Asylum seeker - how to get your first tax card for work
You can work in Finland after 3 or 6 months have passed since you applied for asylum. Check your right to work at Migri’s website
If you have received a tax card previously, you can request changes to it. Fill in Form 5010, print it out and send it to the Tax Administration. You can find the return address on the first page of the form. Alternatively, you can call our service number 029 497 050.
How to get your tax card for the first time:
SUBMIT A TAX CARD APPLICATION
Fill in Form 5042e and print it. You can also visit a service point to get the form. But if you can, please fill in the form before visiting the service point.
Write these details on the form:
- personal details (including name, date of birth, address)
- the date of arrival in Finland
- the date when your work starts
- your employer's name
- an estimate of the amount of pay you will receive in the entire year
VISIT A SERVICE POINT
We give service – at the service point and by telephone – in Finnish, Swedish and English.
If you cannot communicate in Finnish, Swedish and English, ask an interpreter to come to the service point with you.
Bring these documents to the tax office:
- the tax card application that you have filled in
- the residence card that your reception centre has given you (this will be used to identify you)
- a travel document
- an employment contract
See the nearest service point where you can get your tax card
Note: If you are an asylum seeker and apply for a tax card for the first time, you cannot do it in a remote service point.
The tax office gives you the tax card
The tax office is where you can get the tax card that you must give to your employer. If your employment is at a construction site or a shipyard, you will also need a tax number. The number will be printed on the card.
Read more about the tax number