Search found 11 matches

by vkn2001
Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:52 pm
Forum: Families in Finland
Topic: Advice needed on these English daycares
Replies: 2
Views: 872

Re: Advice needed on these English daycares

Hi,

I am going to vist them soon and what your openian.
Have finalized anything...

Cheers
Vkn2001
by vkn2001
Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:09 pm
Forum: Families in Finland
Topic: Advice needed on these English daycares
Replies: 2
Views: 872

Advice needed on these English daycares

Hi,

i am looking for a daycare for my 4 years old child and gone through some of the English speaking daycare in Espoo and narrow down the list to the following two.

1.Garden City Play School
2. ICEC

Does any one has any recent experience or opinion on how these daycares are?

appreciate your ...
by vkn2001
Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:37 pm
Forum: Moving To Finland
Topic: Basic withholding rate vs. additional rate
Replies: 19
Views: 7799

Re: Basic withholding rate vs. additional rate

Well, what is taken is taken, unless you get paid before year end theres no other way to fix it until the tax returns come. If you can estimate what you get, that is good, otherwise if you have a fixed amount and it hits that amount you pay up the wazoo, and you can't change it mid-year to a ...
by vkn2001
Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:12 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: About the new paternity leave system?
Replies: 4
Views: 748

Re: About the new paternity leave system?

Rip wrote:
Samer2010 wrote:Will the father be allowed to use their full entitlement of 54 days while the mother is at home as well?
yes, but she can not be paid maternity or parental benefits or child home care benefit for that period.


what if she has another child to take care at home?
by vkn2001
Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:45 pm
Forum: Moving To Finland
Topic: Residence permit application form as spouse/dependant
Replies: 33
Views: 5157

Re: Residence permit application form as spouse/dependant

Hi vkn, I have a further question regarding the marriage certificate. I noticed that migri requires it to be legalized --- "it is important that the officiating party is entitled to marry couples under the legislation of the country where the marriage has taken place". At the moment, we have the ...
by vkn2001
Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:23 pm
Forum: Moving To Finland
Topic: Residence permit application form as spouse/dependant
Replies: 33
Views: 5157

Re: Residence permit application form as spouse/dependant

Hi vkn, thanks a lot for the information. It's very helpful to me. I believe what we discussed here would also help many people with the similar situation and doubts.

Just wonder if you submitted any assisting documents for your wife's application besides the marriage certificate, such as bank ...
by vkn2001
Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:09 pm
Forum: Moving To Finland
Topic: embassy or migri ?
Replies: 5
Views: 1161

Re: embassy or migri ?

Tourist visa decision is made by Embassy and the RP decisions is made by migri.
by vkn2001
Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:06 pm
Forum: Moving To Finland
Topic: Residence permit application form as spouse/dependant
Replies: 33
Views: 5157

Re: Residence permit application form as spouse/dependant

Hi flowert2ee,

You can apply together for RP and you will get it together. we all applied from our home country and arrived here after got the RP.

Mine is Specialist category RP and i applied with my wife and child, got it with in 45 days.

My friends who applied like mine also got in the same ...
by vkn2001
Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:51 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Car block heater running continuously
Replies: 17
Views: 4054

Re: Car block heater running continuously

Hi helsinkiguy,

I do have the same problem what you mentioned, the problem is some thing broken in the Pole timer.
Once i come from work i used to connect the car to the timer pole, immediately my heater and fan turn on.

i will reset the timer once again by rotating one full circle of timer nab ...
by vkn2001
Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: How to get my prescription medicine through post customs.
Replies: 7
Views: 2872

Re: How to get my prescription medicine through post customs

Receiving/importing medicines from abroad is illegal in Finland, while coming here only you can take 2 weeks medicines with you along with a prescription. If you receive any medicine to your Finland address. I am sure the customs police will contact you for an interrogation, based on the findings ...
by vkn2001
Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:28 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: A-residence permit (work) requirements changed??
Replies: 12
Views: 4282

Re: A-residence permit (work) requirements changed??

Couple of weeks ago applied for the Residence Permit Extension (and B to A) and submitted the following docs.

1. Passport copy with permit pages
2. OLE_TY2
3. OLE_JATKO_PS(for wife's extension)
4. OLE_PH4(For child's first time RP)
5. PH4_plus(For child's first time RP)
6. PK4_plus(For child's ...