Annexes

• Author: Mehtonen, Susanna
• Pages: 36-46

IPOL | Policy Department for Economic, Scie ntific and Quality of Life Policies

36 PE 638.397

ANNEXES

ANNEX I – LIST OF STAKEH OLDERS INTE RVIEWED

• The Finni sh Red Cross.

• PhD, Special Researcher, Migration Inst itute of Finl and.

• PhD, Academy of Finland postdoctoral researcher at the Tampere Peace Research Institute in

the University of Tampere.

ANNEX II – ADDITIONAL TABLES

Table 1: Main legal and policy provisions for the reception, recognition and integration of

asylum seekers and ref ugees in Finland

Policy Field Asylum seekers

(during asylum

procedure)

Persons grant ed

asyl um (refugees)

Main changes

since 2014

Residence permits

Asylum applic ants have

the right to re mai n in the

country during th e first

and seco n d i ns ta nc e of

their proce

du re . I n the

third in

stanc e (Supreme

Ad

ministrative Court) a

failed appli cant may be

removed from the country,

unless the Supreme

Administrative Court

grants a stay85.

For persons who have

received asylum status or

subsidiar y protection, the

first permit is in force for

4 yea rs.

For persons who have

applied for asyl um and

rece ived a residence

permi t based o n c om-

passionate grounds, the

first resi dence pe rm it is

valid f or one year

86

.

Removal of one cate-

gory of prote ction sta-

tus (hu ma nitarian

protect ion) in 2016 87.

Right to Family reunification

No right to family reuni-

fication during asylum

pr oc e d ure 88.

Ref ugees wi th refugee

status have the r ight

to

family reunification

without in come re-

quirement, provided tha t

applicati on for FR

is submitted within three

months of rec eiving ref-

ugee s tatus.

Persons enjoying in-

ter

na ti o nal pr ot e ction

based on subsidiary

protection have the right

Inco me re quirement

ente red into legislation

for refugees and per-

sons en jo ying su bsi di-

ary pr ote ction in 2016

90.

85 Section 201, Aliens Act, 301/2004, availabl e at: ht tps:/ /w ww.f inl ex.f i/ fi/ lak i/aj an tasa/ 200 4/20 0403 01 .

86 Section 33, Alie ns A ct, 3 01/ 2004, avai labl e at: https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2004/20040301.

87 Reply by Parliament 38/2016 - Government Proposal HE 2/2016, Eduskunnan vastaus EV 38/2016 vp - HE 2/2016 vp, Hallituksen esitys

eduskunnalle l aiksi ulkomaalai slain muut tamisesta , available at:

htt ps://ww w.edu skunta.f i/FI /vaski/ Eduskunnan Vastaus/ Sivut/EV _38+2016 .aspx.

88 Section 37, Aliens Act, 301/ 2004, avail able at: https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2004/20040301.

90 Reply by Parliament EV 100/2016 - Government proposal HE 43/2016, Eduskunnan vastaus EV 100/2016 vp - HE 43/2016 vp, Hallituksen

esit ys eduskunnalle laik si ul komaalaisl ain muuttami sesta, avail able at:

htt ps://ww w.edu skunta.f i/FI /vaski/ Eduskunnan Vastaus/ Sivut/EV _100+201 6.aspx .