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Finland has great work openings for its foreign visitors. It was rated as the eighth richest country in the entire Europe and a great number of people wish to work in the country. Still, in order to freely work there, a third-country citizen requires a Finland work visa.
This work visa is slightly different from other visas since it’s a long-term permit and it allows its holder to remain in the country for a longer period of time rather than for 90 days, the regular time limit.
If you are not a member of any of these countries given below, then you need a visa to work in Finland:
Those who do not require a visa to work in Finland are allowed to work only for a period of 90 days, subsequently, they’ve to register as a working occupant in Finland.
There are several other types of Finnish work visas, some types will vary depending on the kind of work you perform, while others will vary based on the length of duration, such as:
In order to qualify for obtaining a work visa in Finland is to meet some specific criteria, as given:
Then’s a list of the way you are required to take when applying for a Finland work visa:
Finding a suitable job
Before you start applying for your work visa you are required to find a job in Finland. It’s quite necessary to represent a valid work contract along with the rest of the operation. Without work, you would not be allowed to get a positive answer regarding your visa.
Applying for the work permit
After you have secured a suitable job in Finland, you are allowed to apply for a work permit, through thee-service online, or also you can apply on paper. Thee-services operations are easier to go through rather than paper.
Visiting a original Finnish charge
When submitting the original documents that you attached to your operation in thee-service, i.e. passport, civil documents, trip insurance, and so on, you would also be asked to submit your biometrics. You are also required to pay the operation figure for thee-service when you applying for it.
Staying for an answer
You must know that your operation will be reused in two ways. Originally, an Employment and Economic Development Office will reuse the operation for you and make a partial decision. Subsequently, the Finnish Immigration Service will take the final decision regarding your application.
Still, you are not allowed to travel to Finland and stay for a decision, if you have already applied for abroad. If you were in Finland also you can stay for the decision indeed if your visa has already expired. You would be updated of the decision through the-service if you have applied online.
Further if you have applied on paper the Immigration Office in Finland will shoot the decision to your original Finnish charge at your country of hearthstone, which in turn will let you know, either by dispatch or post. Also your hearthstone permit based on the employment will be transferred to the delegation in your country, and you can pick it up as and when it arrives and head over to Finland.
Go to Finland
After you have been issued with your hearthstone card, your particular word will automatically be recorded in the Finnish Population Information System. When you have reached the country you are allowed to start working as soon as you can.
In general, a Finnish work visa is issued by Finnish authorities and it lasts about a particular time. Still, the duration will vary based on the type of your visa. Still, otherwise known as a temporary permit, it would be valid only for a time, if you have a B permit. However, this is also known as a non-stop permit, which would be valid for as long as you work in the country, if you have an A permit.
Expending a visa depends on the type of work permit you have, moreover you can apply for an extension every time or every four times. A temporary work permit requires to be extended every time, while a non-stop permit requires to be extended after four times.
You are required to apply for an extension at least three months before your existing permit expires. After you have remained in the country with a non-stop period of about 5 times, you may apply for a hearthstone permit which is valid indefinitely unless there’s ground to leave your hearthstone.
Yes, you are allowed to bring your close family members on a Finnish work visa. They need to apply for a hearthstone permit on the basis of family ties as long as you possess a valid work visa.
The estimated cost of a Finnish work visa is around € 490, when applying for it through the electronic medium, while it is around € 690, when applying for it on paper.
