KEY FIGURES ON IMMIGRATION 2014 Euroopan unionin Euroopan muuttoliikeverkosto osarahoittama 2 Overall responsibility for the publication: European Migration Network Finnish Immigration Service Panimokatu 2a 00580 Helsinki Tel. +358 (0)295 430 431 [email protected] ISBN 978-952-5920-43-7 Layout: OS/G Viestintä Oy 3 Key figures on immigration 2014 An overview of the first residence permits issued and registration of EU citizens. ..................... 4 First residence permits issued by the Finnish Immigration Service, ......................................... the distribution of issuance grounds, Top 10 nationalities ..................................................... 6 Who came for work? ...................................................................................................... 8 Who was issued with a residence permit on the basis of family ties? ................................... 10 How many came to study? ............................................................................................ 12 Remigration ................................................................................................................. 14 First residence permits issued by the Police ...................................................................... 15 New fixed-term residence permits issued by the Police (permit extensions) .......................... 16 Registration of the right of residence of an EU citizen and family members ........................... 17 How many people sought asylum in Finland? ................................................................... 18 Decisions made in the asylum process ............................................................................ 20 Quota refugees ............................................................................................................ 21 Reception of asylum seekers .......................................................................................... 22 Trafficking in human beings ........................................................................................... 23 Citizenship ................................................................................................................... 24 Irregular migration ....................................................................................................... 27 Removal decisions and prohibitions of entry ..................................................................... 28 Enforcement of removal ................................................................................................ 30 Voluntary repatriation ................................................................................................... 31 Online statistics ............................................................................................................ 32 The Finnish National Contact Point of the Euro- duced the annual policy report, which covers the pean Migration Network (EMN) has compiled this migration and asylum policy of Finland in 2014. statistical review from the statistics of the Finn- The report offers advanced information on phe- ish Immigration Service, Police and Finnish Border nomena, which this statistical review discusses in Guard as well as the International Organization the light of figures. for Migration (IOM). In addition, the EMN has pro- The statistical review is primarily based on official statistics published or to be published by the au- thorities. The Finnish National Contact Point of the EMN is responsible for matters related to compil- ing and presenting the statistics. 4 Overview 2014 The figure includes the first residence permits issued by the Finnish Immigration Service and police to third coun- try nationals as well as the registration carried out by the police of the right of residence of EU citizens and fam- ily members. The number of EU citizens and their family members registered was 11,145. The next largest group is third country nationals arriving on the basis of family ties, a total of 8,609 people (first residence permits issued by REGISTRATION OF the Finnish Immigration Service and police). EU CITIZENS 11,145 FAMILY 8,609 STUDYING 5,611 33,351 EMPLOYMENT 5,062 INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION 1,346 QUOTA REFUGEES 1,030 REMIGRATION 276 OTHER 272 Sources: The Finnish Immigration Service and Police 5 6 First residence permits issued, Top 10 nationality by grounds for issuance The map indicates the Top 10 countries to whose citizens the Finnish Immigration Service issued the highest number of first residence permits in 2014. The graphs show the division of the grounds for issuance of residence permits per na- tionality.