Migration Minister Considers Consequences of Amending Residence Permit Law
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Migration Minister Astrid Thors says she'll have a list of the possible repercussions of amending Finland's law on residence permits by mid-May. Thors met with parliamentary group representatives on Wednesday to discuss changing the law.
Finland's recent decision to deport two foreign, elderly women who have grown children in Finland has resulted in an uproar. The two have been provisionally allowed to stay in Finland pending legislative change.
According to current legislation, a person who has non-immediate family in Finland could be granted a residence permit if it would be unreasonable not to.
Thors said the group will look at what the possible repercussions of amending the law would be.
”Of course, we want to know the effects this would have, especially from an economic and services standpoint. We also want to look at the situation in other European countries,” she said following the meeting.
Thors added that there were no major differences in opinions at this point because parties have not taken a final stand on the matter. She said the meeting was important because changing the law would require broad support from parliament.
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