A Two-Year Specialist Permit Granted

Another positive decision, this time on a first residence permit application based on specialist work.

First residence permit applications require the case to be clear from the beginning. The applicant does not yet have an established residence history in Finland to support the application, which makes the employment, professional role and legal basis of the permit particularly important. The authority must be able to understand why the position falls within the specialist category and why the applicant qualifies for that work.

Our role was to ensure that the application presented the client’s professional situation accurately and without unnecessary uncertainty. The correct residence permit ground had to match the actual work, while the supporting information had to provide the Finnish Immigration Service with a complete basis for making its decision.

On 16 July 2026, the Finnish Immigration Service granted our client a continuous A-type residence permit based on specialist work. The permit is valid for two years, until 16 July 2028, and includes the right to work as a specialist in Finland.

For our client, the decision provides a secure beginning to their professional and personal life in Finland. They can now enter the country, begin their work and plan the coming years without the uncertainty that follows a pending application.

A first residence permit is the foundation on which everything that follows is built. Choosing the correct ground and presenting the case properly from the outset can make the difference between prolonged uncertainty and a clear positive result.