Tag: Residence permit
Migri checks the residence permits of foreign students retroactively
Migri has been conducting post-decision inspections of selected license holders since 2017, but now plans to do it more systematically with the help of automatic monitoring.
The Finnish Immigration Service accepts the inspection agency’s recommendations to improve procurement practices
To ensure the transparency and efficiency of these processes, the Finnish Immigration Service takes into account the recommendations recently issued by the National Audit Office (NAOF). The Immigration Office has recently inspected some long-term service procurements at the Immigration Office. The timing of these inspections coincided with the agency’s ongoing and upcoming major tenders this…
Explanation: The majority of foreign workers would consider leaving Finland if the government’s immigration policy comes into force
Those who responded to the survey said they were particularly worried about plans to cancel a residence permit if the holder is unemployed for three months.
Unions announce new industrial action to oppose government policies
The plan to cancel work-based residence permits after three months of unemployment is one of the new rules that have angered unions.
"It shows a lack of commitment," says an Indian professor about the government’s immigration plans
Aalto University criticized the government’s plans to cancel work-based residence permits after three months of unemployment.
The Swedish People’s Party is losing members because of the government program, reports HS and YLE
“We have had a saying that we have a big social heart, that we take responsibility for the weakest in society. This kind of policy undermines it,” he told the paper, citing welfare and health care cuts, tougher immigration policies, a stance on children’s rights and the delay of the Disability Services Act. Sagne-Ollikainen said…
The Finnish government is reversing steps regarding immigration rules, warns the startup community
They argued that the regulations pose a “substantial threat” to the startup community and will “certainly undermine” the growth potential of the national economy. “The government program took steps forward with regard to work-based immigration, including a one-week deadline for issuing work permits for special experts. It is a step forward, but it alone is…
Finland’s refugee policy is moving from doing more to the minimum, says an expert
“Now we take on a slightly different role, where we do the absolute minimum within the framework of international agreements and commitments.” The government program contains a laundry list of asylum and immigration policy changes, including redefining international protection as temporary and shortening the validity period of residence permits granted on the basis of international…
Educated immigrants are protesting immigration policy change proposals in Helsinki
Recently published government program states that the connection between work and a work-based residence permit is strengthened by stipulating that permit holders must leave the country if they do not find employment again within three months of the end of their previous employment. In Finland, employers are obliged to notify the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri)…
Work-based immigration obscure in the government program – Measures to promote work-based immigration are weak
The program otherwise fuels growth and increases competitiveness, but the availability of labor may become a significant challenge in the next few years. The government program negotiated by the Coalition, the Fundamental Finns, the RKP and the Christian Democrats does not offer companies the much-needed help in recruiting skilled labor from outside Finland’s borders. Although…
Finland’s new government is reforming immigration and social security policy
In addition, there are reforms in social security, housing allowance and unemployment benefits. Reduction of the forced lease quota The Finnish government announced that the refugee quota will be reduced from 1,050 to 500 per year. Differentiation of social security and benefits The government intends to differentiate social security and benefits between immigrants and those…
French town pays tribute to playground knife attack survivors
Residents of the French town of Annecy gathered on Sunday to honor the six victims of a knife attack at a playground on Thursday, as well as the people who rushed to stop it. Thousands of people were expected at noon on Sunday at the park where the attack took place. “Annecy has experienced a…
French town pays tribute to people who chased away a playground attacker
Residents of the French town of Annecy are gathering Sunday to honor the people who rushed to stop a man who stabbed six people, including four small children, near a playground on Thursday. Thousands of people are expected to gather on Sunday morning in the park where the attack took place. The city’s mayor, Francois…
The number of seasonal work permits decreases when Ukrainians who have received temporary protection participate in Finnish farms
