Amendment of the Aliens Act (the so-called 3-month rule and extension of the right to work)
TEM086:00/2023 Statute drafting
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The working group will prepare a government proposal for a situation where a foreign employee must leave Finland if the TCN’s employment relationship has ended and TCN has not concluded a new employment relationship within 3 months. In addition, employers will be obligated to report unemployment to the Finnish Immigration Service, and the right to work under work-based permits will be extended to sectors suffering from a labour shortage.
Project status
Lausuntokierros
13.6.2024 – 16.8.2024 Round for comments
Documents
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Lausuntopyyntö PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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HE-luonnos PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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Huvudsakliga innehåll och lagförslag - utkast PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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Main contents of proposal & bills - draft PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Basic information In progress
Project number TEM086:00/2023
Case numbers VN/24207/2023
Set by Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Task class Preparation of a government proposal
Term/schedule 8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Date of appointment
Relation to the Government Programme
Orpo
Luku 10 Turvallinen ja kriisinkestävä oikeusvaltio
Alaluku 10.3 Maahanmuutto- ja kotoutumispolitiikka
Law drafting
Government proposal for an act amending the Aliens Act
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Under preparation
Adopted in the plan for the session period on 5.2.2024 - 2
Current stage: Estimated week of presentation
Estimated new week of presentation 39/2024 - 3
Submitted to Parliament
- 4
Statute adopted
The Government proposes legislative amendments to a situation where a third-country national employee must leave Finland if the TCN's employment relationship ends and TCN has not concluded a new employment relationship within three months, also taking into account possible EU regulation. At the same time, it is proposed that the right to work for work-based residence permits be extended not only to the original sector but also to sectors that can be genuinely identified as suffering from a labour shortage. In addition, an obligation to notify the Finnish Immigration Service of the termination of an employee's employment relationship is laid down for the employer under threat of a sanction.
Minister in chargeMinister of Employment Satonen
Contact person
Jarmo Tiukkanen, Hallitusneuvos
tel. +358 295 047 355
[email protected]
Goals and results
In accordance with the Government Programme, work-based residence permits will be more strongly tied to work.
Summary
The working group will prepare a government proposal for a situation where a foreign employee must leave Finland if the TCN’s employment relationship has ended and TCN has not concluded a new employment relationship within 3 months. In addition, employers will be obligated to report unemployment to the Finnish Immigration Service, and the right to work under work-based permits will be extended to sectors suffering from a labour shortage.
Starting points
According to the Government Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government, work-based immigration is very important for Finland's economic growth and for securing services. A work-based residence permit in Finland is based on the right and obligation to work. The Government will maintain the current system of labour market tests and strive to ensure, as a matter of priority, that unemployed jobseekers already in Finland become employed.
In February 2024, the Government has outlined that this legislative proposal proposes a period longer than three months for holders of residence permits for EU Blue card, national specialists, startup entrepreneurs, and managers and experts referred to in the ICT Directive.
During the legislative drafting project, the impacts of the legislative amendments on third-country nationals and their family members, in particular, as well as on employers will be examined, especially because they are obligated to notify the authorities of the termination of their employment relationship under threat of a sanction.
The legislative drafting project was set up on 8.9.2023. The proposal is to be submitted to Parliament in the early part of the autumn session 2024. The legislative amendments are scheduled to enter into force in early 2025; the date will be specified during the preparation process.
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Lausuntopyyntö PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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HE-luonnos PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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Huvudsakliga innehåll och lagförslag - utkast PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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Main contents of proposal & bills - draft PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Lausuntokierros
13.6.2024 – 16.8.2024 Round for comments
Documents
Lausuntokierros
13.6.2024 – 16.8.2024 Round for comments
Documents
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Lausuntopyyntö PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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HE-luonnos PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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Huvudsakliga innehåll och lagförslag - utkast PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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Main contents of proposal & bills - draft PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Lausuntomenettely
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Keskuskauppakamari; lausunto PDF
8.8.2024 Keskuskauppakamari (2)
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Tampereen kaupunki; lausunto PDF
6.8.2024 Tampereen kaupunki (1)
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Kainuun hyvinvointialue; lausunto PDF
5.8.2024 Kainuun hyvinvointialue
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5.8.2024 Poliisihallitus
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Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland; lausunto PDF
5.8.2024 Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland
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Satakunnan hyvinvointialue; lausunto PDF
25.7.2024 Satakunnan hyvinvointialue
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Etelä-Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue; lausunto PDF
25.7.2024 Etelä-Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue
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Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue; lausunto PDF
23.7.2024 Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue
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Pohjois-Pohjanmaan TE-toimisto; lausunto PDF
17.7.2024 Pohjois-Pohjanmaan TE-toimisto (1)
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Vantaan ja Keravan hyvinvointialue; lausunto PDF
12.7.2024 Vantaan ja Keravan hyvinvointialue
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2.7.2024 Moniheli ry
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Supo; ei lausuttavaa
20.6.2024 Suojelupoliisi
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14.6.2024 Phoenix ry
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Lausuntopyyntö PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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HE-luonnos PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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Huvudsakliga innehåll och lagförslag - utkast PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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Main contents of proposal & bills - draft PDF
13.6.2024 Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Working group
Person
Role, Term
Tiukkanen, Jarmo
Hallitusneuvos
Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Role: Chair
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Tiukkanen, Jarmo
Hallitusneuvos
Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Role: Presenting officer
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Kari, Kimmo
Erityisasiantuntija
Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Role: Member
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Kinnunen, Janne
erityisasiantuntija
Maahanmuuttovirasto
Role: Member
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Koivisto-Khazaal, Laura
erikoissuunnittelija
Uudenmaan ELY-keskus
Role: Deputy member
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Lindroos, Pekka
erityisasiantuntija
Maahanmuuttovirasto
Role: Deputy member
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Niemelä, Merja
johtava asiantuntija
Pirkanmaan TE-toimisto
Role: Member
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Paijo, Arja
Lakimies
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Role: Member
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Puistolahti, Assi
palveluvastaava
Uudenmaan TE-toimisto
Role: Member
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Sivula, Harri
Neuvotteleva virkamies
Ministry of the Interior
Role: Member
11.12.2023 – 31.12.2024
Suokonaukio, Jaana
maahanmuuttopäällikkö
Uudenmaan ELY-keskus
Role: Member
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Tavi, Katja
ylitarkastaja
Maahanmuuttovirasto
Role: Member
8.9.2023 – 31.12.2024
Kiuru, Berit
Johtava asiantuntija
Ministry of the Interior
Role: Member
8.9. – 11.12.2023
Ungrouped
Person
Role, Term
Tiukkanen, Jarmo
Hallitusneuvos
Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Role: Person in charge
8.9.2023 –
Tiukkanen, Jarmo
Hallitusneuvos
Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Role: Project contact person
8.9.2023 –
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