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You can also apply for a

residence permit online at
enterfinland.fi.

Residence permit application for studies

 Use this form if the purpose of your stay in Finland is to study at an educational institution in
Finland. Do not submit your application before you have been accepted as a student.
The studies must lead to a degree or vocational qualification. Applicable educational institutions
are universities and universities of applied sciences, vocational education institutions and general
upper secondary schools. Your studies can also be exchange studies at any of these educational
institutions. If there are reasonable grounds, a residence permit for studies can also be granted on
the basis of other studies.

1. Please read the instructions on how to submit the application, on processing fees and the
required attachments at migri.fi/en/residence-permit-application-for-studies.
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 in section 12.
‘Attachments’.
3. Submit your application at a Finnish mission (finlandabroad.fi) if you are abroad, or at a
service point of the Finnish Immigration Service if you are in Finland.
4. The residence permit application is subject to a fee. Pay the processing fee when you
submit the application. We will not start processing your application before you have paid
the processing fee.

I am applying for ☐ a first residence permit ☐ an extended permit

1. Personal information
1.1 Family name
Personal
details
First names

Former family names (if any) Former first names (if any)

Gender ☐ Female ☐ Male

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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
☐ Single ☐ Married ☐ Cohabiting ☐ Divorced ☐ Widowed
☐ In a registered partnership
1.4 Occupation
Other
information

Education

Native language

Language you wish to use ☐ Finnish ☐ Swedish ☐ English

2. Information on passport
 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: __________________________________________

☐ No valid passport. Why not? Please give details:

2.2 Country of issue

Passport details

Authority of issue

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Date of issue (dd.mm. yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

Expiry date (dd.mm. yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

3. Passport photo
3.1 Do you have a digital passport photo?
Digital passport
photo ☐ Yes  Give the retrieval code for your digital passport photo below.
☐ No  Bring a paper photo you received from a photo shop with you when you
visit a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service or a Finnish mission
(embassy or consulate).

Retrieval code for digital passport photo

4. Contact information
 If your contact information changes, immediately notify the Finnish Immigration Service.
4.1 Street address
In your place
of residence

Postal code City/town Country

Telephone number  Please include the country code.

Email address

4.2  Give the information if you already have an address in Finland that is not the same as the one
In Finland in section 4.1.

Street address

Postal code City/town

Telephone number  Please include the country code.

Email address

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5. Residence in Finland
 Fill in this section only if you are applying for a first residence permit.
5.1
Moving to and
When do you intend to move to Finland? (dd.mm. yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _
residing in
Finland
If you are already in Finland and are applying for a first residence permit, when did you arrive in
Finland?

(dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

 Fill in and attach to your application the form for response to possible refusal of entry (MP_1,
see ‘Attachments’ below).
How long do you intend to stay in Finland?

Have you previously resided in Finland with a residence permit?

☐ Yes ☐ No

6. Family members
6.1  Give the details of your spouse regardless of whether he or she is applying for a residence
Spouse permit.

☐ No spouse  If you do not have a spouse, please move to section 6.2.

Family name First names

Former family 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 residence permit at the same time as me.

 Your spouse must fill in a separate application form.
6.2  Give the details of your children under 18 years of age regardless of whether they are applying
Children for a residence permit.
If you have more than three children, give the same details of your other children as a separate
attachment.

☐ No children  If you do not have children, please move to section 7.

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Family name First names

Gender ☐ Female ☐ Male

Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

☐ The child is applying for a residence permit at the same time as me.
 You must fill in a separate application form for the child.
Family name First names

Gender ☐ Female ☐ Male

Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

☐ The child is applying for a residence permit at the same time as me.
 You must fill in a separate application form for the child.
Family name First names

Gender ☐ Female ☐ Male

Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

☐ The child is applying for a residence permit at the same time as me.
 You must fill in a separate application form for the child.

7. Information on studies
7.1 Studies Learner ID (if applicable)  You will find your learner ID on the website opintopolku.fi or in the
admission letter from your educational institution.