Traditionally, Ukraine has been an important seasonal worker for Finland. Most of the seasonal workers come to Finland for a short time during the summer. Persons coming from visa exemption can obtain a seasonal work certificate from the Finnish Immigration Service, which entitles them to work in Finland for a maximum of 90 days. Those…
Finnish Ministry of Immigration and Foreign Affairs’ sound alarm due to work-based permit applications
When less than 6,500 work-based residence permit applications arrived in Finland in 2015, the number had more than tripled to almost 21,000 in 2022. “If you do not make investments that exceed the current framework and the number of applications continues to develop according to the current trend, by the end of the government program…
Sweden could tighten the rules for permanent residence permits
© Provided by Xinhua – For those who will live and work in this country, it is absolutely central to have knowledge of the Swedish language and know the basic conditions in Swedish society, says Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard to Sweden’s Television (SVT). STOCKHOLM, May 29 (Xinhua) — Foreigners seeking permanent residence permits in…
Coalition negotiations continue this week after the weekend agreement on immigration
“We didn’t get everything we wanted, but we got enough at this point.” Riikka PurraThe chairperson of Purusfinlominit estimates that the chairpersons did not make legal changes to the immigration policy guidelines or the guidelines for the work of the Minister of the Interior. Helsingin sanomat newspaper wrote that Purra described the changes approved by…
Basic Finns’ demand for an income limit of 2,500 euros for immigrants is based on a misunderstanding, the official says
According to him, the calculation shows that, on average, people make a positive contribution to the public economy – i.e. pay more taxes than they receive social benefits – only if their gross income exceeds 2,500 euros per month. A work-based residence permit can currently be granted if an immigrant earns at least 1,331 euros…
In 2022, a record number of 50,000 people immigrated to Finland
The lifting of restrictions, he explained, made it possible to release pent-up demand. “There were additions to the permit types. The number of work permits increased, there were more students and also more family members arrived. The only type without growth were asylum seekers,” he revealed to the news agency. This year, the number of…
Foreigners appreciate the Finnish work culture, but many struggle at the beginning of their careers
The research included 25 qualitative interviews in five languages with foreigners working in craft and service professions in the service sector, social and health care, construction and agriculture. The material gives an idea of people’s experiences of Finland. The project was part of Building the future of Finland – Inclusion and cooperation in working life.…
Thursday’s papers: The Migri mistake, Russia’s new NATO threat and winter’s revenge
Nurse Anudari Boldbaatar moved from Finland through a two-year legal process to overturn an erroneous negative decision on a residence permit.
Transport services have an obligation to deal with abuses, the professor tells HS
His assessment relates in-depth article the newspaper published the day before. The article revealed that for years the police have come across people who work as delivery couriers without the required work and residence permit by renting another courier’s account. Although Wolt and Foodora require account holders to be at least 18 years old and…
The Finnish Immigration Service is reviewing the volume forecasts of applications for the years 2023 and 2024
The Finnish Immigration Service makes forecasts in cooperation with other authorities and stakeholders and is responsible for coordinating the work of the forecasting network. The number of residence permit applications increases as the demand for foreign labor increases The number of first work-based residence permit applications is predicted to rise to 19,000 in 2023 and…
The Finnish Immigration Service is finalizing the legality monitoring of negative decisions and planning improvements for future work
In the survey, it was stated that errors related to the procedure and the interpretation of the law have been made in the handling of the case. After the investigation, the Director General of the Finnish Immigration Service Ilkka Haahtela concluded a separate legality check. The task was given to the agency’s own legal service…
Employment relationships disguised as entrepreneurship of foreign employees
According to the authorities’ findings, employers are blurring the line between an employment relationship and an assignment relationship and increasingly transferring their obligations to employees. The authorities often have to draw a line between employment and entrepreneurship: The Labor Protection Authority of the State Administrative Agencies alone found more than 400 “light entrepreneurs” during its…
HS: Finland’s biggest parties are against major spending cuts, tax increases raised by the ministry
