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Technical difficulties in Enter Finland:
Due to technical problems, some customers cannot open requests for additional information at the moment. If you cannot open a request for additional information, please wait. We will send you a new request for additional information.
There may be delays in partial decisions on residence permits for an employed person or on residence permits for seasonal work becoming visible in Enter Finland for Employers
Payment information is not visible on Enter Finland for applications paid before 30 June 2023
If you were unable to reply to a request for additional information or submit your urgent application on 11–13 September 2023 while Enter Finland was experiencing technical issues:
For more information and instructions, see the page Technical issues and service breaks in Enter Finland (migri.fi)
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 migri.fi/en/identification.
First residence permits
You must apply for a first residence permit if you plan to stay in Finland for longer than 90 days. Select the application form on the basis of whether you will work or study in Finland or if you want to move to Finland to live with a member of your family. Please remember that e-service accounts are for personal use only, so you can't send an application for your spouse or your employee through your own account. They must have their own account in Enter Finland.
You may have to apply for a residence permit for working even if your stay does not exceed 90 days. The right to work without a residence permit is restricted.
You cannot apply electronically in the following cases:
- You are a former Finnish citizen or a returnee.
- You are applying for a residence permit on other grounds.
More information can be found on our website.
If you are an EU citizen or a citizen of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, you do not need a residence permit. Instead you can register your right of residence at the Immigration Service. If you are a family member of a such citizen but not a citizen of these countries yourself, you can apply for a residence card of an EU citizen's family member.
If you are not sure which grounds for applying you should choose, use the Application Finder on the Finnish Immigration Service website to find out.
Select the application that suits your situation
Average processing time
You can check the expected processing time on the website Migri.fi on the specific page of each application or by using the Processing Time Checker at migri.fi/processing-times.
Average processing time
You can check the expected processing time on the website Migri.fi on the specific page of each application or by using the Processing Time Checker at migri.fi/processing-times.
Average processing time
You can check the expected processing time on the website Migri.fi on the specific page of each application or by using the Processing Time Checker at migri.fi/processing-times.