Residence permit application forms

Residence permit application forms

The residence permit application form may be submitted at a Finnish embassy abroad or to the local police in Finland. The handling of permit issues in the police departments of some of the larger Finnish cities has been concentrated at a separate department for immigration affairs. Contact your local police to find out which service point in the area provides licence services.

The form must be completed and the necessary appendices arranged before submitting an application to a Finnish mission or to the local police.


Instructions for filling in the application form can be found at Frequently asked questions.

N.B. To apply for registration of EU citizens’ or for EU citizens' family members’ residence cards, you must use other forms and leave the application to the local police. These forms are available at the address www.poliisi.fi (in Finnish). You can apply for registration and residence card also electronically.

A fee is charged for the processing of each application.

Appendices to residence permit application

  1. Appendix to residence permit application; passport photo, OLEL_PK

    1. A photo of the applicant must be appended to the residence permit application. This photo must comply with the passport photo guidelines issued by the police and must not be more than six (6) months old.

      Appendix to residence permit application; passport photo
      OLEL_PK
  2. Response to possible refusal of entry and prohibition of entry; Residence permit application attachment form, MP_1

    1. This form is for you if you are applying for your first Finnish residence permit only after arrival in Finland. Fill in the form for attachment to your residence permit application.

      Response to possible refusal of entry and prohibition of entry; Residence permit application attachment form

      		 MP_1

Other clarifications that you need to append to your application are listed at the end of the form.

Family ties

Residence permit application for the spouse

  1. Residence permit application for the spouse of a foreigner resident in finland, OLE_PH1

    1. This form is for you if you are applying for your first Finnish residence permit on the basis of family ties. Your spouse has a Finnish residence permit and you intend to move to Finland and to lead a family life with him/her. Your spouse is your husband/wife, your registered partner of the same gender or a cohabitee with whom you have lived in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years, or with whom you have joint care of a child.

    2. In addition to this form, your spouse must fill in the form PK1_plus to respond to questions concerning family ties. Enclosing the clarification form with the application proper will make processing of the application quicker..

      Residence permit application for the spouse of a foreigner resident in finland OLE_PH1
      Clarification of family ties: residence permit application for spouse PK1_plus

Residence permit application for the spouse of a Finnish citizen

  1. Residence permit application for the spouse of a Finnish citizen, OLE_PH2

    1. This form is for you if you are applying for your first Finnish residence permit on the basis of family ties. Your spouse is a Finnish citizen and you intend to move to Finland and to lead a family life with him/her. Your spouse is your husband/wife, your registered partner of the same gender or a cohabitee with whom you have lived in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years, or with whom you have joint care of a child.

    2. In addition to this form, your spouse must fill in the form PK2_plus to respond to questions concerning family ties.

      Residence permit application for the spouse of a Finnish citizen

      		 OLE_PH2
      Form for clarification of a Finnish citizen's family ties: residence permit application for spouse PK2_plus

Residence permit application for a guardian

  1. Residence permit application for a guardian with a child in Finland, OLE_PH3

    1. This form is for you if you are applying for your first Finnish residence permit on the basis of family ties. You are the guardian of a child under 18 years of age who is living in Finland on a residence permit or is a Finnish citizen. You intend to move to Finland and to lead a family life with the child.

    2. In addition to this form, the child living in Finland must fill out form OLE_PK3. Enclosing the clarification form with the application proper will make processing of the application quicker.

      Residence permit application for a guardian with a child in Finland OLE_PH3
      Residence permit application for guardian and sibling, application filed by a child resident in Finland OLE_PK3

Residence permit application for child

  1. Residence permit application for child, OLE_PH4

    1. This form is for you if you are applying for a first Finnish residence permit for a child under the age of 18 on the basis of family ties. The purpose of the application is that the child intends to move to Finland and to lead a family life with his/her guardian. The application may be filed by the child with his/her guardian abroad. The child must be unmarried for a residence permit to be granted on the basis of family ties between parent and child.