As public finance structures were created at a time of more favorable demographic and economic development, it argued that the financial base is no longer sufficient to support all public sector tasks. The Center, the Basic Finns, the Greens, the Left Alliance, the Kokoomus and the SDP thanked the ministry’s officials for their work, but…
Entrepreneurs propose solutions to alleviate the labor shortage with flexible residence permits and language services
Manai also added that Finland is an excellent choice for both work and study, thanks to the high-quality education and safe living environment. However, the country has failed to attract enough foreign workers and students. Finnish Entrepreneurs have made several proposals to solve the issue, including prioritizing the integration of skilled workers’ family members, supporting…
The Finnish Immigration Service implements reforms and reforms into efficient and customer-oriented services
With these partners, a customer-oriented approach to the guidelines is developed. The instructions are being updated to be more customer-oriented and to better support the work of decision-makers at the Immigration Office. The renovation work will start immediately and the first changes will take effect in the spring and summer of 2023. In addition, chapter…
The government’s conviction about the new bill will make it possible for companies to recruit foreign labor more easily
A new government proposal to make it easier for Danish companies to recruit foreign labor was presented to the Danish Parliament on Tuesday. Economy Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is optimistic that the new law will give the country the boost it needs to overcome what is expected to be a difficult year – conversely at…
The government’s conviction about the new bill will make it possible for companies to recruit foreign labor more easily
A new government proposal to make it easier for Danish companies to recruit foreign labor was presented to the Danish Parliament on Tuesday. Economy Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is optimistic that the new law will give the country the boost it needs to overcome what is expected to be a difficult year – conversely at…
More than 50,000 people seek temporary protection in Finland as a result of the conflict in Ukraine
Some of the children have also arrived in Finland without a guardian, usually in the company of relatives or family friends. All in all, around one in three arrivals is a child. In January 2023, the Finnish Immigration Service announced the extension of residence permits granted on the basis of temporary protection until March 4,…
Finland grants refugee status to Afghan women and girls
According to the director of the asylum unit Antti Lehtinen, gender alone is now a sufficient basis for applying for asylum, whereas previously it was only one of many aspects taken into account in the decision-making process. The decision is a proactive measure by the Swedish Immigration Service in response to the deteriorating situation of…
YLE: Migri’s arguments about deporting parents have no legal basis, experts say
The report is based on an analysis of the decision related to the residence permit application of approximately 500 parents of Finnish children born abroad. Almost a third of the applications were rejected. Finland’s public broadcasting company wrote that the decisions seem to place less emphasis on the interests of the child than on previous…
Maria Malmer Stenergard (M): All proposals must be implemented
Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) is questioned in Ekot’s Saturday interview by Johar Bendjelloul. According to the Tidö Agreement, municipalities and authorities must report to the Swedish Migration Agency and the Police if they come into contact with people who are staying illegally in Sweden – something that critics call a notification requirement. This…
The residence permits of those who fled Ukraine will be automatically extended until March 4, 2024
“Usually, customers who want to extend their residence permit must submit an application. Now that the law regarding these permits has changed, we can extend the permits without requiring anything from the customer,” says the head of the regional department. Minna Serradj from the asylum unit. Customers receive a letter with information about the extension…
Liberals severely criticized by the blue colleagues after the revival of the quota refugee system
A huge turnaround has angered several political parties. Five days before the parliamentary elections on November 1, Venstre (V) representatives said that Denmark’s borders should not be opened for quota refugees. But now the SVM government led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has proposed to accept 500 quota refugees per year. – It is a…
Russia’s attack on Ukraine can be seen on berry farms
Last year, 13,870 seasonal work certificates were issued, of which 13,287 were for Ukrainians. Most seasonal work certificates are issued annually during the spring and summer. “The number of applications submitted is less than a third compared to last year. Russia’s attack on Ukraine clearly affects the number of seasonal workers, as most of them…
