Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

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betelgeuse
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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by betelgeuse » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:50 am

FinlandGirl wrote:
Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:42 pm

Hope2000 wrote:
Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:40 pm
2. Would he be allowed to work in Finland
No.
Not correct. He can but the positions are limited.

“ If your residence permit was granted to you on the basis of your dating relationship, your right to work is restricted. However, you have the right to work in the following positions:”

https://migri.fi/en/intimate-relationship



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FinlandGirl
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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by FinlandGirl » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:55 am

betelgeuse wrote:
Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:50 am
FinlandGirl wrote:
Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:42 pm

Hope2000 wrote:
Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:40 pm
2. Would he be allowed to work in Finland
No.
Not correct. He can but the positions are limited.

“ If your residence permit was granted to you on the basis of your dating relationship, your right to work is restricted. However, you have the right to work in the following positions:”

https://migri.fi/en/intimate-relationship
In practice it is correct that he would not be allowed to work, these exceptions are not relevant in practice.

betelgeuse
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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by betelgeuse » Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:01 am

FinlandGirl wrote:
Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:55 am
betelgeuse wrote:
Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:50 am
FinlandGirl wrote:
Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:42 pm
No.
Not correct. He can but the positions are limited.

“ If your residence permit was granted to you on the basis of your dating relationship, your right to work is restricted. However, you have the right to work in the following positions:”

https://migri.fi/en/intimate-relationship
In practice it is correct that he would not be allowed to work, these exceptions are not relevant in practice.
It’s not out of the question to find a position in a non-profit. However, one should make plans assuming it doesn’t happen.

DudeFromFin
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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by DudeFromFin » Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:09 pm

Hello,
My girlfriend that lives in the United States would like to move to Finland to live with me, would she be able to get in with the intimate relationship RP, I am a Finnish citizen.
We have been dating for 7 months now but it has only been long distance since covid has been restricting travels..
I work full time, i have means of living and an apartment where she would be living with me. She has over 14k€ in savings and has an active job that allows her to work from anywhere in the world remotely. So she has active income around 60k€ per year. She has also been learning Finnish for the past 6 months since she wants to move here eventually.

Thanks for the answers in advance!

Gallychou
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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by Gallychou » Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:42 am

Hi, I tried to research on the Web but can't find details.

For the intimate relationship, do you have to have lived together 2 years or date 1-2 years works? (in person) (the website says you have to proof dating and possible living together....is dating in person enough?)
Let's say a Canadian has been dating a Finn in Canada because the Finn has a work visa there and maybe they would move to Finland eventually.
I have a degree and specialized job. (I also have plenty of money to live without work for a year or more)

Or if you have experience with more than one visa, is it easier to get a visa as a Freelancer in Finland? (if your canadian employer is OK with you moving)

Also, for the 1000$/month, for how many months?

Is the intimate relationship visa renewable? or just 1 year?

Thank you everyone!
Last edited by Gallychou on Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:02 am, edited 1 time in total.

FinlandGirl
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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by FinlandGirl » Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:04 am

Gallychou wrote:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:42 am
For the intimate relationship, do you have to have lived together 2 years or date 1-2 years works? (in person) (the website says you have to proof dating and possible living together....is dating in person enough?)
Living together for 2 years qualifies for the spouse residence permit.
There are no fixed criteria what is required for a residence permit on other grounds for an intimate relationship.
Gallychou wrote:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:42 am
Or if you have experience with more than one visa, is it easier to get a visa as a Freelancer in Finland?
You won't be granted a residence permit if it is not based on any reason that requires you to be in Finland (like study place, girlfriend/wife or job in Finland).
Gallychou wrote:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:42 am
(if your canadian employer is OK with you moving)
Residence in Finland makes you liable to pay taxes in Finland on income/inheritance/gifts/... received worldwide, and social security payments also have to be sorted out for remote work.
Except for irrelevant exceptions, the intimate relationship residence permit does not grant you the right to work.
Gallychou wrote:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:42 am
Also, for the 1000$/month,
€ not $
Gallychou wrote:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:42 am
for how many months?
For the entire period of validity of your residence permit.

