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D_visa
Application for a long-term visa (D visa)
Use this form to apply for a long-term visa (D visa) to Finland. A long term-visa must be
applied for abroad, before travelling to Finland. You must visit a Finnish mission (embassy or
consulate) to prove your identity.
Attach a valid travel document and a passport photo to the application.
1. For instructions on submitting the application, on processing fees and on the
attachments required, see migri.fi/d-visa.
2. Fill in the form carefully. Remember to sign the form. Incomplete information will delay
the processing of your application and may lead to your application being rejected.
The attachments needed for the application are listed on this form under
‘Attachments’.
3. Submit your application at a Finnish mission abroad (finlandabroad.fi).
4. The application is subject to a fee. Pay the processing fee when you submit the
application. We cannot process your application before you have paid the fee.
You may be granted a D visa to enter Finland if you wish to have your residence permit card
sent to Finland when you are applying for, or have been granted, one of the following residence
permits:
• residence permit for a specialist;
• EU Blue Card;
• residence permit for a start-up entrepreneur;
• residence permit for work in the top or middle management of a company;
• residence permit for a specialist or manager on the basis of intra-corporate transfer ('ICT
permit');
• residence permit for studies;
• residence permit for a researcher;
• residence permit for a family member of a person issued with one of the above-
mentioned permits.
If your employer has obtained employer certification, you and your family members may be
able to apply for a D visa. See which residence permits this option concerns: migri.fi/d-visa.
You may also be granted a D visa if you have a valid residence permit but your residence
permit card is lost, stolen, expired or for some other reason not available to you. In that case,
you must provide a document as proof of the loss of your residence permit card.
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1. Personal details
1.1 Last name
Applicant's
details
First names
Gender ☐ Female ☐ Male
Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _. _ _ _ _ dd=day mm=month yyyy=year
Finnish personal identity code (if applicable) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Country of birth
Place of birth
1.2 Current citizenship(s)
Citizenship
Former citizenship(s) (if any)
1.3
Marital status ☐ Unmarried ☐ Married ☐ Cohabiting ☐ Divorced ☐ Widowed
☐ In a registered partnership
1.4 Native language
Other
information
Language you wish to use ☐ Finnish ☐ Swedish ☐ English
2. Passport details
Check the information from your valid passport.
2.1
Passport type Passport number ____________________________
Passport type
☐ Ordinary passport ☐ Official or diplomatic passport
☐ Refugee travel document
☐ Alien’s passport ☐ Other, please specify: __________________________________________
☐ I do not have a passport. Explain here why not:
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2.2 Country of issue
Passport details
Issuing authority
Date of issue (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _. _ _. _ _ _ _
Date of expiry (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _. _ _ _ _
3. Contact information
Notify the Finnish Immigration Service immediately of any changes in your contact details.
3.1 Street address
Outside Finland
Postal code City/town Country
Telephone number Please include the country code.
Email address
3.2 Street address
In Finland
Postal code City/town
Telephone number Please include the country code.
Email address
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4. Residence permit information
4.1 Fill in section 4.1 if you are applying for a D visa on the basis of a residence permit.
D visa on the Please note that you can get a D visa only if you have been granted one of the following
basis of a
permits:
residence
• EU Blue Card;
permit
• residence permit for a specialist;
• residence permit for work in the top or middle management of a company;
• residence permit for a start-up entrepreneur;
• residence permit for a specialist or manager on the basis of intra-corporate transfer;
• residence permit for studies;
• residence permit for a researcher;
• residence permit on the basis of work if your employer has obtained employer
certification; Check the requirements at migri.fi/d-visa.
• residence permit for a family member of a person issued with one of the above-
mentioned permits.
☐ I am applying for a residence permit and for a D visa simultaneously. My residence permit card
will be sent to Finland because I will use the D visa to travel to Finland.
You need to submit a separate residence permit application and pay the processing fee
for that application.
☐ I already have a valid residence permit in Finland. Explain below why you are applying for
a D visa even though you already have a valid residence permit:
What is the residence permit for which you are, or have been, applying? Select the residence
permit on the basis of which you are applying for a D visa.
