IMMIGRATION TO RUSSIA / FINLAND Maija Talja Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Murmansk office

Murmansk side office Since 1992, ул. Карла Маркса 25A Contact with the local authorities and actors Promoting Finland through diplomacy Issuing visas and residence permits (Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Yamalo-Nenets) Issues concerning Consulate General in North Russia

Visa Residence permit Short stay only Work / study, from 3 months to permanent

During past three years in Murmansk... Visas for studying 2014: 53 2015: 33 2016: 39 2017: so far 22 Visas for business 2014: 129 2015: 93 2016: 99 2017: so far 45

Residence permits

Source: Aku Alanen, 2007: Venäjän kielen asemasta Suomessa on syytä keskustella. Tilastokeskus.

Finns in Russia 77 665 (2014) Ukraine, Uzbekhistan, Tadzhikistan 60 students Ukraine, Uzbekhistan, Tadzhikistan ...Finland no. 15 St. Petersburg Work, study, schools

What to do? Work Study http://www.studyinfinland.fi/ Start a business (The Employment and Economic Development Offices, TE-toimisto) Online service of the EEDO http://www.te-services.fi/te/en/ Study http://www.studyinfinland.fi/ https://studyinfo.fi/wp2/en/ Basic education 7-16 years old General upper secondary schools Universities / Universities of Applied Sciences Bachelor’s / Master’s / Doctoral’s

Salla upper secondary school Youth and adults Exchange studies 2015: 322 to Russia, 449 to Finland University of Petrozavodsk Universities / UAS 2010: 1776, 2015: 3045 University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of eastern Finland Karelia, Saimaan AMK... Apply online Entrance exam Tuition fee as of August 2017...4 000 – 25 000 €

How to really make it? Apply for a visa online / in VAC (ул. Карла Либкнехта 13) 90 days out of 180 days Application form, travel insurance, photograph, passport (valid more than 3 months), visa fee 35€ 10 working days

...after being accepted Residence permit Finnish Immigration Service (MIGRI) http://www.migri.fi/residence_permits Apply at closest Consulate After the decision is made, 2-3 weeks for a permit card Visa free travel, Social Security System Work permit 520 € / 32 630 ₽ Study permit 360 € / 22 590 ₽

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Sources http://www.suomi.fi/suomifi/suomi/palvelut_aiheittain/maahan-_ja_maastamuutto/ http://www.kela.fi/muutto-suomeen http://www.stat.fi/til/muutl/2015/muutl_2015_2016-05-17_tie_001_fi.html http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/fi/tietopalvelut/tilastot/#quickset-fi_tietopalvelut_tilastot=5 http://www.stat.fi/artikkelit/2007/art_2007-12-18_001.html http://www.te-services.fi/te/en/jobseekers/work_finland/before_moving/index.html https://xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai/ http://tilastokeskus.fi/ www.cimo.fi