Hi there,
This is my first post here - I've just been offered the opportunity to take a decent job up in Helsinki and I have a few questions regarding moving over. I'm from UK, and my wife is from Kazakhstan. We've been living in the Middle East for last few years. We have two toddlers as well.
Our main concern/query is about what is the best way to get a residence visa for my wife, and how long would it take? Is it a case of her having to wait a long while to get paperwork approved and stamped, or can she come as a visitor in the interim and stay whilst it is being worked out? My biggest concern is that if she has to wait overseas is that I won't get to see the kids much for an extended period. Can anyone advise of best course of action?
Any advice would be appreciated, as my acceptance of this opportunity is based on how.soon my wife can join me. Thank you for your support!
Potential move to Finland
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Re: Potential move to Finland
A wife of an EU citizen does not need a residence permit. She will register right of residence like EU citizens.BritKaz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:16 pmHi there,
This is my first post here - I've just been offered the opportunity to take a decent job up in Helsinki and I have a few questions regarding moving over. I'm from UK, and my wife is from Kazakhstan. We've been living in the Middle East for last few years. We have two toddlers as well.
Our main concern/query is about what is the best way to get a residence visa for my wife, and how long would it take?
No waiting abroad is required.BritKaz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:16 pmIs it a case of her having to wait a long while to get paperwork approved and stamped, or can she come as a visitor in the interim and stay whilst it is being worked out? My biggest concern is that if she has to wait overseas is that I won't get to see the kids much for an extended period. Can anyone advise of best course of action?
Re: Potential move to Finland
As the situation stands now, it looks like he will not be an EU citizen for long. So he will need an RP too.A wife of an EU citizen does not need a residence permit. She will register right of residence like EU citizens.
Re: Potential move to Finland
Wait a sec... so it's simpler for the spouse of a non-Finnish EU citizen than for the spouse of a Finn? And we spouses of Finns still have to go through the RP process?betelgeuse wrote: ↑Fri Dec 21, 2018 3:34 amA wife of an EU citizen does not need a residence permit. She will register right of residence like EU citizens.BritKaz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:16 pmHi there,
This is my first post here - I've just been offered the opportunity to take a decent job up in Helsinki and I have a few questions regarding moving over. I'm from UK, and my wife is from Kazakhstan. We've been living in the Middle East for last few years. We have two toddlers as well.
Our main concern/query is about what is the best way to get a residence visa for my wife, and how long would it take?
No waiting abroad is required.BritKaz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:16 pmIs it a case of her having to wait a long while to get paperwork approved and stamped, or can she come as a visitor in the interim and stay whilst it is being worked out? My biggest concern is that if she has to wait overseas is that I won't get to see the kids much for an extended period. Can anyone advise of best course of action?
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Re: Potential move to Finland
I think you need to apply the RP like the spouses of finns. It is not automatic, of course. If you are not finn, you have to registrate yourself as well.
Look at this link, there are some answers:
https://www.foreigner.fi/articulo/movin ... 00998.html
Look at this link, there are some answers:
https://www.foreigner.fi/articulo/movin ... 00998.html