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Frequently asked questions: returnees

I am about to apply for an extended permit on the basis of returnee status. How and when can I take the language test arranged in Finland by the Finnish Immigration Service?

If, after moving to Finland, you submit an application for an extended permit to the police on the basis of returnee status and your first residence permit has been granted on some other basis, you may take a language test arranged by the Immigration Service in Finland in order to fulfil the conditions for granting a permit in this respect. Persons who have not yet been granted a first residence permit cannot take part in a language test arranged in Finland.

You may not take the language test arranged by the Finnish Immigration Service until you have submitted your residence permit application. The Finnish Immigration Service will invite all applicants of Finnish birth (section 48 of the Aliens Act) to the language test. The Immigration Service will arrange language tests at its premises as necessary, at approximately two-month intervals, depending on the number of applicants.

Further information about the language test can be obtained from the Finnish Immigration Service’s Customer Service, tel. +358 (0) 71 873 3400 (Mon-Fri 9-15), or Immigration Unit during its telephone service hours (Tues, Wed and Thu 10-11), tel. +358 (0) 71 873 3740.

Read more: frequently asked questions about residence permits in general

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