January 2018
New residence permit type for startups
Legislative changes will be introduced to facilitate the immigration of startup entrepreneurs and expert employees to Finland as from April 1, 2018. A new residence permit type will be introduced for startup entrepreneurs. The permit would be granted by the Finnish Immigration Service after the Business Finland innovation funding agency has made a business assessment. The estimated handling time for the application would be a few weeks and the first permit would be issued for two years. It has also been proposed that expert employees' first residence permit would be issued for 2 years instead of the current 1 year.
Extensions of all residence permits may in future be filed online, without personally visiting the Finnish Immigration Service.
Extensions of all residence permits may in future be filed online, without personally visiting the Finnish Immigration Service.
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