    2. A clarification of family ties must be submitted with this form: a sponsor in Finland must use form PK4_plus and a guardian with the child abroad must use form PH4_plus. However, the clarification of family ties is not needed if the child is applying for a residence permit simultaneously with his/her guardian.

      Residence permit application for child OLE_PH4
      Clarification of family ties for guardian whose child is the applicant PH4_plus
      Clarification of family ties for guardian whose child is the applicant PK4_plus
  1. Residence permit for adoption, OLE_ADO

    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you are applying for a residence permit for a child who is a foreign citizen and who is to be adopted in Finland (intercountry adoption). The Finnish adoption board has approved the adoption.

    2. This application form should not be used in the case of private adoption. When applying for a residence permit for private adoption, please use the form OLE_MUU (Other grounds)

      Residence permit for adoption OLE_ADO

Residence permit application for other family member

  1. Residence permit application for other family member, OLE_PH5

    1. This form is for you if you are applying for the first Finnish residence permit on the basis of family ties as a family member other than a spouse, or on the basis of guardianship of a minor. Your family member living in Finland is a Finnish citizen or a refugee or has been issued a residence permit on the grounds of subsidiary protection, humanitarian protection or temporary protection. The purpose of the application is to allow you to resume your close family life or the fact that you are fully dependent on the family member living in Finland. It is further required that denying a residence permit would be deemed unreasonable from your point of view.

    2. In addition to this form, your family member living in Finland must fill in the form PK5_plus to respond to questions concerning family ties. Enclosing the clarification form with the application proper will make processing of the application quicker.

      Residence permit application for other family member OLE_PH5
      Clarification of family ties form regarding other family member for the sponsor PK5_plus

Working

  1. Residence permit application for self-employment, OLE_EHA

    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you intend to come to Finland to be a self-employed person. As a rule,
      a self-employed person must register his/her business with the Trade Register at the National Board of Patents and Registration before a residence permit can be issued.

    2. The following are considered self-employed persons for the purposes of this application:
      − a self-employed private entrepreneur incorporated as a toiminimi
      − a partner in a partnership (avoin yhtiö)
      − the general partner in a limited partnership (kommandiittiyhtiö) (not a sleeping partner)
      − a member of a cooperative (osuuskunta) who has unlimited liability for refinancing (the unlimited liability for refinancing must be entered in the Trade Register)

    3. For the purposes of this application, a person is not considered self-employed if he or she is employed in the service of a limited company of which he or she is the owner, not even when in possession of the entire share capital.

    4. Residence permit application for self-employment OLE_EHA
  2. Residence permit application for employment , OLE_TY1
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you are coming to Finland to work for a Finnish employer or other employer operating in Finland and you have signed an employment agreement or accepted a binding job offer. This form is for applying for a residence permit for workers and other work-based residence permits for which there is no separate form (see forms OLE_TY2/Special expert, OLE_TY3/Internship and OLE_TY4/Sports or sports coach). A residence permit for workers is contingent on consideration related to availability (Aliens Act, section 72(1)).
    2. This form is only available as a PDF file. You can fill in the form on the screen. For PDF forms you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free from www.adobe.fi
    4. Residence permit application for employment OLE_TY1
      Appendix to worker's residence permit application TEM054
  3. Residence permit application for person employed as a special expert, OLE_TY2
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you have signed an employment contract with a company operating in Finland or have accepted a binding job offer with same and you are a special expert, a consultant, a trainer, a teacher or a member of corporate middle or senior management. A special expert is a person who has been hired to work in Finland in duties requiring special expertise (‘highly skilled worker’). In general, this means that you are required to have a Master’s degree or equivalent qualification.
    2. This application form is also for you if you are applying for the EU Blue Card.
    3. Residence permit application for person employed as a special expert OLE_TY2
  4. Residence permit application for internship, OLE_TY3
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you are coming to Finland for work or an internship which
      − is based on an intergovernmental agreement (e.g. Working Holiday for citizens of Australia and New Zealand); or
      − is included in an exchange programme run by non-governmental organizations; or
      − involves the transfer of a person with a university degree within the same company.
    2. This residence permit application form is also for you if you are between 18 and 30 years of age and you are coming to Finland for an internship, and
      − you are studying the Finnish or Swedish language at a university abroad; or
      − the internship is in a field matching your studies or your qualifications.
    3. The maximum length of an internship is 12 months or 18 months, depending on the grounds cited.
    5. Residence permit application for internship OLE_TY3
  5. Residence permit application for sports or coaching, OLE_TY4
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you are applying for a Finnish residence permit as a sportsman/sportswoman or a sports coach and you will be undertaking this activity in Finland professionally and on a full-time basis. You must also have signed a player agreement or employment agreement with a sports club or similar organization.
    3. Residence permit application for sports or coaching OLE_TY4

