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A family member who works in paid employment shall not, in the opinion of the Ministry, enjoy immunity from the civil and administrative jurisdiction of Finland in respect of this activity. The missions must inform the Ministry by a verbal note that a family member who works in paid employment shall not enjoy immunity from the civil and administrative jurisdiction of Finland and may be subject to measures of execution in respect of this activity.
Family members who are third-country nationals
As a rule, foreign family members who are third-country nationals (who are not nationals of the EU Member States or of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland) need a permit to obtain gainful employment in Finland, namely a residence permit for an employed person. The general supply of labour will be taken into consideration before the permit will be granted.
An application for this permit is filed with the Finnish Immigration Service. More information is available on the web site of the Immigration Service at www.migri.fi.
A family member who works in paid employment shall not, in the opinion of the Ministry, enjoy immunity from the civil and administrative jurisdiction of Finland in respect of this activity. The missions must inform the Ministry by a verbal note that a family member who works in paid employment shall not enjoy immunity from the civil and administrative jurisdiction of Finland and may be subject to measures of execution in respect of this activity. The Protocol Services will forward the note to the Finnish Immigration Service.
According to the Finnish practice a person may not hold two residence permits simultaneously. This means that the residence permit issued by the Protocol Services will be changed to a residence permit for an employed person. The person will also receive a new identity card from the Protocol Services which does not include a residence permit. The status of the family member remains the same as prior to the employment apart from the employment.
The family member needs to apply also for an identity number from the local register office (maistraatti) for tax purposes but, as a rule, the person will not be considered being permanently resident in Finland.
There are also certain short-term employments in which a family member may 46