Industrial investment is growing strongly this year
According to the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, industrial investment is expected to grow by 24 per cent this year compared to the previous year. The total value of industrial investment in 2022 is estimated at around € 10.5 billion. According to EK’s Director of Data and Research, despite this year’s economic uncertainty and rising…
Temporary protection granted to more than 25,000 fugitives from Ukraine in Finland – changes in statistical reporting
Applications are decided by the Finnish Immigration Service. Almost all decisions (25,892) have been positive. A small proportion of applications are time-barred (216) because the applicant has withdrawn their application. The daily number of applications for temporary protection is now lower than at the beginning of the war. Currently, the police and border control authorities…
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, June 12
Kyiv – The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said here on Saturday that the Commission will complete the assessment of giving Ukraine EU candidate status by the end of next week, reported the news agency Ukrinform. “The European Commission is currently preparing its recommendations – the so-called conclusion for EU member…
The entry of expert and start-up entrepreneurs is accelerating – Express service will be introduced 1.6
The processing time for an accelerated application shall not exceed two weeks. The express service will be introduced together with a new type of permit, the national D visa. The national D visa enables travel to Finland as soon as the residence permit has been issued and the customer has proved his or her identity.…
Residence permits for highly skilled workers accelerated to 14 days
From the beginning of June, eligible experts and growth entrepreneurs – as well as their family members – will be granted a residence permit within 14 days. Minister of Labor Tuula Haatainen (SDP) said this "fast track" the residence permit considerably speeds up the application process. According to the government’s proposal, the application period for…
MIGRI publishes new assessment of security situation in Kabul
The suspension was due to significant changes in the security situation in Afghanistan. As of 9 July 2021, the Finnish Immigration Service has granted international protection to 433 Afghan citizens. However, some asylum seekers have had to wait for a decision because not all the necessary information has been available. These applications can now be…
Temporary protection in Finland was granted to more than 20,000 people fleeing Ukraine – decisions are now being made quickly
Applications are submitted to the police or border guards. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for making the relevant decisions. – Now the decision-making process is really fast, when the application has all the information and a photo on the residence card needed to make the decision. In the past, it could take weeks now…
The Embassy of Finland returns to Kiev
The Finnish Embassy in Kiev will be reopened, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release about the improved security situation in the Ukrainian capital. The ministry added that Finland’s ambassador to Ukraine Päivi Laine will also return to office. "The Finnish mission in Kiev will continue to operate under exceptional arrangements," the opinion said.…
Finland wants to expel Wolt’s courier "earn too much"
The Finnish Immigration Service refused to apply for a residence permit from private contractor Muhammad Musah this spring because his income as a food courier was not "credible." According to the agency, Musah’s Wolt earnings were suspiciously high, with his average monthly turnover as a self-employed food courier last year averaging € 5,632. Musah, a…
Finnish Ukrainians rely on private food donations due to delays in the process
Some Ukrainian citizens who fled to Finland after the Russian invasion rely on food offers from private individuals due to delays in processing temporary visas. To date, an estimated 22,000 Ukrainians have applied for temporary protection in Finland. This entitles those fleeing the war to stay in Finland for a maximum of one year at…
The aid system reaches more than 1,000 victims of human trafficking in Finland
Jutta SaastamoinenResearchers in the European Migration Network believe that a significant proportion of victims still lack the help they need and that the phenomenon of human trafficking is partly hidden from the authorities. According to a new study, more than half of all victims of trafficking registered in EU Member States are third-country nationals. In…
Citizens’ initiative on permanent residence permits for long-term asylum seekers passes to Parliament
The citizens’ initiative requiring a permanent residence permit for long-term asylum seekers is progressing into the parliamentary debate. The signatories want Finland to issue a four-year residence permit to persons whose asylum application has been rejected before 2017. The initiative exceeded the required 50,000 signatures on Friday night and will go to parliament for consideration…
