Tag: Visas
Work-related immigration in Finland will decrease from the record high level of 2022
The Migration Agency Migri issued more than 20,000 work-related visas in 2022, but this year the number is expected to drop to around 15,000.
The EU is concerned about visa trade in Poland
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson sent a letter to Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau, demanding explanations regarding the visa scandal. There was trade in Poland in work visas, which allow immigrants to cross borders in the Schengen area without any control. Johansson demands precise data on the scale of fraud and…
Thai berry pickers to receive improved information on their rights
In June, the labor inspectorate released a guide titled “Rights of the Forest Berry Picker,” providing clear information in Thai and English languages. This guide will be distributed to Thai pickers during the workplace inspections. Moreover, a link to the guide has been sent to them in advance along with their visa decisions. According to…
Russia cancels Finns’ visas at some border stations
Russian authorities have tightened entry requirements at the Vartius border crossing in Kuhmo since Monday.
Finland tightens entry restrictions for Russians even more
The new policy is expected to raise the entry threshold for Russians who own land in Finland and limit visas for Russians for school entrance exams.
Sanningen bakom TV-serien: Hon är verklighetens drottning Charlotte
Behandlades med blodiglar och isbad TV-serien Charlotte har toppat listorna sen den släpptes i Sverige. Titti och Ebba har som besatta försökt ta reda på hur mycket som visas i serien faktiskt har hänt på riktigt. En skrämmande upptäckt är att kung George III som led av psykisk ohälsa behandlades under flera år med isbad…
YLE: The arrival of Thai berry pickers in Finland this summer is uncertain
The change seems to be due to a change in visa procedures in the industry. Katja LuopajärviThe deputy director of the visa unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated to public radio that visa procedures have been changed as a result of serious criminal charges and suspicions of human trafficking surrounding the industry. “We…
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…
Russian Embassy: Border guards canceling Finns’ visas are isolated cases
Last week, the Russian border authorities started invalidating some visas brought with Finnish citizens, denying them entry and returning them to Finland.
Paper: Russia invalidates Finnish visas at the border
Russia seems to have started invalidating Finnish visas at its border crossing points, reports Helsingin Sanomat.
Sweden closes the embassy in Islamabad for security reasons
Islamabad [Pakistan]April 12 (ANI): Sweden has closed its embassy in Islamabad indefinitely due to the “current situation” in Pakistan, according to the official statement from the embassy. In the statement, the embassy said: “The Migration Section is currently unable to process requests of any kind. We are also unable to send any documents to our…
The ministry calls a time-out on the status of Thai berry pickers in Finland
“Changing the regulation would have been the only way to change the position of the pickers already for the next harvest season. It was good that we considered the possibility.” Katri Niskanensenior expert from the Ministry of Economy and Labour, comment For YLE on Thursday, February 9. In the changes, berry pickers would have been…
Stricter restrictions on Finnish visas for Russians now in force
From Thursday, Finland will issue a strictly limited number of entry visas to Russian citizens.
