NOTICE TO BUSINESS STUDIES STUDENTS
With tuition fees of
€6500 EUR / years
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR INQUIRING TO STUDY IN FINLAND!
if you are a citizen of EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland?
If your answer is ‘NO’ and you plan to study in Finland for more than three months:
you will need a residence permit.
If your answer is ‘YES’, you do not need a residence permit. For information on EU
citizens’ registrations please go to: www.migri.fi/eu_registration
This letter is for all those students who need a residence permit.
What to do now?
Submit an application for a residence permit online at https://enterfinland.fi/eServices.
Apply for your residence permit abroad, not in Finland.
Visit a Finnish embassy/consulate in person for identification and
fingerprinting.
o Contact the embassy or consulate in advance to arrange a visit. All
Finnish embassies and consulates are listed at www.formin.fi.
o If there is no Finnish diplomatic mission in your country, contact a
Finnish mission in another country to confirm your visit.
o Your application will not be processed before you’ve visited a Finnish
embassy.
Important to remember
Start preparing your application immediately after receiving your acceptance letter.
The entire process may take several weeks. The application process is longer if you
submit an incomplete application, so be sure to follow the instructions on the next
page of this letter. Check out more information at www.migri.fi/studying_in_finland.
We process all residence permit applications based on studying as urgent. To follow
the progress of your application, log on to your electronic account. You can also find
updates on application queues at www.migri.fi. Remember that telephone or e-mail
inquiries will not make the process faster.
If your application is approved, you will get a biometric residence permit card. The
card is manufactured in Finland and delivered to the Finnish embassy. It’s not
possible to expedite the delivery of the card or collect the card from Finland. All
students must wait for the residence permit card before coming to Finland.
Airline tickets should not be acquired in advance since the decision might not be
ready before your flight to Finland.
HOW TO PREPARE A PERFECT APPLICATION?
Open an electronic account at https://enterfinland.fi/eServices. Log on to your
account and fill in the application form for studies. Make sure to fill in your name as it
is in your passport, your contact details and the date you plan to arrive in Finland.
Next, collect these mandatory appendices and crosscheck them from this list. If your
documents are not in Finnish, Swedish or English, have them translated into one of
these languages by an authorized translator. Take the originals of your documents
with you to the embassy.
Acceptance letter from a Finnish educational institution
If your acceptance letter was sent to you by e-mail, include the forwarding e-mail
from the school in Finland.
Health insurance
If your studies in Finland last two years or more: your insurance must cover
medical expenses up to at least 30,000 €.
o After arriving in Finland, apply for a home municipality at your local
registry office to be eligible for public health care.
If your studies last less than two years: your insurance must cover both sickness
and accident related medical expenses up to at least 100,000 €.
Make sure your insurance is valid for at least one year from the date you plan to
arrive in Finland and has no restrictions to the number of days within the period.
Acquire an insurance document which indicates the following information:
o Who is insured
o What the insurance covers and what are the amounts of benefit
o For how long and where the insurance is valid
Make sure the deductible is no more than 300 €.
Don’t terminate your insurance! Otherwise you will be responsible for the costs
yourself.
Sufficient funds
You must have 6,720 € for one year (=560 €/month) as a bank deposit or as a
scholarship or grant.
A bank statement from your own bank account: Make sure the statement
indicates you as the account owner. A shared account or a written guarantee of
sponsorship from a private person is not accepted.
A certificate of a scholarship granted by an organization, government or an
educational institution. The certificate must indicate the recipient, amount and
duration of the scholarship. A bank statement is not necessary if the scholarship
fully covers the requirement.
A passport and a passport photo
Make sure your passport is valid for at least one year from the date you plan to
arrive in Finland.
If you are under 18 years of age, attach a written consent for moving to Finland from both
your guardians to your application.