* The Finnish Immigration Service issued a total of 20,371 first residence permits in 2014. United States of America AN OVERVIEW OF IMMIGRATION IN 2014 Turkki Venäjän federaatio Intia EmploymentUkraina Filippiinit Kiina Family Yhdysvallat Somalia Vietnam Irak Studying International protection 1,000 500 * Grounds in the graphs: employment, family, studying, international protection. The Finnish Immigration Service issues first residence permits also on the grounds of remigration (see remigration) and other reasons (adoptions, au pair, a residence permit for a victim of trafficking in human beings, other grounds). 7 Russia Ukraine Turkey China Iraq Venäjän federaatio Intia Ukraina Turkki Filippiinit Kiina Yhdysvallat Somalia Vietnam Irak Vietnam Philippines Venäjän federaatio Turkki Filippiinit Intia Kiina Ukraina Somalia Somalia Yhdysvallat India Vietnam Irak Venäjän federaatio Intia Turkki Filippiinit Kiina Ukraina Yhdysvallat Somalia Irak Venäjän federaatio Intia Ukraina Turkki Filippiinit Vietnam Kiina Yhdysvallat Somalia Vietnam Irak Venäjän federaatio Intia Ukraina Turkki Filippiinit Kiina Yhdysvallat Somalia Vietnam Irak Venäjän federaatio Intia Ukraina Turkki Filippiinit Venäjän federaatio Kiina Yhdysvallat Somalia Turkki Vietnam Irak Intia Kiina Ukraina Somalia Filippiinit Yhdysvallat VietnamVenäjän federaatioIrak Intia Ukraina Turkki Filippiinit Kiina Yhdysvallat Somalia Vietnam Irak Venäjän federaatio Intia Ukraina Turkki Filippiinit Kiina Yhdysvallat Somalia Vietnam Irak 8 In 2014, the Finnish Immigration Service issued Who came 5,062 first residence permits on the grounds of employ- ment. The share of positive decisions was 87%. The for work? number of negative decisions was 767 (13%). Compared to 2013, the total number of residence permits issued grew by 124 permits only; the biggest growth was seen in the category of residence permits issued to special- ists (2014: 1,153 2013: 991), and the steepest decline was in the category of employment requiring a prelimi- nary decision (a residence permit for an employed per- son) (2014: 2,424 2013: 2,600). DECISIONS ON THE FIRST RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS BASED ON EMPLOYMENT IN 2014 89 | total 117 ElinkeinonharjoittaminenSelf-employment 28 1,153 | total 1,155 ErityisasiantuntijaSenior expert 2 5 | total 5 Erityisasiantuntija,Specialist, sininen blue kortticard 0 282 Trainee | total 300 Harjoittelija 18 226 Other work | total 244 Muu työnteko 18 2,424 Work requiring a part-decision Osaratkaisua edellyttävä työnteko 654 | total 3,078 598 Scientific research | total 618 Tieteellinen tutkimus 20 Positive Negative 285 decisions decisions, Sports and coaching | total 312 Urheilu ja valmentaminen 27 total 5,062 total 767 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 DECISIONS ON THE FIRST RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS BASED ON EMPLOYMENT IN 2013 65 Self-employment | total 109 Elinkeinonharjoittaminen 44 991 | total 991 Senior expert Erityisasiantuntija 0 7 | total 7 Specialist, blue card 0 Erityisasiantuntija, sininen kortti Positive Negative decisions decisions, 257 total 4,938 total 987 Trainee | total 262 Harjoittelija 5 Other work 214 | total 248 Muu työnteko 34 2,600 Work requiring a part-decision | total 3,456 Osaratkaisua edellyttävä työnteko 856 Scientific research 583 | total 589 Tieteellinen tutkimus 6 Sports and coaching 221 | total 263 Urheilu ja valmentaminen 42 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Source: Finnish Immigration Service 9 The residence permit for an employed person (in another residence permit issued on the grounds the table, employment requiring a preliminary de- of employment, for example, as a specialist, re- cision) is a residence permit issued on the grounds searcher, trainee, etc. In cases like this, the ap- of employment, which entitles the holder to work plication decision is made by the Finnish Immigra- in the field stated in the permit or, alternatively, for tion Service without a preliminary decision by the a certain employer. The permit must be applied for Employment and Economic Development Office when employment is not possible on the basis of and labour policy-based consideration. another residence permit. Specialists are one of the largest groups which do A residence permit for an employed person is sub- not need a residence permit for an employed per- ject to two-phase consideration: son in order to work in Finland. Specialists include ➀ First, the Employment and Economic Develop- IT experts, specialists in a certain field who have ment Office considers the employment and subsist- a degree from an institute of higher education or ence requirements of the permit in its preliminary other persons with a degree from an institute of decision, in other words, makes a judgment con- higher education who are hired for a position re- cerning employment and subsistence. quiring special competence. ➁ Thereafter, the Finnish Immigration Service is- sues the first residence permit for