This route is for highly qualified employment as a highly skilled worker, in expert tasks that require special expertise.
you are coming to Finland for highly qualified employment (as a highly skilled worker);
3. Your work consists of expert tasks that require special expertise.
The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment, and the employment relationship must last at least six months.
1. You have found employment.
Your employer must supplement your application by filling in your terms of employment either online in Enter Finland for Employers or by using a paper form.
2. Your employment relationship lasts for at least 6 months.
Higher professional qualifications are required: a higher education degree taking at least 3 years, or usually at least 5 years of professional experience at a comparable level. The work must last at least six months and the gross salary must be at least EUR 3,937 per month; fringe benefits are not counted towards that sum.
You have higher education qualifications if you have completed a higher education degree that takes at least 3 years to complete.
Usually, you have higher professional skills if you have at least 5 years of professional experience, acquired through actual pursuit of your profession, at a level comparable to higher education qualifications.
You must have confirmed employment before you apply for the permit. The work must last at least six months.
5. Your gross salary is at least EUR 3,937 per month.
Fringe benefits are not counted towards this sum when we assess whether your salary is sufficient for this permit.
The holder has a right to work in employment that requires high-level competence; the permit is not bound to a certain employer, and the right to work begins once a residence permit has been issued. The official source does not state whether family may accompany.
You have a right to work in employment that requires high-level competence. Your permit is not bound to a certain employer. The right to work begins once a residence permit has been issued.
An EU Blue Card can be issued for a maximum of 2 years; if the work lasts for less than 2 years, the card is issued for the duration of the employment relationship and for 3 additional months thereafter. The official source does not state renewal or a longer-term residence direction.
An EU Blue Card can be issued for a maximum of 2 years. If your work lasts for less than 2 years, the EU Blue Card will be issued for the duration of the employment relationship and for 3 additional months thereafter.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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