Information about stricter requirements for issuing residence permits

As of 1 September 2024, amendments to the Aliens Act will introduce stricter requirements for issuing residence permits.

The aim of the legislative amendments is to prevent evasion of provisions on entry into the country more effectively and to ensure that attention is paid to reprehensible or dishonest conduct and situations of abuse more resolutely when the issuing of a residence permit is being considered. The aim is also to enhance the obligatory nature and reliability of identity verification and to prevent situations of abuse.

The stricter requirements of the Aliens Act will also be applied to those applicants who have submitted a residence permit application before the entry into force of the amendments on 1 September 2024 but have not yet received a decision.

You can find more information about the amendments to the Aliens Act on the press release by the Finnish Immigration Service here: https://migri.fi/en/-/information-about-stricter-requirements-for-issuing-residence-permits(Link to another website.).