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Electronic notification forms are available on the web site of the Ministry at http://um.fi (please choose in English → Services and support →Diplomatic Portal).
The photographs submitted to the Protocol Services should comply with the requirements set down by the Finnish authorities. As the identity cards serve as residence permits it is important that the photograph on the identity card is of good quality and the holder of the card is easily recognizable by the photograph. Photographs which do not meet necessary requirements for quality will be returned to the mission for replacement.
Missions should indicate in the verbal note if they apply for a residence permit and/ or an identity card for the person concerned. They are also requested to notify the estimated term of office whenever possible. If the person already has a residence permit or registration issued by the Finnish Immigration Service or the Police this should be mentioned in the note.
Missions are also requested to clearly notify the actual function of the person concerned and, as appropriate, the name of the person being replaced. As regards diplomats, the position (the rank in the diplomatic list) of the person concerned should also be notified. If applicable, multiple nationalities must also be duly notified.
The Ministry will request the missions annually to send a list of their locally engaged staff and of the private servants of members of missions to the Protocol Services.
1.4 Residence Permits
Pursuant to the provisions of the Finnish Aliens Act, foreign members of missions and their foreign family members need to obtain a residence permit in order to perform their duties in the mission and to reside in Finland. The same is applicable to private servants who are foreign nationals.
The requirements concerning the photographs are available at http://www.poliisi.fi/ passport/passport_photo_instructions
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