Minimum duration of a first residence permit

[luisv]

Hi everyone,

I am planning to apply for a first residence permit as a self-employed person ("toiminimi"). I am a software developer working as an independent contractor for a US-based client.

My main concern is that my passport expires by mid-2020 and, as a Venezuelan citizen, extending the validity of my document or renewing my passport, is nearly an impossible task at this moment.

I have a couple of questions that I hope you can help me with:

1. Do you know if it is possible to apply for a shorter-than-one-year residence permit, say 8 months?
2. Do passports need to be valid for some period of time after a temporary residence permit expires? If so, what would be the length of this period?

Any thoughts or suggestions are warmly welcomed.

Thank you,

Luis

[sijazme]

Throw your passport away and claim asylum (temporary protection) because Venezuela has gone to s#hit.

[tavastia]

Residence permit is not linked with your passport. Generally, first permit is for 1 years or less depends of your grounds. However, you need to always have a valid passport or is an offence. If you cannot renew the passport, you can get an aliens passport from Migri.

[vla]

Residence permit is not linked with your passport. Generally, first permit is for 1 years or less depends of your grounds. However, you need to always have a valid passport or is an offence. If you cannot renew the passport, you can get an aliens passport from Migri.

Usually for software experts is 2 years for the first residence permit. At least that is my case and also some colleges. But if you are applying for "self-employed" then the permit could be different.

[luisv]

Residence permit is not linked with your passport. Generally, first permit is for 1 years or less depends of your grounds. However, you need to always have a valid passport or is an offence. If you cannot renew the passport, you can get an aliens passport from Migri.

I didn't know about aliens' passports. Thanks! That is helpful. I guess I could travel within the Schengen Area with an alien's passport (?). My family lives here in Europe and I would like to pay them a visit every now and then, saving time and money to cover distances.

Residence permit is not linked with your passport. Generally, first permit is for 1 years or less depends of your grounds. However, you need to always have a valid passport or is an offence. If you cannot renew the passport, you can get an aliens passport from Migri.

That makes sense. Foreign talents hired for full-time positions in Finnish companies may get longer permits. I will look into it a bit further. Thanks for sharing this. In any case, I may apply for an extended permit if everything goes smoothly and by then, I have a valid document.

Throw your passport away and claim asylum (temporary protection) because Venezuela has gone to s#hit.

It is a very popular figure among people from my country, although I prefer to opt for the residence permit based on self-employment.

[Upphew]

Residence permit is not linked with your passport. Generally, first permit is for 1 years or less depends of your grounds. However, you need to always have a valid passport or is an offence. If you cannot renew the passport, you can get an aliens passport from Migri.

That makes sense. Foreign talents hired for full-time positions in Finnish companies may get longer permits. I will look into it a bit further. Thanks for sharing this. In any case, I may apply for an extended permit if everything goes smoothly and by then, I have a valid document.

Residence permit is not valid travel document. Passport is. https://migri.fi/en/travel-documents

[luisv]

That makes sense. Foreign talents hired for full-time positions in Finnish companies may get longer permits. I will look into it a bit further. Thanks for sharing this. In any case, I may apply for an extended permit if everything goes smoothly and by then, I have a valid document.

Residence permit is not valid travel document. Passport is. https://migri.fi/en/travel-documents

Indeed! By valid document, I meant an alien's passport or my own passport if I am lucky enough to get an extension from my country's regime.

Do you know if I could travel within the Schengen Area with an alien's passport?

Thank you,

Luis

[betelgeuse]

Indeed! By valid document, I meant an alien's passport or my own passport if I am lucky enough to get an extension from my country's regime.

Do you know if I could travel within the Schengen Area with an alien's passport?

Yes. It's in PRADO.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/e ... index.html

[luisv]

Indeed! By valid document, I meant an alien's passport or my own passport if I am lucky enough to get an extension from my country's regime.

Do you know if I could travel within the Schengen Area with an alien's passport?

Yes. It's in PRADO.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/e ... index.html

Awesome. Thanks!