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Residence permit for a consultant

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The route is for a person who works as a consultant, either in paid employment or pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company; a consultant pursuing a trade or business adds client contracts or an explanation of how income will be earned.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not define what counts as consultant work or which fields are covered.
  • https://migri.fi/en/consultant
    Apply for a residence permit with this application if you work as a consultant.
  • https://migri.fi/en/consultant
    You may work in paid employment or pursue a trade or business without establishing a company.
  • https://migri.fi/en/consultant
    If you pursue a trade or business, add to your application: your contracts with clients; or an explanation of how you will earn income from pursuing a trade or business if you have not signed any contracts with clients.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The applicant must have a job, and the employer must supplement the application by filling in the terms of employment (not needed where the applicant pursues a trade or business and is not an employee). A supply contract indicating the work covered must be attached to the application.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The work applied for must be the main source of income. Paid employment must pay at least the minimum in the relevant collective agreement; where there is no collective agreement or the work is part-time, salary must be at least EUR 1,463 per month in 2026, and income from a trade or business (alone or combined with employment) must be at least EUR 1,463 per month in 2026.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page states no qualification, experience or skill-level criterion for this route; only the income conditions are stated.
  • https://migri.fi/en/consultant
    Your main source of income must be the work for which you are applying for a residence permit.
  • https://migri.fi/en/consultant
    If your main source of income is paid employment, your salary must be at least the minimum specified in the relevant collective agreement.
  • https://migri.fi/en/consultant
    If there is no collective agreement in your sector or if you will be working part-time, your salary must be at least EUR 1,463 per month in 2026.
  • https://migri.fi/en/consultant
    If your main source of income is pursuing a trade or business, or if you are combining paid employment and pursuing a trade or business, you must make at least EUR 1,463 per month in 2026.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The right to work covers the work for which the residence permit was granted; it begins when the permit is granted (work cannot start before) and ends when the permit expires. Spouse and children can apply for a D visa if they apply for a residence permit on the basis of family ties.

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How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Work under this permit may last for a maximum of one year; to work longer, a residence permit for an employed person is needed.

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Limits of the record
  • Captured route-specific text is available, but the page excerpt does not by itself establish every material qualification for this question.
  • Migri official page; exact captured text
    You must have confirmed employment before you can apply for this permit. Your work may last for a maximum of one year. To work longer than that, you need to apply for a residence permit for an employed person.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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