The realization of the social rights of illegal immigrants varies greatly in Finland
The realization of illegal social rights, such as basic subsistence and care, varies greatly from municipality to municipality. – This seems to be partly related to who is defined as illegal and directing social services and thus the more widely estimated number of illegal people in the municipality, says the researcher. Anitta Kynsilehto From the…
The rules for moving international students to Finland were relaxed
Previously, students had to apply for a continuing education permit every year, even if their studies had continued uninterrupted. The new rules will also extend the time available for job search after graduation. The changes will apply to all students from outside the EU who apply for a residence permit for their studies from 15…
The new law aims to reduce the bureaucracy of Finland’s international students
The Finnish government has passed a new law that allows foreign students and their family members to obtain a residence permit for the duration of their studies. In the past, students have been required to regularly cut red tape at the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) to renew study-based visas every year or two. The new…
Foreign workers who did not have the legal right to work in Finland were found in every five jobs inspected
Excluding other employers and looking only at the construction industry, the situation is even worse: whenever an inspection was carried out 3, the agency always found one construction company with foreigners who had not been granted employment rights in Finland. – It is likely that the current conditions in Ukraine will exacerbate the situation, so…
APN podcast: Working to survive in Finland
The strike wave sweeps across Finland as people try to dent into the cost of living crisis. Paper workers are on strike at UPM, municipal staff are struggling across the country – and a large nurses’ strike is exposing cracks in the Finnish healthcare system. "We are apparently on strike because of poor pay. I…
Finland’s goal is to streamline the permit procedure for Ukrainians applying for work
The Finnish Immigration Service Migri has announced its plans to speed up the employment processes of Ukrainians who have sought asylum in Finland during the war in their home country. A residence permit that allows Ukrainians to work in Finland could be available within a couple of weeks, Director General of the Agency Jari Kähkönen…
Minister asks retired teachers to help Ukrainians
Already over 24,000Earlier, when it was estimated that about 20,000 refugees would come to Denmark, the government estimated that the costs of receiving the refugees would land at about 2 billion kroner in 2022 and 2023. But it remains to be seen how much that number would increase if 100,000 refugees arrived. According to Immigration…
Hundreds of Ukrainians arrive in Finland every day
According to unofficial estimates, hundreds of Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war in their homeland arrive in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, every day. The Estonian Broadcasting Corporation (ERR) reported earlier this week that almost 20,000 Ukrainians had arrived in Estonia, and the shipping companies added that many would continue their journey by ship to Finland.…
Africans and Middle Eastern asylum seekers are criticizing "unfair" Finnish system: "No one has welcomed me"
Last seven years an economics student Yasin Omer has sought asylum in Finland many times since fleeing the Somali war – but to no avail. Although she sympathizes with the Ukrainians currently fleeing her homeland as a result of Russia’s attack, she told Yle that the situation was at odds with her treatment. "It feels…
The amendments to the legislation are aimed at combating the exploitation of foreign workers in Finland
New change The goal of the Finnish migrant workforce, which originally came into law last October, is to prevent the exploitation of foreign workers by making it easier to detect suspected cases and report them to the authorities. According to the previous law, if a migrant worker’s employment was terminated even as a result of…
Finland is preparing for the rise of Ukrainian refugees
“Finland may be a bit on the edge, and I’m not sure how the fact that we are Russia’s border neighbors affects how attractive Finland is,” he commented. press conference Migri, Finnish Red Cross and Ministry of the Interior. Minna HulkkonenHowever, the head of migration at the Interior Ministry said the number of people arriving…
Kela explains the social security rights of people arriving in Finland after the situation in Ukraine
Kela has been asked about the social security of people who came to Finland as a result of the situation in Ukraine. Ukrainians can currently stay in Finland, for example, as asylum seekers or without a visa for 3 months if they do not want to apply for asylum. Some have come to stay with…
Refugees from Ukraine do not have to apply for asylum in the EU, the interior ministers decide