Gallychou wrote:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:42 am
Is the intimate relationship visa renewable?
Yes.

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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by lachlan » Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:52 am

In practice it is correct that he would not be allowed to work, these exceptions are not relevant in practice.
One of the exceptions is "in a specialist position requiring special skills"; does this not include anything requiring a degree, as I understood the normal specialist permit does?

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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by betelgeuse » Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:34 pm

lachlan wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:52 am
In practice it is correct that he would not be allowed to work, these exceptions are not relevant in practice.
One of the exceptions is "in a specialist position requiring special skills"; does this not include anything requiring a degree, as I understood the normal specialist permit does?
Same rules apply as for the specialist permit. Though if one gets a specialiat position, it would make sense to immediately look into applying for a specialist residence permit.

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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by FinlandGirl » Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:18 pm

betelgeuse wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:34 pm
lachlan wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:52 am
In practice it is correct that he would not be allowed to work, these exceptions are not relevant in practice.
One of the exceptions is "in a specialist position requiring special skills"; does this not include anything requiring a degree, as I understood the normal specialist permit does?
Same rules apply as for the specialist permit. Though if one gets a specialiat position, it would make sense to immediately look into applying for a specialist residence permit.
A specialist residence permit won't be granted for a job that is not in Finland, that's why Migri requires a commission agreement with a Finnish client when the employer does not have an office in Finland.

Working as a specialist for an employer abroad with a residence permit on other grounds is an interesting idea, I would ask Migri whether this is actually legal.

In any case the limited right to work won't exist while waiting for the residence permit decision, which is not a problem unless you are living in Finland during that time.

In case of remote employment I would in any case also recommend getting expert advice on taxation based on the double-taxation treaty between Finland and Canada, and how social security (especially mandatory pension payments) works in such situations.

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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by betelgeuse » Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:18 am

FinlandGirl wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:18 pm
betelgeuse wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:34 pm
lachlan wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:52 am

One of the exceptions is "in a specialist position requiring special skills"; does this not include anything requiring a degree, as I understood the normal specialist permit does?
Same rules apply as for the specialist permit. Though if one gets a specialiat position, it would make sense to immediately look into applying for a specialist residence permit.
A specialist residence permit won't be granted for a job that is not in Finland, that's why Migri requires a commission agreement with a Finnish client when the employer does not have an office in Finland.

Working as a specialist for an employer abroad with a residence permit on other grounds is an interesting idea, I would ask Migri whether this is actually legal.
Basically for employment (in contrast to entrepreneurship) there needs to be an entity registered in Finland involved. However, if the foreign company really wants to, it could get registered though often an easier route is just to use an employer of record.
FinlandGirl wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:18 pm
In any case the limited right to work won't exist while waiting for the residence permit decision, which is not a problem unless you are living in Finland during that time.
Specialists can work for 90 days without a residence permit.

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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by FinlandGirl » Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:41 am

betelgeuse wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:18 am
FinlandGirl wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:18 pm
betelgeuse wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:34 pm
Same rules apply as for the specialist permit. Though if one gets a specialiat position, it would make sense to immediately look into applying for a specialist residence permit.
A specialist residence permit won't be granted for a job that is not in Finland, that's why Migri requires a commission agreement with a Finnish client when the employer does not have an office in Finland.

Working as a specialist for an employer abroad with a residence permit on other grounds is an interesting idea, I would ask Migri whether this is actually legal.
Basically for employment (in contrast to entrepreneurship) there needs to be an entity registered in Finland involved. However, if the foreign company really wants to, it could get registered though often an easier route is just to use an employer of record.
This would require some contracts between the Canadian company and the Finnish employer of record.
betelgeuse wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:18 am
FinlandGirl wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:18 pm
In any case the limited right to work won't exist while waiting for the residence permit decision, which is not a problem unless you are living in Finland during that time.
Specialists can work for 90 days without a residence permit.
In practice remote work is possible for any employment outside Finland during the 90 days visa free stay, and after the visa free stay the specialist right to work also lapses.