Researchers

  1. Residence permit application for scientific research, OLE_TUT
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you are applying for a residence permit in order to conduct scientific research or participate in a research project, or to undertake post-graduate studies involving research in the same field. If you intend to study for a Licentiate’s degree or prepare a doctoral dissertation and you are paying for your studies yourself, you must apply for a student residence permit (form: OLE_OPI).
    3. Residence permit application for scientific research OLE_TUT

Studying

  1. Residence permit application for study , OLE_OPI
    1. This residence permit application is for you if you are coming to Finland to study at a Finnish educational institution where you have already been accepted as a student. The studies must be undergraduate studies, leading to a degree or vocational qualification. Applicable educational institutions include universities and universities of applied sciences, vocational education institutions and, in the case of exchange students, any of the above and upper secondary schools. In special cases, a residence permit for study may be issued for other studies than those described above.
    3. Residence permit application for study OLE_OPI

Au pair

  1. Residence permit application for au pair status, OLE_AUP
    1. This residence permit application is for you if you are intending to travel to Finland to work as an au pair in a family.
    2. The purpose of an au pair position is to provide a young person (aged 17 to 30) an opportunity to become acquainted with the language and culture of the target country in exchange for performing light housework duties. The purpose of an au pair position is not to gain a household employee. Domestic servants must use the form OLE_TY1 to apply for a residence permit. Generally, prospective au pairs are required to have studied or taken an interest in Finnish or Swedish language or culture, for instance Finnish history or politics. The working hours of an au pair must be set so that he/she will have the opportunity to take classes in Finnish or Swedish while in Finland.
    3. The maximum duration of residence on au pair status is one year.
    5. Residence permit application for au pair status OLE_AUP

Returnees

  1. Residence permit application for former finnish citizens, OLE_EN
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you are applying for a residence permit on the grounds that you have been a Finnish citizen, or that at least one of your parents or grandparents is or has been a Finnish citizen by birth.
    2. If you are applying for a residence permit on the grounds that you are an Ingrian-Finnish returnee, you need to use the form Residence Permit Application for Remigration (OLE_IN).
    4. Residence permit application for former finnish citizens OLE_EN
  2. Residence permit application for remigration, OLE_IN
    1. This residence permit application is for you if you are applying for a residence permit as an ‘Ingrian-Finnish’ returnee. You
    2. 1) belong to the people evacuated from Ingria to Finland in 1943 or 1944 and returned to the Soviet Union after the war; or
    3. 2) served in the Finnish army during the period 1939-1945; or
    4. 3) are yourself, or at least one of your parents or at least two of your four grandparents are or have been entered in a document as Finnish nationals. You have also registered as a returnee at a Finnish mission abroad.
    5. If you are applying for a residence permit on the grounds that you have been a Finnish citizen, or that at least one of your parents or grandparents is or has been a Finnish citizen by birth, you need to use the form Residence Permit Application for Former Finnish Citizens (OLE_EN).
    7. Residence permit application for remigration OLE_IN
  3. Extension application; fixed-term residence permit on a continuous basis, OLE_JATKO_A
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you have been granted a continuous fixed-term residence permit (A) on one of the following grounds: returnee, former Finnish citizen, of Finnish origin, or need for international protection (i.e. you are a quota refugee, you have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection through applying for asylum, or you have been issued a residence permit on the grounds of humanitarian protection, need for protection or an individual human reason) and you wish to apply for an extension to the residence permit on the same grounds. If you received your first residence permit on the basis of family ties, please use the OLE_JATKO_PS form for your application.
    3. Extension application; fixed-term residence permit on a continuous basis OLE_JATKO_A
  4. Request for a certificate from the Finnish Immigration Service for an Ingrian-Finnish returnee for getting a place to live , TOD_P_IN
    2. Request for a certificate from the Finnish Immigration Service for an Ingrian-Finnish returnee for getting a place to live TOD_P_IN
      Запрос на выдачу из Миграционной службы справки для ингерманладских финнов-репатриантов для получения квартиры TOD_P_IN