The historic decision means that refugees from the war-torn country will be issued with a one-year residence permit, which will be automatically extended for one year and possibly another year based on an assessment of the situation in Ukraine. The permit gives them not only residence, but also access to education, housing, the labor market…
The Ministry of the Interior is publishing a report on the legalization of illegal housing
One of the views expressed by the authors is a one-off solution granted by a separate law, which gives the undocumented the right to apply for an alien’s passport and residence permit for a pre-determined period, such as six months. In this way, they could obtain a passport from their country of origin and use…
Finland is streamlining residence permit procedures for non-EU students
Jarmo Tiukkanen, the director of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labor, informed the broadcaster that the changes are expected to take effect on 1 April. “This should be possible, but we will have to wait until the bill is discussed and approved by parliament,” he added. The most significant change is that students would…
Finland will double the number of foreign student visas and shorten the citizenship path
Finnish MPs are voting on proposals to double the employment period of foreign students after graduation and make it easier for them to return to Finland. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labor confirmed that it would propose a series of changes that would most significantly allow students from abroad to stay for two years…
Educational body: The number of applications for English-language degrees increased dramatically
The number of students applying to English-language degree programs at universities and polytechnics has increased significantly this year compared to 2021, according to a report published by the National Board of Education on Thursday. In total, more than 33,000 people applied for the courses, which start in the autumn. Last year, the figure was just…
HS: Most Finns would suspend asylum applications if hit by a hybrid attack
About one in six (17%) of respondents thought that the country should continue to receive asylum applications. One-fifth of the respondents, on the other hand, did not have an opinion on the matter. According to the daily, the answers varied significantly depending on the political position. The suspension of the reception of asylum applications if…
Progress in preparing for the accelerated service – the migration of experts and start-up entrepreneurs to Finland is accelerating
The Finnish Immigration Service processes residence permits for those coming to Finland along the express route in a maximum of two weeks. As the families of professionals also move to Finland, Pikapalvelu is also aimed at family members of experts and start-up entrepreneurs. The preparation of the accelerated service will be combined with a new…
The Minister of Labor is calling for a change in attitudes towards hiring foreign, older workers
According to the Minister of Labor, Finnish employers must change their attitudes when recruiting new staff. Tuula Haatainen (SDP). According to many employers, the Minister’s speech was related to the wider discussion about labor shortages in Finland. Haatainen said that employers need to look in the mirror in order to tackle the problem. "Changes need…
New country guidelines for Afghanistan – an extensive security assessment continues
On 9 July 2021, the Finnish Immigration Service suspended the issuance of negative decisions on deportation to Afghanistan. Decision-making was suspended due to a significant deterioration in the security situation in Afghanistan. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to issue positive decisions on applications for residence permits and applications for international protection. It is still…
YLE: Finnish companies are wary of hiring foreigners for their own language skills
“About half of Finnish companies have already used international labor, but about 40 percent of companies have poor capacity to receive [international labour]. The biggest challenge is the language skills of the employers themselves, Elina Koskela, Barona’s director of global recruitment, told YLE. His assessment is based on the results survey on attitudes towards the…
The number of asylum seekers remained low
In January-October 2021, a total of 994 first asylum applications were submitted. The number of new asylum seekers has remained at last year’s level. In January-October 2020, a total of 1,109 first asylum applications were submitted. “We are closely monitoring the situation in Belarus, but it has not yet caused an increase in the number…
Research: Reluctance to hire foreigners is often due to employers ’lack of English
Finnish companies suffer from a shortage of skilled labor. Despite this, many companies say they do not take the risk of hiring workers from abroad. The problem in these cases is not bureaucracy or strict immigration law, but the poor English language skills of the companies themselves. "About half of Finnish companies already have foreign…
The musical politician helped Palestinians
