https://migri.fi/en/integrityAlgary wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:59 pmHi all,
I had a friend who just applied for the citizenship beginning of this year. He did a stupid thing, shoplifting in the market - he took some supplements. He got caught by the guard, then the polices were come and fined him as petty theft.
He is under depressed now and regretting and shouting at himself. I'm so sad for him , of course he did wrong thing and had to pay the price for that action. However, I hope this will not impact on his citizenship decision.
Is this the issue of the citizenship decision? Anyone has advice on this?
How many day fines did your friend get? See the details below.
"If you have committed a crime
The Finnish Immigration Service will assess whether you can be granted Finnish citizenship. We will consider, for example:
the time that has passed since you committed the offence
the punishment sentenced
the severity of the offence
the number of offences you have committed.
Being sentenced to a small number of punishments consisting of less than 30 day fines, for example, will usually not prevent you from becoming a citizen. A higher number of day fines or a more severe punishment will increase the likelihood of a negative decision.
Waiting period
If you have committed an offence, you may have to wait for a certain period of time before you can get citizenship. This means that you will receive a negative decision on your application and
a waiting period will be imposed on you. During this waiting period, you cannot be granted Finnish citizenship.
The length of the waiting period depends on the following factors:
the time that has passed since you committed the offence
the punishment sentenced for the offence
the severity of the offence
the number of offences you have committed.
When your waiting period is over and you wish to apply for Finnish citizenship, you must submit a new application.
If you have committed a serious offence or many offences
You may receive a negative decision that does not contain a separate waiting period. This means that you cannot be granted Finnish citizenship until further notice.
In these situations, it is advisable to wait for several years before you apply for Finnish citizenship again. A new assessment of your situation will be made when you submit a new application.
The following factors are taken into account in the assessment:
the time that has passed since you committed the offence
the punishment sentenced for the offence
the severity of the offence
the number of offences you have committed
the number of punishments sentenced."