☐ EU Blue Card
☐ Residence permit for a specialist
☐ Residence permit for a start-up entrepreneur
☐ Residence permit for work in the top or middle management of a company
☐ Residence permit for a specialist on the basis of intra-corporate transfer ('ICT permit')
☐ Residence permit for a manager on the basis of intra-corporate transfer ('ICT permit')
☐ Residence permit for studies
☐ Residence permit for a researcher
☐ Residence permit on the basis of work, and my employer has obtained employer certification
Check the requirements at migri.fi/d-visa.
☐ Residence permit on the basis of my family ties to a person issued with one of the above-
mentioned permits.
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4.2 D visa due Why are you applying for a D visa?
to lost or
expired ☐ I have lost my residence permit card.
residence
permit card ☐ My residence permit card has been stolen.
☐ My residence permit card has expired.
☐ Other reason, please specify: ______________________________________________________________
Give a further explanation of the situation. If there is not enough space below, you can continue
under section 6 ‘Additional information for the application’.
5. Family members
5.1 Fill in the details of your spouse regardless of whether or not he or she is applying for a visa.
Spouse
☐ No spouse
Last name First names
Former last names (if any) Former first names (if any)
Gender ☐ Female ☐ Male
Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _. _ _ _ _
Finnish personal identity code (if applicable) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Country of birth
Place of birth
Current citizenship(s)
☐ My spouse is applying for a visa at the same time as I am.
Your spouse must fill in a separate application form.
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5.2 Fill in the details of all your children who are under 18 years of age. Fill in their details regardless
Children of whether or not you are applying for a visa for them.
If you have more than three children, give the same details of your other children as a
separate attachment.
☐ No children
Last name First names
Gender ☐ Female ☐ Male
Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _. _ _ _ _
☐ The child is applying for a visa simultaneously with me.
You must fill in a separate application form for your child.
Last name First names
Gender ☐ Female ☐ Male
Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _. _ _ _ _
☐ The child is applying for a visa simultaneously with me.
You must fill in a separate application form for your child.
Last name First names
Gender ☐ Female ☐ Male
Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _. _ _ _ _
☐ The child is applying for a visa simultaneously with me.
You must fill in a separate application form for your child.
6. Additional information for the application
You can give any additional information here. If you wish, you can also state some other matter or additional
information concerning your application or your coming to Finland. If necessary, you can provide the information as
a separate attachment.
6.1
Additional
information
7. Attachments
Attach the documents listed below to your application.
7.1
Attachments ☐ Your valid travel document
☐ A passport photo complying with the photo guidelines issued by the police For instructions,
see poliisi.fi/en
☐ Document showing that your residence permit card has been lost or stolen The document
can be, for instance, a certificate stating that you have reported the lost or stolen card to the
authorities.
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8. Processing of personal data
The UMA system The information you have provided on this form will be recorded in the electronic case
management system (UMA) of the Finnish Immigration Service.
The UMA system is used for processing, decision-making in and monitoring of matters governed by
the Aliens Act and the Nationality Act. All documents related to the processing of your matter will
be filed in the UMA system. For further information on the processing of your personal data and
your rights related to the processing, see migri.fi/data-protection. If you wish, you can get a
paper copy of the data protection statement when you submit your application.
The VISA system The VISA system is used for printing the D visa sticker. Information recorded in the VISA system for
the D visa sticker include the visa holder’s first and last names, the date of issue and period of
validity of the visa, the territorial validity of the visa, the number of entries into the country, the
duration of stay in days, travel document number, and the country and authority issuing the visa.
9. Date and signature
I am applying for a D visa to Finland, and I hereby confirm with my signature that the details I have provided on this
form and in the attachments are correct. I am aware that providing false personal information or false written
documentation to the authorities is a punishable act under law in Finland. Providing false information may result in
rejection of the application or in withdrawal of an existing permit, removal fro m the country or imposition of an entry
ban.
Date and place Signature
_ _. _ _. _ _ _ _ ________________________________ __________________________________________________
Name in block letters
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