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Getting married here or there and registering the certificate here afterwards leads to same result. You're legally married under the Finnish law, but the immigration authorities may still need additional convincing that you did not get married just and only to get the residence permit. Two year co-h...

I can enter EU legally no matter how long we've stayed together, correct? no, you still have to convince your marriage is real Instead of asking about your assumptions, read the migri.fi pages. everything is explained there. Thank you Rinso. I will read again although I've read for many times. Stil...

Thank you all so much for your explanation. So, I guess we have 2 options: 1) somehow my boyfriend flies back to Vietnam and we start our marriage registration in Vietnam, and then fly to Finland, or 2) find a chance to live together for 2yrs and then fly to Finland for marriage registration. 1st op...

You can get married whenever you want, you don't need a rp for it. We are planning to get married in Finland. We don't have any legalized marriage paper in Vietnam. What we have are only wedding photos taken last year, passport info This is confusing and confusion means problems and delays. You are...

Thank you very much! One more issue I've just thought of. In case I am successful to get a student RP. do we have to wait for a certain period of time to change my RP into a family tie RP, or can we get married and apply for this right when I arrive in Finland? As for proof of a 2 year cohabitation,...

Hi everyone, I know these questions are more than popular in the forum. However, as I have not seen any situation like mine (or I have not been able to find somewhere in the forum), so I really hope you guys can take some time helping me with my questions. I am Vietnamese and planning to apply for R...

I discover this website from the website of Vietnamese Student Association in Finland

http://public.vsaf.org/