Permanent Residence After Fifteen Months

Some cases are difficult because of the legal issues involved. Others become difficult simply because they refuse to end.

This family’s applications had been pending since April 2025. What followed was more than a year of waiting, uncertainty and repeated requests for further clarification from the Finnish Immigration Service. During the processing of the applications, three separate additional information requests were issued, each requiring the case to be reviewed again, the questions answered carefully and the supporting documents brought together without creating contradictions with information already provided.

This is exactly why we continue to say that an additional information request should never be treated as a routine formality. Every response becomes part of the case file and can influence what happens next. When several requests are issued during the same application process, maintaining a clear and consistent narrative becomes even more important.

Our team remained involved throughout the process. Each time further clarification was requested, the case was reassessed, and the response was prepared with the final objective in mind. The processing timeline itself tells the story: applications submitted in April 2025, repeated requests for supplementary information throughout 2025 and 2026, and finally, on 14 August 2026, the decisions everyone had been waiting for.

Both of our clients were granted permanent residence permits in Finland, with unrestricted right to work. The Finnish Immigration Service confirmed that the four-year continuous residence requirement had been fulfilled and that there were no obstacles to granting permanent residence.

Their children also received positive decisions, bringing an exceptionally long period of uncertainty for the entire family to an end.

More than fifteen months of processing. Three additional information requests. Repeated clarification and careful handling of the case until the very end.

The result was worth fighting for: permanent residence and long-term stability for the family in Finland.