Hello,
I have a question concerning applying for Finnish citizenship. I have been living in Finland for 9 years. I held a B-permit for students for 5 years and then proceeded to hold an A-permit thanks to a job I have been working to earn a regular stable income until today. My Finnish language is enough at a working level but I have never tried the language exam. I plan to apply for a permanent residence permit before applying for Finnish citizenship. But my colleague told me that I do not need to apply for a permanent residence permit any more, and I should try to pass the language exam and apply for the Finnish citizenship.
I hope this question does not raise any annoyance for anyone. I also read the information on migri.fi many times and there is no mention that I need to gain the permanent residence status before being eligible for Finnish citizenship application. So, my question is do I need to gain the permanent residence status before being eligible for Finnish citizenship application ? If not, it will be a little bit confusing for me as to the purpose of permanent residence permit.
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Re: About Finnish Citizenship Application
No. You don't need to have a permanent status. Anyway, after 4 years of A you are eligible for the permanent residence and you shall apply it even you later will get Finnish citizenship.
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Re: About Finnish Citizenship Application
Getting a decision on a citizenship application can take a year, and you cannot get a positive decision without a valid residence permit at the time when the decision is being made.jesse2021 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:37 amI have a question concerning applying for Finnish citizenship. I have been living in Finland for 9 years. I held a B-permit for students for 5 years and then proceeded to hold an A-permit thanks to a job I have been working to earn a regular stable income until today. My Finnish language is enough at a working level but I have never tried the language exam. I plan to apply for a permanent residence permit before applying for Finnish citizenship. But my colleague told me that I do not need to apply for a permanent residence permit any more, and I should try to pass the language exam and apply for the Finnish citizenship.
If you got a 1 year A after graduation and are now on a 4 year extension, you might end up anyhow applying for P if you don't get a decision on the citizenship application in time before your current residence permit expires.
Applying for a permanent residence permit now would also be less stress than trying to get a place in the language exam in October or November, having pressure to pass, and then hoping for a fast decision on the citizenship application.
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Re: About Finnish Citizenship Application
For example, if you RP expires in February 2022, I suggest you to start to look soon to book an appointment at migri, let's say, in November to apply for the permanent. Even if it doesn't take a lot.PasilanKaveri wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:41 pmYou already got some answer, but you should apply for the Permanent RP as most of us did. Also, book an appointment at migri 6 months before your A permit expires!