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Finnish authorities proposed new tightened conditions for obtaining a permanent residence permit.
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Additional Information: In the announcement officials outlined several changes, including extending the continuous period of residence required for a permanent residence permit from four to six years, altering the requirement concerning a work history of a certain length to include a requirement that an applicant must have accumulated their work history without recourse to unemployment security or social assistance other than for a maximum of three months, and adding a language skills requirement (in Finnish or Swedish) to obtain a long-term resident’s EU residence permit.
Officials stated that the proposed changes will still allow certain applicants to obtain a permanent residence permit based on a four-year period of residence if they meet additional requirements. Certain applicants can obtain a permanent residence permit without meeting the period of residence requirement if they have certain educational backgrounds and language skills. BAL will continue to monitor developments and will provide more information once it becomes available.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.
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