Highlights: Finnish government announces to reduce the PR application fee
- The Government of Finland announced a cut down on the application fees for permanent resident applications.
- Finland will implement the changes in the application fee starting 1 January 2024.
- The PR application fee for online applications will be charged €220, while the offline applications will charge €270.
- Candidates who apply via the Enter Finland platform can file their applications faster and cheaper than in offline mode.
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Reduction in Finnish PR Application fees
The Finnish Immigration Service announced a decrease in visa application fees for permanent residency. The revised processing fees will be implemented starting 1 January 2024.
The changes in the application fees will be assigned to different application types to promote online application submissions.
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Finland Visa Application Fees
The online application fee for the first residence permit for an employer person is set at €540, while the renewal of a residence permit card costs around €170.
The complete details of the updated Finland visa application fees are given below:
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Residence permits and registration of an EU citizen |
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Paper application |
Electronic application |
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First residence permit (others than those mentioned below) |
520 |
470 |
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First residence permit for work: - work requiring a partial decision |
740 |
540 |
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First residence permit, no labor market testing: |
480 |
380 |
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Other work |
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specialist |
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specialist, EU Blue Card |
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researcher |
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athlete, coach or trainer |
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internship |
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au pair |
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Working holiday |
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First residence permit for seasonal work for 3–6 months, no labor market testing |
480 |
380 |
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First residence permit for seasonal work for 6–9 months (requires a partial decision) |
740 |
490 |
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Certificate for seasonal work |
250 |
90 |
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Application for the addition of a new employer to a seasonal work permit |
250 |
90 |
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First residence permit for an entrepreneur: |
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start-up entrepreneur |
480 |
400 |
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Other entrepreneur |
690 |
490 |
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First residence permit for studies |
450 |
350 |
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First residence permit, minor holder |
270 |
240 |
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Extended permit |
430 |
170 |
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Extended permit for studies or for a minor |
250 |
180 |
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Extended permit for victim of employer negligence or exploitation |
180 |
- |
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Certificate of expanded right to work for victim of employer negligence or exploitation |
65 |
- |
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Permanent residence permit |
270 |
220 |
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Permanent residence permit, minor holder |
150 |
150 |
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Registration of an EU citizen's right of residence |
52 |
52 |
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Residence card or permanent residence card for a family member of an EU citizen |
52 |
52 |
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Certificate of an EU citizen's right of permanent residence |
52 |
52 |
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Renewal of a residence permit card |
75 |
60 |
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Renewal of the residence card of a family member of an EU citizen |
52 |
52 |
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New residence permit card to replace a lost one |
120 |
120 |
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Application for preventing the cancellation of a residence permit |
100 |
- |
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Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement |
52 |
52 |
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Right of permanent residence by virtue of the withdrawal agreement |
52 |
52 |
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Application for right of residence for family member of a British citizen |
52 |
52 |
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Application for right of permanent residence for a family member of a British citizen |
52 |
52 |
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D visa |
120 |
95 |
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Finnish visa applications
The Finnish Immigration Service stated that the visa applications pending till 31 December 2023 will have the previous application fees. The applications already in the processing stage will remain ineffective of the recent changes.
As per Stats, on average, 1,400 applications were being submitted weekly. The application intake was comparatively high compared to 2018-2021.
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