Finnish Immigration Service introduces automated post-decision monitoring of residence permits for employed persons

The purpose of automated post-decision monitoring is to verify whether the holder of a residence permit for an employed person still meets the requirements for the permit. Post-decision monitoring is applied to first residence permits issued on or after 1 January 2024 and to extended permits issued on or after 1 January 2023.

A residence permit for an employed person can be granted to an applicant who is coming to Finland to work for a Finnish employer or other employer operating in Finland. A residence permit for an employed person is granted for the field in which the applicant will work. Applicants must have confirmed employment in Finland before they can apply for the permit.

Post-decision monitoring will focus on the key requirements for the permit. The Finnish Immigration Service will verify whether the employee has been paid a salary that meets the income requirement, for example.

“Post-decision monitoring is carried out to enable us to intervene in residence permit infringements. With the help of post-decision monitoring, we can withdraw permits that no longer meet their requirements. Furthermore, it provides us with information that helps us develop our permit processes,” says Miia Mattila, Process Owner at the Control and Monitoring Department.

Automated post-decision monitoring is already being used to monitor the permits of students, startup entrepreneurs and specialists. Expanding the scope of post-decision monitoring to cover work-based residence permits is part of the Government’s action plan against labour exploitation.

“Post-decision monitoring allows us to detect and take measures against labour exploitation and human trafficking. We can, for example, refer victims of exploitation to the assistance system for victims of human trafficking when needed. Any misconduct detected on the part of an employer can also be taken into account later when we consider issuing residence permits for employed persons,” says Mattila.

The Finnish Immigration Service has carried out post-decision monitoring since 2017.

Media enquiries

• Miia Mattila, Process Owner, firstname.lastname@migri.fi, tel. 0295 433 037
• Press release, 17 June 2024: Finnish Immigration Service introduces automated post-decision monitoring of specialists’ residence permits
• Press release, 24 April 2024: Finnish Immigration Service introduces automated post-decision monitoring of startup entrepreneurs’ permits
• Press release, 28 September 2023: Finnish Immigration Service introduces automatic post-decision monitoring of student residence permits
• Web page: Post-decision monitoring of residence permits