thesameister wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:35 am
Ideally, I would have wanted to come in via an employment visa. But due to the pandemic, even though I have had interviews, companies seem to be having difficulties hiring from abroad. So I was really hoping that if I was in Finland already, I would have a better chance of securing a job.
For non-specialist positions you might have to wait for 4 months for a decision on the residence permit after you got the job offer for getting a decision.
You are not allowed to start working before you got a positive decision, the decision will be negative if the employment office thinks there might be jobseekers available who could be hired instead of you.
This won't change when you are in Finland and the intimate relationship RP does not help.
thesameister wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:35 am
I believe I have the foreign language skills and qualifications as well to be considered for a specialist or middle management role to companies interested to hire me. At the same time i'm also looking to work in the non-profit organisation sector.
This limited right to work will only start after you got the intimate relationship RP granted in mid-2022.
Even if you would have qualifications and experience in a middle management position where you are managing subordinate employees reporting to you in your home country, it is unlikely a company would give responsibility for employees to someone who has no experience with Finnish workplace laws and customs.
If you qualify as a specialist (university degree and job offered with above-average salary) and work in a field with demand for people without Finnish language skills (in practice this is IT), you should be able to find work within the 3 months validity of your visa and start working with a specialist RP right away.
thesameister wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:35 am
I know it is a risk just moving into Finland with nothing secured. But i'm trying to be positive that I will find something.
Outside IT, jobs that do not require working in Finnish are rare and people who do have the right to work usually struggle finding a job until they are able to work in Finnish.
thesameister wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:35 am
any thoughts about my plan, i'm open to listening to your opinions and would be really helpful if anyone can point out if I may have missed something.
Marry and apply for an RP on family ties.
This RP also takes a year, but when you will get it in a year you will have the right to work.
Use the year in Finland waiting for the RP to learn Finnish.
thesameister wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:35 am
Also, any suggestions in regards to job seeking opportunities would be highly appreciated as well. e.g. registering at local employment offices as a jobseeker, TE Offices, Eures etc.
You are not a jobseeker when you are not allowed to work.
Immigrant jobseekers are usually sent to a one year integration course to learn the Finnish language.