Processing fees
A fee will be charged for the processing of an application. The processing fees mentioned on this page apply to applications that were submitted in 2017.
- If you fill out citizenship application online, the application fee will be charged in the e-service.
- If you fill out another type of application online, you can pay the processing fee in the e-service or when you visit the authority to verify your identity and to present the original copies of the documents that you are required to attach to your application.
- If you submit a paper application, you will pay the application fee when you hand in the application to the authority. The fee will be collected by the authority you submit your application to.
- If you are applying to prevent the cancellation of a residence permit or to revoke a prohibition of entry, or you are asking for a certificate, please check the payment instructions on the application.
Payment methods
- In the e-service, you can use your internet bank or the most common credit cards to pay the fee (Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club or American Express).
- At the service points of the Finnish Immigration Service in Finland, you can use cash, the most common debit cards and Visa, Visa Electron and MasterCard to pay the fee.
- If you submit your application at a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate), you should contact the mission beforehand to find out how to pay the processing fee.
Submitting an application electronically costs less than submitting an application in a traditional paper form. All applications cannot, however, be submitted electronically. A list of applications that can be submitted electronically can be found under E-services.
The fee is collected for the processing of the application, and it will not be refunded even if you cancel your application. The fee will also not be refunded even if the decision on your application is negative.
The processing of your application does not start before you have paid the processing fee. If you do not pay the processing fee, your application for a residence permit, travel document or revocation of a prohibition of entry will expire.
The fees of the Finnish Immigration Service are determined by the Ministry of the Interior Decree 1522/2016. Please note! Certain applications are free of charge by virtue of the above mentioned Decree. The applications that are free of charge have been listed at the bottom of this page.
Fees (€) charged by the Finnish Immigration Service 2017
| Citizenship matters | | € |
|---|
| | application on paper | electronic application |
| Citizenship application | 440 | 350 |
| Application for release from Finnish citizenship | 400 | - |
| Citizenship declaration | 300 | 220 |
| - minor applicants (under 18 years) | 100 | 80 |
| Request for determination of citizenship status | 50 | - |
| Residence permits and registration of EU citizens | | € |
|---|
| | application on paper | electronic application |
| First residence permit (other permits than the ones mentioned below) | 470 | 420 |
First residence permit for an employed person or a self-employed person:
- Employment which requires a partial decision
- Other employment
- Special expert
- Special expert, EU Blue Card
- Scientific research
- Sports or coaching
- Self-employment | 520 | 450 |
| First residence permit for studies | 360 | 300 |
| First residence permit, minor applicant | 250 | 220 |
| Extended permit | 187 | 187 |
| Extension of residence permit, minor applicant or student | 168 | 168 |
| Permanent residence permit | 187 | 187 |
| Permanent residence permit, minor applicant | 168 | 168 |
| Registration of the right of residence of an EU citizen | 54 | 54 |
| Residence card or permanent residence card for family members of EU citizens | 54 | 54 |
| Certificate of the right of permanent residence of an EU citizen | 54 | 54 |
| Renewal of a residence permit card | 101 | - |
| Renewal of a residence card for family members of EU citizens | 54 | - |
| A new residence permit card to replace a lost card | 101 | - |
| Application to prevent the cancellation of a residence permit | 100 | - |
| Travel documents | € |
|---|
| Aliens passport and refugee travel document | 48 |
| Aliens passport and refugee travel document (rejected) | 48 |
| A new document to replace a lost document | 108 |
Other fees | € |
|---|
| Application to revoke a prohibition of entry | 100 |
| Certificate issued on request | 20 |
| Photocopies 1–20/page | 0,85 |
| Photocopies 20– /page | 0,40 |
| Postage | 5,05 + postal charges |
A processing fee is not charged for the following applications
Citizenship matters
- an application of a child who is a co-applicant in his or her parent’s citizenship application or declaration,
- a citizenship declaration if the applicant proves that he has served in the Finnish army during the Finnish wars in 1939–1945 as conscripted or summoned to military service or as a volunteer, and
- a citizenship declaration if the applicant proves that he or she was sent to another Nordic country, Sweden, Denmark or Norway, due to the Second World War.
Residence permit matters
- a fixed-term residence permit of a foreign national who is accepted as a quota refugee to Finland,
- an application for international protection or a new fixed-term extended residence permit on the basis of international or temporary protection or on compassionate grounds,
- a residence permit which is granted to a foreign national on the basis of him or her being a victim of human trafficking and a new fixed-term extended residence permit on the same grounds,
- a residence permit which is granted to a foreign national on the basis of section 52 d of the Aliens Act (301/2004),
- a new fixed-term extended residence permit on the grounds that the personal situation of the foreign national is especially difficult because of the violence or abuse his or her spouse has directed at him or her or his or her child during the validity of their family ties,
- a continuous residence permit for a foreign national who according to section 52 e of the Aliens Act is in a witness protection programme which is in accordance with the act on the witness protection programme,
- a residence permit which is granted to a foreign national who is employed at a foreign mission (embassy or consulate), and
- a residence permit application for a citizen of New Zealand. No processing fee is collected due to the agreement on the abolition of visas concluded between Finland and New Zealand in 1973.