student getting married

hackoff · Post by **hackoff** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:10 pm

hi
i am a foreign non `EU` student studyin in oulu and soon going to get married with my finn wife .
the question is

i hold a valid resident permit ( student one i think B) do i have to change it to another resident permit ?

also to get the student grants from kela do i have to have a A permit ? does it take too much time to change from B to A

thanks for replying
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helios · Post by **helios** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:07 pm

I dont think u need worry abt visa crap... u r wife can apply a PR after u r marriage.

Mies Belgiasta · Post by **Mies Belgiasta** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:24 pm

Hmm, being a student and getting married. Where is the world going to?

And there I thought landing a job before getting married was the way to go!

zam · Post by **zam** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:19 pm

It is not compulsory to change the residence permit before the previous one expires (although with a B permit for studies you will never qualify for Students Financial Aid from KELA). Should take the normal processing time I reckon, i.e from weeks to months, but Oulu Police Station gives out the decisions faster than Helsinki for example.

Alicia · Post by **Alicia** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:21 am

It took a week for me for the new A visa, but I had to change my passport first, as I had to change my name and they wouldn't give me a new visa in the wrong name. Then Kela took a bit longer to figure out that I was married. But then I got back payments. And yes, students can get married, mind you, I was the oldest in my class where I was studying. I sat an exam in the morning and was married in the afternoon.

EP · Post by EP » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:25 pm

And there I thought landing a job before getting married was the way to go!

That way Finland would be empty.

hackoff · Post by **hackoff** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:05 pm

thanks for your replies ; )

Mölkky-Fan · Post by **Mölkky-Fan** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:08 pm

That way Finland would be empty.

I do not think that Finland is very full!

15.5 persons per square kilometre leaves a little room for more married students!

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:24 pm

Alicia wrote:It took a week for me for the new A visa, but I had to change my passport first, as I had to change my name and they wouldn't give me a new visa in the wrong name.

I vaguely remember a thread about this some months ago. It was a south American student who had problems because in her country (IIRC Chile) a married woman keeps her own name, her embassy would not issue her a passport in her (Finnish) husband's name.

My passport is in my maiden name, even though I am married, and so is my KELA card, in fact all my Finnish paperwork is (bank cards etc).

I think the rule is that your Finnish ID, visa, KELA must be in the same name as the one that figures in your passport. But you do not have to change your passport if you do not want to (but check with your embassy). I have a note in my passport that says I am married to "nameofhusband", which is useful if I am travelling with my kids (who have their father's name)

But hackoff is, I'm guessing, a man so presumably will not change name anyway.

hackoff · Post by **hackoff** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:29 pm

yep a man

EP · Post by EP » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:30 pm

Quote:
That way Finland would be empty.

I do not think that Finland is very full!

No, it is not very full, there is comfortable space. I just meant that I don´t understand this "everything has to be ready before I marry/have children" -attitude that is so prevalent nowadays, and that was so absent still 30 years ago. There is an old Finnish saying "Laps tuo leivän tullessaan", and it is still true. I miss some spontaneity.

hackoff · Post by **hackoff** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:54 pm

for those who might be interested it took 3 months and half to get the new resident permit .

Meri-Tuuli · Post by **Meri-Tuuli** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:46 pm

I don't think you can get student KELA money, even after you're married. Because you came here first as a student, and now have married here, and then you will continue to study..... I think the rule is that you are supposed to come here for some other purpose first (ie other than studying) be resident for 2 years or more, THEN you can start to claim KELA student money (I know a South African student friend who is married to a Finn who gets KELA money this way). I don't think simply marrying your Finn changes the case, unless you were here before you were married, but not as a student. But in your case this doesn't apply unfortunately. But I could be entirely wrong, my brain is abit fuzzy (I hope my writing makes sense, believe it or not I'm a native speaker!!) I haven't had my first cup of coffee yet.

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