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Finnish authorities announced the Finnish Immigration Service is now fully responsible for processing residence permits for employed persons.
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Additional Information: Previously, matters concerning residence permits for employed persons were the responsibility of the TE Office, performed in two stages: The TE Offices first issued a partial decision before forwarding the application to the Finnish Immigration Service for further processing. Work permit services will now be transferred to the Finnish Immigration Service, and they will inspect and assess all the requirements for work-based residence permits at one time as part of reforming of the application processing structure.
The change is part of the overall reform of TE Services, which involves transferring employment and economic development services from the central government to the municipalities’ employment areas. The aim is to improve the customer experience and ensure smoother processing by centralizing residence permit matters for employees to the Finnish Immigration Service. Authorities stated that the processing of applications may temporarily slow down early in 2025.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.
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