The Radicals sat in government for about half of Elisabeth Arnold’s years in the Folketing, after she was elected in the election in 1988. She did not become a minister, but she made a big impression nonetheless. In 1992, against the wishes of the VK government, she and the Radicals helped enforce the controversial special…
This week’s editorial: First Tuesday in October
On the first Tuesday in October every year, MPs meet, and the PM gives his speech on the nation’s situation – and it happened last week. Three main problems There were three things to notice immediately. First of all, there was no indication of a parliamentary election in November, when the local and regional elections…
50,000 sign to stop the repatriation of Syrians
The citizens’ proposal “Stop the repatriation of Syrian refugees to dangerous and insecure conditions” has rounded 50,000 signatures. It appears on Monday evening from the website borgerslur.dk. This means that the proposal must be considered by the Folketing. The citizens’ proposal states that they want the Folketing to change the law that gives the Danish…
Based on the employment relationship, the residence permit is now issued much faster than last year
There are several types of work-related residence permits, depending on the type of work a person intends to do in Finland. Most work-related applications relate to residence permits for employees. Chefs, cleaners and construction workers, for example, apply for an employee’s residence permit. In January-September this year, the average processing time for a permit was…
Migri: Processing times for work-based residence permits were shortened from last year
According to Migri, the goal is to grant applicants a permit within a month by 2023. It seeks to achieve this by increasing automation and developing more efficient authorization processes. The Finnish Immigration Service also claims that experts like IT experts got a residence permit faster this year than ever before, and they received a…
Migri: The processing time for a work-based residence permit will be reduced in 2021
The Finnish Immigration Service Migri says that it processes work-based residence permits faster than last year. Residence permits for those working or wishing to work in Finland are processed almost twice as fast as in 2020, and the waiting period is 77 days from 143 last year. The goal set by the Migri government is…
Foreign Minister: Finland is still trying to evacuate 50 people from Afghanistan
The Finnish authorities are still trying to arrange the safe evacuation of about 50 people from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) said in Yle’s Ykkösaamu morning program. The figure includes about 30 Finnish citizens who are covered by the government’s evacuation decree, Haavisto said, and an estimated 20 people who have a permanent residence…
A vote of no confidence was sought in the government’s immigration policy
A small Movement Now political group joined the opposition party on Thursday to sponsor an interpellation aimed at forcing a motion of censure on the government over its immigration policy. By Harry Harkimo, As chairman of Movement Now, national legislation should promote controlled migration and minimize the associated unwanted side effects. He criticized the government’s…
HS: Hundreds of Britons can stay in Finland illegally
“That would mean there are several hundred people who did not apply,” he said, adding that the number is definitely an estimate, especially as the coronavirus pandemic could cause some to return to the UK. “It’s impossible to say what the real number is. I cannot say how many people have left Finland and whether…
Waiting time for family reunification is shortened following European judgment
The government will present a bill that shortens the requirement for how long people with temporary protection status must have a residence permit in Denmark before they can have spouses and children to Denmark. This is the result of a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), according to the Ministry of Immigration…
Tesfaye is being pressured in a case of polygamy
– Next week, I plan to submit a bill to the Folketing that will give the evacuated Afghans the opportunity to apply for a two-year residence permit. – The bill is amended on several points in relation to the text that has been in consultation. This means, among other things, that we will not recognize…
Parties demand answers about underage spouses and polygamy
The preliminary sentence in the case was set by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Mattias Tesfaye (S) late Thursday night. He will present a bill where the group can not get temporary residence in Denmark under the special law. However, the Liberal Party’s foreign affairs spokesman, Morten Dahlin, will see the bill printed…
The government pulls ashore in case of polygamy
The government will still not accept that evacuated Afghans have more wives or minor spouses. This is stated by Minister of Immigration and Integration Mattias Tesfaye (S) in a written comment to Ritzau. – Next week, I plan to submit a bill to the Folketing that will give the evacuated Afghans the opportunity to apply…
The government will accept polygamy among evacuees
