Long-stay (Type D)

Visa routes

• Residence permit for an employed personVisa route

  Finland's main work permit for people with a job offer, subject to an availability (labour-market) test and a minimum salary.

• Residence permit for a specialistVisa route

  A faster work-permit track for highly qualified specialists on a higher salary, exempt from the labour-market test.

• EU Blue CardVisa route

  The EU-wide permit for highly qualified employment, for people with higher qualifications, a job of at least six months and a high salary.

• Residence permit for an entrepreneur (and start-up entrepreneur)Visa route

  For people setting up or running a business in Finland, offering an established-business entrepreneur route and a separate growth-focused start-up track.

• Residence permit for studiesVisa route

  For students admitted to a Finnish degree, vocational qualification or exchange programme, who can show sufficient funds and insurance.

• Residence permit for a researcherVisa route

  For people coming to conduct scientific research or prepare a doctoral or licentiate degree under a hosting agreement with a research organisation.

• Residence permit on the basis of family tiesVisa route

  For close family members, being the spouse or partner, minor children and their guardian, of a person living in Finland, subject to an income requirement.

• Residence permit to look for work or start a businessVisa route

  A post-graduation job-seeker permit letting graduates and researchers stay up to two years to find work or launch a business.

• Permanent residence permit (P) and long-term resident's EU residence permitVisa route

  Open-ended settlement status for people who have lived in Finland continuously on a continuous (A) permit, giving long-term security to settle.