New residence permits granted on the basis of international protection
became “temporary” as of Thursday, the Finns Party is rejoicing.
“It was promised and it was done. From now on, asylum places are
temporary, and they can also be revoked. This was the Finns Party’s
goal, and now it has been achieved,” the party advertises on social
media with the face of Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (PS).
“Protection will now only be granted for as long as the need exists. If someone flees their home country to Finland, but, for example, vacations
there regularly, it is unreasonable to offer permanent asylum to the
Finns,” writes, for example, the deputy chairwoman of the parliamentary
group Jenna Simula (PS).
The headline of the Finnish Immigration Service’s press release also
states that “protection will become temporary.”
But will asylum places actually become temporary? Soila Keränen, a
process expert at the Finnish Immigration Service, states that the
government used the word in the government program and it probably comes
from there.
“It [temporary] actually means nothing more than that the need for international protection will be assessed more often than before. In the future, refugees will be granted a residence permit for three years
instead of the current four years. The duration of an extension permit
will also be shortened from four years to three years. It may be a bit difficult to grasp the point with that word ‘temporary’,” Keränen states.
The length of residence permits will therefore be reduced by one year,
so the need for their extension will be assessed more often than before. However, the permits are still “temporary” as before.
According to the law, refugee status could have been terminated in the
past if there were no longer grounds for asylum. The reason could have
been, for example, a change in circumstances in the country of origin or
the fact that the person granted asylum voluntarily returns to their
country of origin.
Now, the grounds for terminating asylum have been added if the person
granted asylum is convicted of a particularly serious crime or can
reasonably be assumed to be a danger to national security.
According to Keränen of the Finnish Immigration Service, for example, vacationing in the country of origin has so far also led to the
revocation of a residence permit.
“There are situations where it is humane to return for a short time, for example for funerals or divorce-related matters. But regular vacations
or staying for months at a time could have led to the refugee status
being terminated. This will of course continue to be the case in the
future.”
A new supervision department was opened at the Finnish Immigration
Service last summer. According to Keränen, the shortening of residence
permits and the entry into force of new grounds for termination require
“more extensive” supervision.
https://www.hs.fi/politiikka/art-2000010938531.html
Lol. Nice try "Fundamental Finns" (another lol). A classic
copied-from-Trump diversion too.
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