Young researcher and bring wife

[raamv]

1. Very difficult to live with that money for 2 people... and if that €1200 is BEFORE tax, then even you might be finding it difficult to live with that €...
2. Very difficult to say as no one here knows what your wife can do...
3. Only when you come here can you really talk about a strategy to find a professor that can fund you and that is A very difficult thing to find!!

[rinso]

How about the summer jobs ? Did the summer jobs also difficult ?

Yes, you have to compete with students who know the local situation, have contacts and speak the lingo. And many student cannot even find a summer job.

Berry picking is probably the best chance, but it is back breaking work for little pay.

[Rip]

1. I will get the funding 1200 euro/month. Can I bring my wife with 1200 euro/month ?

I guess one could live with that , (if that is tax free and) if the accommodation is cheap enough. I was about to write that Migri(*) does require you to have at least 1530/month (after tax) though before they would give your wife a permit, but on second look it seems they would require from a student and his one adult family member only 1130/month total. You could perhaps send them an email to check if that is officially sufficient. Then to make i sufficient in practice, you'd need to find a flat that is not too expensive (does not take more than half of your money)


(*) http://www.migri.fi/netcomm/content.asp ... ,2472,2612

[inkku]

Is your funding a salary or a scholarship? Salaries are taxable but scholarships not.

[Pursuivant]

Yes then the question is what kind of a permit the wife will have - if it allows working at all...

[nsdh]

upto 12000 per year it is 6%tax.

[inkku]

For a fellowship funding you don't need to pay taxes.

If you find accommodation with a reasonable rent (eg HOAS), you will get by with e1200.

[LadyDi]

Dear pambudi
How Your staying in Finland? Are You finnaly bring Your wife? I am writting because I will also start my reaserch in Finland soon. I will be gratefull in you tell me something more about the CIMO Fellowships. Do you know how many fellowships they have? Is it difficult to get it? If you have any advice for me regarding to appropriate documents preaparing, please write.
Best regards
Diana