The government will allow evacuees from Afghanistan with more than one wife or spouses under the age of 18 to obtain a residence permit in Denmark. Jyllands-Posten writes this on the basis of a draft law that has been sent for consultation. When the parliamentary parties agreed to evacuate Afghans who had worked for Denmark,…
The government will accept polygamy among evacuated Afghans
The government will allow evacuees and spouses from Afghanistan to obtain a residence permit in Denmark. Also in the case of polygamy or spouses under 18 years of age. The Liberal Party says it is a breach of contract. Jyllands-Posten writes this on the basis of a draft law that has been sent for consultation.…
Media: The government will allow evacuees with multiple wives to stay
The government will allow evacuees from Afghanistan with more than one wife or spouses under the age of 18 to obtain a residence permit in Denmark. Jyllands-Posten writes this on the basis of a draft law that has been sent for consultation. When the parliamentary parties agreed to evacuate Afghans who had worked for Denmark…
The unit list will give young people more in SU and higher unemployment benefits
– We would like to try to turn the development for the Danish youth from being setbacks, cuts in education and everything else to a progressive response to giving young people more opportunities. With the proposal, the Unity List will remove the current lower unemployment benefit rate for new graduates. The low rate is the…
Cases of rejected foreigners can be resumed
It writes Jyllands-Posten. There are ten cases of family reunification and three cases of religious preachers. In addition, there may be accompanying family members who are affected, the ministry informs according to Jyllands-Posten. – Cases where a refusal of an extension of a residence permit has been announced, solely with reference to the fact that…
Finnish Afghans have an uncertain future
Shortly before Finland evacuated 413 Afghan and Finnish citizens from Kabul at the end of August, the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) announced that it was suspending the deportation of asylum seekers to Afghanistan. While this made it easier for those who soon had to leave one of the most dangerous places in the world, things…
Union report: Immigrants in Finland suffer from lower pay, prejudice and discrimination
The report, published on Thursday, says that foreigners face prejudice, unnecessary language requirements, discrimination, lack of recognition of qualifications and lower pay than their Finnish counterparts in the Finnish labor market. The technical trade union TEK commissioned a report which found several defects in the employers. "Many of the disadvantages they face are directly due…
British citizens living in Finland must apply for a right of residence by 30 September
The estimated number of British people in Finland is currently about 5,000. “ As the application deadline approaches, we still expect to receive a large number of applications from UK citizens, ” said the senior adviser. Mika Walldén. British citizens living in Finland must apply to the Finnish Immigration Service for a right of residence…
Growth in the number of international students
Between January and August 2021, 4,233 applicants from outside the EU applied for a residence permit for studies. Last year, the corresponding figure was only 1756. Most students come to study at colleges and apply for a residence permit in the summer months after obtaining a place to study. Most of the foreign students studying…
After 15 years, he is still trying to find his place in Icelandic society
Approximately 40% of those registered on the unemployment register in Iceland are of foreign origin. Experts want the government to pay more attention to learning Icelandic for immigrants, as not knowing the language hinders their progress in the labor market. “I’ve been here for 15 years and I think after that long time I’m still…
Denmark has evacuated more than 1,000 people from Afghanistan
Denmark has evacuated a total of 1,038 people from Afghanistan. It informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. According to the ministry, 60 of the 1,038 people have been evacuated even though they did not meet “the criteria of the political agreement and understanding”. The people have been given the green light to be…
APN Podcast: "I encourage them to be bolder"
This week, the Yle News All Points North podcast returns to residence permit barriers after news of measures to speed up the immigration process. You can listen to the full podcast using the embedded player here through Yle Areena, Spotify or Apple podcasts or on your regular podcast player using an RSS feed. The article…
The Refugee Board again postpones Afghan asylum cases
On Wednesday, 60 Afghans had even longer prospects of having their cases processed by the Refugee Board. The Refugee Board suspended the processing of their cases in mid-August. It happened when the militant Islamist movement Taliban invaded Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, and seized power from the country’s government. On Wednesday, it was decided that the cases…
