Refugees from Ukraine will have protection for another year.
The Ministry of the Interior of Finland announced that it will extend the deadline validity of a residence permit for Ukrainian refugees based on temporary protection. According to the ministry, the validity of the bill will be extended from September 12, 2022 to March 31, 2023, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
As the ministry explains, refugees from Ukraine will not need to apply for an extension of their residence permit.< /p>
In addition, the ministry said that the residence permit card is issued to Ukrainians so that they can prove that they are in Finland legally, in order to avoid possible complications in their everyday life in this country.
« Unfortunately, it seems that the war in Ukraine will continue for a long time. This means that the need for help will also remain. Our duty is to stand on the side of Ukraine and help the refugees of the war who have arrived in Finland,” said Interior Minister Krista Mikkonen, commenting on the extension of the law.
Finland issued residence permits based on temporary protection to about 37,000 people who left Ukraine. It is assumed that by the end of the year there will be about 48,000 of them,” the ministry said.
A recent online survey conducted by the same ministry showed that out of 2,136 surveyed Ukrainian refugees who moved to Finland, about 27 % said that they no longer plan to return to Ukraine.
Such data show that a third or 33 percent of them decided to return to Ukraine after the end of the war.
According to the survey, about 51 percent of respondents applied for temporary protection in Finland because of Finland's good reputation. At the same time, 43 percent submitted applications from friends and relatives, and another 18 percent – for the purpose of employment and study.
It was also reported that only 22% of Ukrainian refugees in Poland plan to return. to their homeland at the beginning of winter.
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