odon wrote:
The problem is "the manual" is not there, only some forms and some guidence to application submission....if there was a clear cut manuel of immigration and residence then at least people would not be running around like headless chickens!!, nor do the people who sit at the front office know the basic prosedures...to follow.....the car and a human procedure of bureaucracy cannot be conpared!!
Front office is local Finnish embassy.
What more you need besides forms to fill and guidance to fill and file them? Someone to hold your hand?
Guidance from migri.fi:
"Working in Finland
An alien who intends to take up paid employment in Finland usually needs a residence permit for an employed person. A person engaged in an independent business or profession in Finland must have a residence permit for a self-employed person."
"Flowchart: residence permit for an employed person and a self-employed person":
"A residence permit for an employed person can be applied after getting employment in Finland. A self-employed applicant must attach a business plan to theapplication.
The residence permit must usually be applied for before entering Finland."
Does people just jump on a plane and decide that everything is going to be fine? Some planning and research maybe, please?
Ok, I'll give you that "clear cut manual" bit, as those texts I quoted read "usually" and some cultures may teach that everyone is special. And I read those immigration pages and pdfs now, so there might be some improvement since you and others have read them.