Frequently Asked Questions

The route depends on your purpose: work, family ties, studies, entrepreneurship, startup, EU citizen registration or short visit. The first step is to assess your nationality, country of residence, income, documents and reason for moving.

If you are not an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen, you generally need a residence permit to stay in Finland for more than 90 days for work, family, studies or entrepreneurship. The correct permit type depends on your file.

No. ENB Consulting Oy is a private consulting company. Official applications and decisions are handled by Migri, Enter Finland, PRH, the Finnish Tax Administration, DVV, courts, banks or the relevant competent authority.

No. ENB does not guarantee approval, citizenship, a residence permit, a bank account or any official outcome. Our role is to understand the file, reduce avoidable document and process gaps, clarify the strategy and support preparation for the official process.

In the pre-assessment form you share your nationality, country of residence, current situation, the purpose of the application, any deadline, and details of earlier applications or refusals. The consulting team reviews that information and tells you which service or application route can be considered.

Most work-based residence permits require a genuine job offer in Finland and employer documents. Specialist, EU Blue Card and TTOL routes have different salary, job-description and document requirements.

Documents depend on the family relationship. Usually you need evidence of the family tie, identity documents, income evidence, translations and, where necessary, legalisation or apostille. Income requirements and exemptions are assessed by case type.

No. Registering a company in Finland does not itself grant the right to reside. Non-EU citizens who want to live in Finland and run the company need a suitable entrepreneur or startup residence permit route assessed separately.

For first-time startup permit applicants, a positive Eligibility Statement from Business Finland is normally required before applying to Migri. Business Finland assesses the business idea, team and international growth potential.

For applications submitted on or after 8 January 2026, permanent residence is assessed through different application paths. The general path requires at least six years of continuous residence under an A permit or Brexit permit, at least two years of work history in Finland and satisfactory Finnish or Swedish language skills at B1 level. Some special four-year paths exist, but they are not automatic.

No. For new applications after 8 January 2026, the simplified 'four years for everyone' wording is not accurate. Certain special four-year paths may exist, for example based on income, education/work history or strong language skills. Eligibility depends on the applicant's specific record.

No. Permanent residence concerns the right to reside in Finland without a fixed end date. Citizenship is a separate application type with its own residence, language, identity, income and integrity requirements.

Choose the company form, file the PRH/YTJ start-up notification, obtain a Business ID, plan tax registrations, set up bookkeeping and prepare KYC documents for banking where needed. The company structure should match the real activity.

Accounting should be organised from the beginning. Even before significant revenue, bookkeeping, document retention, VAT, prepayment tax, payroll and annual reporting responsibilities should be planned.

No. The bank makes the decision. ENB supports KYC and document preparation, but cannot guarantee that an account will be opened, when it will be opened or which banking products will be offered.

No. ENB does not provide financial-product advice, portfolio management, trading recommendations for shares, funds, commodities or crypto assets, or return projections. The service is limited to company-transfer process support, commercial document review, PRH/Vero register checks, accounting/legal coordination and business-entry planning.

Check the appeal instructions and deadline attached to the decision. The deadline starts from service of the decision. ENB can review the decision, reasons, missing evidence and whether appeal or a corrected new application is more realistic.

No. Sometimes an appeal is the right path; sometimes a new application with corrected evidence is more realistic. The answer depends on the refusal reason, deadline, available documents and whether the official requirements can be met.