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Hello folks! I have a very interesting/dramatic problem and I need your advice. Yesterday I sold my unopened package sohva to some African people. It was unopened, I thought it would be good balcony furniture but my wife didn't like the color(color mark on the box), and we sold it. The buyer first ...

Hello guys I am sorry first to write different content from the topic but I am so frustrated with migri so I just want to chat with you guys if possible. Please don't be angry with me and if you don't like the topic please just ignore. I apologize first, I am sorry. I got Finnish citizenship 2020, ...

Which country is your wife from (or where is she travelling to for the wedding)? I am assuming it is a non-Schengen country. Depending on that, there could be a few points where there could be scrutiny. 1. Immigration in your wife's home country (or wherever the wedding is). 2. At the airline counte...

At least from my experience, they are not the same thing.

Hello everyone! I am in Finland and have just submitted my request for residency permit as a third country national, spouse of a Finnish person. I have an anxiety disorder so to avoid a panic attack (I am very nervous about this) I would like to know what to expect exactly from the identification a...

What is the problem exaxtly with this? I at least am not saying anything bad. The help is appreciated for sure. Just having some fun speculating.

Hello guys, I want to send some goods from United States to Finland. I wonder if anyone know an cheap way to transport some goods to USA to Finland. Shipping time doesn't really matter... Thanks in advance! We literally shipped (i.e. had them sent by ship) a bunch of stuff from Houston to Helsinki ...

Hi, I have passed YKI in one module READING, can I apply already now with this result for Finnish citizenship? By the time application is in queue, I am going to take part YKI and pass the Speaking module as soon as I can. Is it even a logical approach ? Or I should wait for passing YKI requirement...

NansDrivel wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:15 am

@FinlandGirl,

This is a sincere question. You have an extraordinary amount of expertise. Without getting too specific, are you involved professionally in governmental affairs, the legal community or academia?

Have you considered the possibility that he/she/they are the government?

If your grandfather was born in the USA, then he is a US citizen and not a Finnish citizen by birth-I don't think he would have qualified as a Finnish citizen since Finland did not allow dual-citizenship back then. You can certainly submit the application and see what happens I suppose.

Hello everyone in this forum. I am from UK and plan going to Finland for two weeks holiday in July coming and I would like to use my relative car for driving about over there during my stay. Do I need to inform the owner vehicle insurance company for covering my two weeks using the car. Can anyone ...

technoforrest wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:06 am

Is healthcare the same for people with residency permits compared to citizens? Should someone with a residency permit buy supplemental insurance?

If you are a permanent resident then you have the same rights to the same over-stretched public healthcare that citizens have.

You can certainly try to learn Swedish as well but Finnish is obviously more useful in Finland. As FinlandGirl stated, 6 years is more than enough time to learn Finnish to the level required for PR puropses.

After two years abroad, your P-permit will no longer be valid in most cases. You can apply to MIGRI for an extension of the P-permit prior to it expiring. I don't know how they decide whether they grant the extension or not.

Finlandgirl, how is it that you’re so well-versed in immigration? Do you, or have you, worked for Migri? Are you an immigration attorney? Not just Finlangirl, most of us-especially the non-EU types with "dodgy" names and passports-who have lived here for any length of time have become wel...