case is. To see the expected processing time, use the Processing Time Checker.

 

You can also use Enter Finland for Counsels and Representatives to send additional information regarding your client’s application or to request documents from the Finnish Immigration Service directly to your Enter Finland account.

 

You will always get the latest and the most precise information about your client’s application from Enter Finland for Counsels and Representatives.

 

4

Supplement your client's application

Current features
- You can follow the processing status of your clients application.

- You can send documents to the Finnish Immigration Service directly through your Enter Finland account.

- You can request documents from the Finnish Immigration Service to be received through Enter Finland

- You can receive supplement requests direcly into your Enter Finland account and reply directly in the service

Identify yourself

Create a user account 

Create a user account as a counsel or representative so that you can follow the processing of your client’s application and handle matters online with the Finnish Immigration Service.

Log in to the online service for counsels and representatives

You have already created a user account as a counsel or representative. Log in to follow the processing of your client’s application and to handle matters online with the Finnish Immigration Service.