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Other grounds

  1. Finnish residence permit application, other grounds, OLE_MUU
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you are applying for a residence permit for a reason which is not one of the reasons for which a separate application form exists. Note that an application form does exist for the following: adoption, au pair status, self-employment, former Finnish citizenship, employment as a special expert, studies, remigration, scientific research, internship, employment, sports or sports coaching, family ties. You should use this form when the reason for your residence in Finland is something other than those listed above and you are yourself paying for the cost of your residence. Tourism, however, does not constitute valid grounds.
    3. Finnish residence permit application, other grounds OLE_MUU

Extension of a residence permit

  1. Permanent residence permit application, OLE_JATKO_P_PEY
    1. This form is for applying for either a permanent Finnish residence permit (P) or an EC residence permit (P-EY) for third-country nationals with long-term EC resident status. You are eligible for a permanent residence permit if you have lived in Finland on a continuous residence permit (A permit) for an uninterrupted period of four years. You are eligible for a P-EY residence permit if you have lived in Finland on a continuous residence permit (A permit) for an uninterrupted period of five years. If you are suspected of or have been found guilty of an offence, you may be denied a permanent residence permit or P-EY residence permit.
    2. If you are not eligible for a permanent residence permit, you may be granted an extended fixed-term residence permit on the basis of your application.
    3. This form is only available as a PDF file. You can fill in the form on the screen. For PDF forms you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free from www.adobe.fi.
    5. Permanent residence permit application OLE_JATKO_P_PEY
  2. Extended permit application; residence permit on the basis of family ties, OLE_JATKO_PS
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you have been granted a fixed-term residence permit on the basis of family ties. The same family ties still exist (e.g. marriage to the same spouse), and you wish to apply for a new fixed-term residence permit on these grounds. If your spouse is not the same as before, use the form OLE_PH1.
    3. Extended permit application; residence permit on the basis of family ties OLE_JATKO_PS
  3. Extension application; fixed-term residence permit on a continuous basis, OLE_JATKO_A
    1. This residence permit application form is for you if you have been granted a continuous fixed-term residence permit (A) on one of the following grounds: returnee, former Finnish citizen, of Finnish origin, or need for international protection (i.e. you are a quota refugee, you have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection through applying for asylum, or you have been issued a residence permit on the grounds of humanitarian protection, need for protection or an individual human reason) and you wish to apply for an extension to the residence permit on the same grounds. If you received your first residence permit on the basis of family ties, please use the OLE_JATKO_PS form for your application.
    3. Extension application; fixed-term residence permit on a continuous basis OLE_JATKO_A

The permit extensions is usually applied for using the same form as for the first residence permit application. More detailed information relating to permit extensions, for example, the processing times, may be obtained from the police in the municipality of residence.

A residence permit card

  1. Application form for a residence permit card, OLE_KORTTI
    1. This form is for you if you are applying for a residence permit card to show that you have a valid residence permit. You cannot apply for a residence permit using this form.
    2. You need to have a residence permit card if:
      - your passport in which your valid residence permit is entered expires, or
      - your previous residence permit card expires, or
      - your previous residence permit card is lost or stolen.
    3. You also need a new residence permit card if your personal information as entered in your passport changes or if the grounds for your residence permit change.
    4. The application must be submitted to the local police in Finland.
    5. Application form for a residence permit card OLE_KORTTI

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