Finland is considering limiting tourist visas for Russians
The Finnish government will meet on Tuesday to discuss the restrictions on tourist visas for Russian citizens. prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has demanded an EU-wide decision to limit the access of Russian tourists to the Schengen area. He added that he expects the issue to be raised at EU meetings, the first of which…
Finland is trying to limit the tourist visas granted to Russians, Haavisto tells Helsingin Sanomat
One option, he added, is to favor certain types of visas over others by limiting the time it takes to apply for tourist visas. “The idea is that we would limit the application time for tourist visas and we could prioritize visas that are useful, but not for tourism to Finland,” he explained to the…
EU sanctions do not target ordinary Russians, the European Commission tells HS
Helsingin Sanomat asked the European Commission whether the bloc of 27 countries could make a joint decision to suspend the issuance of tourist visas to Russia, which has recently received a lot of support in Finland. Many Finns have complained that Russians can travel to Finland and other parts of Europe while Russia continues its…
Finland’s main parties support the abolition of Russian tourist visas
The straw poll conducted by STT gives strong support for banning new tourist visas for Russian citizens. The agency asked the leaders of the largest parliamentary delegations whether Finland should stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, which is now in its sixth month. The leaders of each…
Finland removes all Covid border restrictions
All restrictions related to the corona at Finland’s external borders will end on June 30, the Ministry of the Interior stated in a press release. This means that from the beginning of July, all travelers arriving from outside the Schengen and EU areas will no longer be required to have a vaccination certificate or a…
Few Ukrainians find jobs in Finland
Getting a job in Finland has not been easy for recent Ukrainians. Olga SilfverA volunteer from the Finnish Union of Ukraine told STT that a few hundred Ukrainians who had fled their country due to the Russian invasion had found employment after arriving in the country. It is unclear how many newly arrived Ukrainians work,…
Mind Games from DPC Stockholm Major due to visa problems
Mind Games was removed from Dota Pro Circuit Stockholm Major on Friday due to travel visa issues for some team members. The Russian team lost its first match against Thunder Awaken on Thursday. Now the remaining teams in Group B will automatically advance to the playoffs and will play their group games for seeding only…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns of locally recruited staff in Turkish and Ethiopian embassies
Attorney general Tuomas Pöysti has warned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of its practice of asking local workers to carry out tasks that should be reserved for officials employed in Finland by law. According to the ministry, the practice was due to a lack of staff. According to Finnish law, employees have a different legal…
Russia is introducing an electronic tourist visa to land border crossings
The Russian government has added the Torfyanovka and Brusnichno international land border stations to the list of points that can be reached by Russia with an electronic tourist visa. Torfyanovka station is located opposite the Vaalimaa border station on the eastern border of Finland, while Brusnichnoje is located about 100 km north, opposite the Finnish…
Joel Kinnaman is being investigated for rape
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Hollywood actress Joel Kinnaman, who starred in the recently released DC movie ‘The Suicide Squad’, is now being investigated for rape, days after he was granted a restraining order against the alleged victim, Bella Davis. A spokesman for the Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to E! News on Wednesday that Kinnaman…
Denmark stops by evacuating the Kabul embassy as the Taliban regain shards in Afghanistan
Encouraged by the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in recent weeks, the resurgent Taliban have gained more ground in the last two months than at any time since they were ousted in 2001. For the time being, Kabul remains under government control. But Afghans outside the capital must make their own way there to…
The international can move from Sweden due to visa problems
Valve is exploring alternative locations in Europe to host the Dota 2 Championship 2021, commonly known as The International, due to an issue related to securing visas from the original host nation, Sweden. In a statement on Monday, Valve said that the tourism partners Stockholm Live and Visit Stockholm had assured the company since 2019…
U.S. professors claim that Finland’s public prosecutor is abusing human rights by accusing Räsänen
The charges are linked to a church drawn up by an experienced legislator and published by the Luther Foundation Finland, the legal entity behind the diocesan Evangelical Lutheran delegation. The April Prosecutor’s Office found the booklet to contain statements that despise and discriminate against homosexuals, insult their dignity and intolerance, and hate insofar as they…
The government will boost repatriations with EU visa rules
He wants to push back the repatriation of people without the right to reside in the EU. On Dutch initiative, Denmark, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Austria on Thursday sent a letter to the EU Commission, which all EU countries will discuss on Friday afternoon at a video meeting on asylum and migration policy.…
British musicians on appeal: “Boris killed music”
A debate has erupted in the UK about British musicians’ opportunities to tour EU countries after the turn of the year when the UK fully left the EU. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is accused of now making it difficult for British musicians, while the British government blames the EU side “Boris killed music”.Boris kills the…
Migration is increasing across the Atlantic
The number of migrants traveling from North and West Africa to the Canary Islands via the Atlantic has increased sharply this year. But the unpredictable weather and the long distances make this road to Europe very dangerous and many drown. “The ongoing corona pandemic, closed land borders and tougher border surveillance have made smugglers see…