how long does it take to get a Residence permit ?

dfordhiraj · Post by **dfordhiraj** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:30 am

Hi Everybody..

I have joined . recently. I am working with a firm who has a branch in Finland and they have requested for an RP Application for me i.e. Form UV 101. I have some questions regarding the form ?

(1) How much time does it take to process for a Residence Permit form ?

(2) People have told that there has been a change in the policy of getting VISA for finland lately ? Has this change speeded up the process of gettting Permit ?

(3) I am from India, and working as a software consultant, So do I need to produce my certificates while applying for the RP.. Because the organization has not asked me to do that...

Please help me as I need to get to finland asap....

I would appreciate any help in this regards as I have searched the net failingly... Thanks in advance...

Always
Dhiraj

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PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:55 am

You have seen the thread ..
http://www...com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=5965&highlight=
This shows several examples.
Three to four weeks is very good...three to four months is not uncommon.
If your employer writes to support your application (please we need this person to start asap etc etc) together with a copy of a job contract you should get into the "three to four weeks" category.

But nothing is certain...one small problem..Finland/Public service offices many staff take their summer vacation in July..this could slow things a bit.

dfordhiraj · Post by **dfordhiraj** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:39 am

Thanks for your reply...But this disappoints me

So there is no way that this can be done before this friday i.e. the 3rd of July...

What is the other turn around for this ?

I would like to be there by 5th of July...

Regards
Dhiraj

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:04 am

Well you could come here on a tourist visa..(valid for three months).
You dont need a residents permit to come here as "visitor".
You are not going to get a permanent residets permit anyway..only a temp permit.
The normal process is arrive with a valid visa in your passport. e.g Tourist or Student.
Take your self and a copy of a contract of employment and any supporting documents from your employer, to the immigration department, which is found adjacent/in the main police station where you are living. e.g there is one in Helsinki, one in Espoo and one in Vantaa.
(Have you got accomodation sorted?)
When you walk in there is a machine which gives you a number in the queue and the number will eventualy appear over a booth where you will meet the immigration officer. (usualy no more than half hour wait in the queue).
You fill in their forms, answer a few questions pay a nominal fee and then few weeks later they invite you to come collect your temp residents permit.

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:22 am

dfordhiraj wrote:
I would like to be there by 5th of July...

I would say you are at least looking at a couple of weeks!

Have the forms been submitted yet?

dfordhiraj · Post by **dfordhiraj** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:27 am

hi Sara,

The forms have been submitted in Helsinki. They were submitted on 28th June monday...

Secondly, If I come by a tourist visa... What is the possibility of working over there...

Please clarify.. and secondly when I have requested for a Residence Permit.. can I apply for another visa over there.... and how long will it take to clear that.

Is there any way if the organization tries to speed up the pr process ?

Regards
Dhiraj C

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:33 am

Well theyve only just got the forms, ask your employer to give them a call and plead with them to speed things up.

You cant work on a tourist visa, considering you have already got these forms in you might be better just to wait.

You could even try calling them yourself and begging a bit

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 2:20 pm

You can come here on a tourist visa have a look around Helsinki/Finland
http://www.bugbog.com/european_cities/h ... ravel.html
Be a tourist and enjoy the current "wonderfull" summer weather we are having.

..I think we have had about 2 hours without raining today...much like yesterday..and probably tomorrow...at least it makes the mosquitoes slower and less hungry...But when the sun eventualy come out.. .(forecast is not before next Monday)...boy are they going to be hungry!!!

http://uk.weather.yahoo.com/FIXX/FIXX0002/index_c.html

just me · Post by **just me** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 12:55 pm

Well, my friend told me it take about 6 months, even she have been staying here for more then 10 years.

They just only have to do is put the stamp of the premit in her new passport and it takes 6 months? But I heard from somebody who went there recently, it takes atleast 4 months, can up to 6 months....Can you believe it? Just to put the stamp in a new passport...it take so long.....?? They must be very busy...

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 1:21 pm

That's weird. It took 4 weeks to get mine transferred. As for entering a country or even suggesting to enter a country without the correct paper work is just plain stupid. There's no guarantee that a permit will even be issued so it's ridiculous to make plans before you know.

just me · Post by **just me** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 1:35 pm

Dan wrote:That's weird. It took 4 weeks to get mine transferred. As for entering a country or even suggesting to enter a country without the correct paper work is just plain stupid. There's no guarantee that a permit will even be issued so it's ridiculous to make plans before you know.

4 weeks..? I hope so.....cause soon is my turn to send it to transferred to a new paasport.

I am stuck her now!

Can´t go anywhere accept Swenden (I think) and here in Finland.....

dfordhiraj · Post by **dfordhiraj** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:14 am

Hi
Sorry for the long delay !!!.. I had a quite a shock

and would like to share it with everyone.. The visa processing has not been started till this week due to some unavoidable situations... I think the processing has started today...

So what should be the procedure of approaching the authorities to get my processing done ?

It is getting delayed every while...

Can It be done in a faster process for RP application...

Thanks for all your support

--- waiting to come to Finland..

REgards
Dhiraj Chhajer

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:31 am

dfordhiraj wrote:Hi
The visa processing has not been started till this week due to some unavoidable situations... I think the processing has started today...

So what should be the procedure of approaching the authorities to get my processing done ?

The only people who can move things along...faster are your Employers..they alone can ask that the "authorities" put some urgency into their work...
But I suspect that "unavoidable situations" = everyone is on summer vacation...including probably your employer and all of the relevant civil servants... appart from perhaps one person and her cat..

Believe it or not..Finland closes for July..

dusty_bin · Post by **dusty_bin** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:21 pm

Don't worry about it. Your employer knows the score, just have the time to pack and say goodbye to friends and family. No need to stress over the uncontrollable. There are plenty of REAL things to stress over!

dfordhiraj · Post by **dfordhiraj** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:31 pm

Hi

That is kewl... It really has relieved a lot of pressure from me...

I will definitely take your advice... But dont you think that the PR Application time should be reduced a bit.....

just give it a thought

Regards
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Dhiraj Chhajer

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