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Residence permit for a victim of human trafficking

FinlandHumanitarian protection

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

A residence permit for a victim of human trafficking: a person who has become a victim of human trafficking, or where there are reasonable grounds to suspect they have become a victim, may get a residence permit in Finland.

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  • Captured route-specific text is available, but the page excerpt does not by itself establish every material qualification for this question.
  • Migri official page; exact captured text
    If you have become a victim of human trafficking, or if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that you have become a victim, you may get a residence permit in Finland.

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

Victims of human trafficking: a temporary permit covers victims who must stay in Finland because of a trafficking-related pre-trial investigation or court proceedings, who cooperate with the authorities and who are no longer in contact with the suspected traffickers; a victim in a particularly vulnerable position may get a continuous permit without the cooperation and proceedings conditions.

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Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

The application is made in Finland, by paper application, followed by an in-person visit to a Finnish Immigration Service service point; a valid passport and secure means of support are not required.

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What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

A victim of trafficking may have no limits on the right to work and study in Finland; a continuous permit may allow family applications, while a temporary permit does not give that family-ties route. The official source does not state registration steps after the application.

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  • The capture distinguishes work, study and family consequences but not every family application requirement.
  • Migri capture 2026-09-12; exact extracted line 75
    If you have been granted a continuous residence permit for a victim of human trafficking, your family may apply for a residence permit on the basis of family ties. If you have been granted a temporary residence permit for a victim of human trafficking, your family will not be granted a residence permit on the basis of family ties.
  • Migri capture 2026-09-12; exact extracted line 79
    If you have been granted a residence permit for a victim of human trafficking, there are no limits on your right to work and study in Finland. Read more on the page Right to work.

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

Victims should contact the Assistance system for victims of human trafficking: phone +358 2954 63177 (24 h) or email ihmiskauppa.auttamisjarjestelma@migri.fi; help is given even to persons in Finland illegally.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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