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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by Every_Other_Freckle » Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:55 am

My boyfriend had a residence permit based on his work.
We applied for this visa in June 2020. (after approximately one year of distant relationships and occasional meetings)
After a month both of us received questions we had to answer!
My boyfriend got questions like. When and where we have gotten to know each other?. When did we start dating? Have you lived together in Finland together? Where and when? How many times have you seen each other? What language do you speak with each other? What plans do you have for the future?

After that long radio silence in December 2020 when my boyfriend got the second round of questions.
Questions were very similar to previous ones. And I was asked to show my bank account statement again.
A day after submitting these requests I received a residence permit(B) for the period of one year!
For the application, we have submitted all the necessary documents. Additional documents were the written timeline of our relationships. Our pictures together and a very long screenshot of our call history on WhatsApp :)
Good luck!

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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by ANDROMEDA1111 » Wed May 12, 2021 12:17 pm

quillcentaur wrote:
Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:05 pm
heretostay wrote:
Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:53 pm
The biggest hurdle for most is proving you have lived together for at least 2 years.

It's Intimate Relationship RP, not cohabiting partner. :) So it's for those who haven't lived together for 2 years but planning to continue their life together in Finland/get married/have family.
Hi, since you applied for while in Finland, how long it took you to get the permit? thanks.

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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by thesameister » Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:37 am

Moi! Greetings from Singapore.

I will be applying for the Intimate Relationship RP with my girlfriend of 2 years who is a Finn.

I have 2 very urgent questions I was hoping someone can help to answer but I cannot seem to find any answers on migri.fi :

1. The requirement for statements for means of support/ personal income that will also be at my disposal in Finland (1000 Euros/month for 12 months). So my question is, are savings counted? Or must it be so specifically income. I am not employed at the moment so I do not have income coming in but I have more than enough savings as required and I plan to look for work when I am in Finland.

2. Bank statements. Is there a requirement as to how many months of bank statements I have to produce or just the latest ones will do?

I'm flying into Finland in July and we will be applying for it when I am there because it seems that it may be faster and that I can wait there while it is being processed. I'm confident I have covered all bases except for these 2 questions. I'm quite stressed about this because it will be it really troublesome if our application got rejected and I have to come back to Singapore again.

I would really appreciate it if anyone with past experiences could help clarify.

Kiitos!

betelgeuse
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Re: Intimate Relationship RP (Share your experience)

Post by betelgeuse » Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:29 am

thesameister wrote:
Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:37 am
Moi! Greetings from Singapore.

I will be applying for the Intimate Relationship RP with my girlfriend of 2 years who is a Finn.

I have 2 very urgent questions I was hoping someone can help to answer but I cannot seem to find any answers on migri.fi :

1. The requirement for statements for means of support/ personal income that will also be at my disposal in Finland (1000 Euros/month for 12 months). So my question is, are savings counted? Or must it be so specifically income. I am not employed at the moment so I do not have income coming in but I have more than enough savings as required and I plan to look for work when I am in Finland.
They are.

Your right to work with the intimate relationship RP is very limited which will hinder your job search.
thesameister wrote:
Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:37 am
2. Bank statements. Is there a requirement as to how many months of bank statements I have to produce or just the latest ones will do?

I'm flying into Finland in July and we will be applying for it when I am there because it seems that it may be faster and that I can wait there while it is being processed. I'm confident I have covered all bases except for these 2 questions. I'm quite stressed about this because it will be it really troublesome if our application got rejected and I have to come back to Singapore again.
https://migri.fi/en/intimate-relationship

"a certificate of deposit or a bank statement"

This is written in singular. As the processing takes a while, Migri can ask for updated statements during the processing.


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