The educational institution at which you have been accepted as a student

Language of instruction

☐ Finnish ☐ Swedish ☐ English ☐ Russian

☐ Other, please specify: ____________________________________________________________________

Duration of studies

Studies begin (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

Studies end (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

Have you registered for attendance at your educational institution?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ I will register when I arrive in Finland.

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What were you accepted to study?

☐ Studies leading to a degree or vocational qualification  State the degree below.

☐ Vocational qualification
☐ Matriculation examination (general upper secondary education)
☐ Bachelor’s degree
☐ Master’s degree (a second-cycle degree)

☐ Other, please specify: ___________________________________________________

☐ Exchange studies, which exchange program: _______________________________________________

☐ Other studies, please specify: ____________________________________________________________

 If you answered ‘other studies’, please fill in section 7.2 below.
7.2 Other  If your studies do not lead to a degree or vocational qualification and are not exchange
studies studies, please fill in this section.

Do you study at the moment? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Name of the educational institution

What have you studied previously?

How are your studies in Finland related to your previous studies?

Do you have any experience in that field?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Other work experience, please specify: _____________________________________________________
More detailed description of your work experience:

Why do you want to study in that particular educational institution in Finland?

Why do you want to study in Finland and in that particular field?

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7.3 Are you applying for a residence permit for a period of time different from the duration of your
Validity period studies?
of the
residence ☐ Yes ☐ No
permit
 If you answered ‘yes’, please state the desired validity period of the residence permit below.

Date of issue (dd.mm.yyyy) __.__.____

Date of expiry (dd.mm.yyyy) __.__.____

7.4 Have you applied for asylum in Finland or in another EU Member State?
Asylum
☐ Yes ☐ No
7.5 Joint Are your studies in Finland included in a joint degree programme* or joint programme** between
degree or joint two or more higher education institutions?
programme  *Choose ‘yes’, if you study for a joint or double degree (such as Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters)
between
in two or more EU Member States, and will be able receive a degree certificate from more than
higher
one higher education institution when you graduate. Examples of joint degrees:
education
• Aalto: SECCLO, SSIs
institutions
• Metropolia: ConREM
• LUT: SE4GD
 **Choose ‘yes’, if you study for a degree in another EU Member State and will come to
Finland to study in an exchange programme, and you need a residence permit for studies in
Finland.
 Choose ‘no’, if you intend to complete a degree in Finland, but might later during your studies
participate in an exchange programme abroad.

☐ Yes, the name of the programme: __________________________________________________________

 The name of the programme or agreement will be marked on your residence permit card
☐ No

8. Financial resources
8.1 Are your studies subject to a fee?
Tuition fees
☐ Yes

How much is the tuition fee for one year? EUR ____________________

How much of the tuition fee have you already paid? EUR ____________________

If you have been awarded a scholarship, how

much of your tuition fees does the scholarship cover?
 Give this information only if you have been
awarded a scholarship for tuition fees. EUR ____________________

☐ No  Please explain below why your studies are free of charge:

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8.2 How do you intend to secure that you have sufficient financial resources for living in Finland?
Financial  Choose the answers that apply to you.
resources in
Finland ☐ Personal funds
 Attach a certificate of deposit or a bank statement.
 Give a statement of your funds below.
How much money will you have at your disposal
during your studies? EUR ____________________

What is the source of your funds?

☐ I have my own savings. How have you saved your funds and what is their source?

☐ I have one of more sponsors. Who are your sponsors and what is the source of
their funds?

☐ I have got the funds in some other way. Explain how you have got the funds:

☐ The educational institution provides me with benefits.  Accommodation, meals and pocket
money, for example.

The educational institution offers accommodation

☐ Yes
☐ No
The educational institution offers meals

☐ Yes
☐ Meals during the school day
☐ No
The educational institution offers other benefits

☐ Yes
☐ No
The amount of other benefits: EUR _________________________

Description of other benefits:

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☐ I have been awarded a scholarship in a country other than Finland.

The scholarship is paid

☐ once
☐ monthly
☐ yearly
The amount of the scholarship: EUR _________________________

Who awarded the scholarship: ___________________________________________________

☐ A Finnish educational institution or other Finnish organisation awarded me a scholarship that

covers my living costs.
The scholarship is paid

☐ once
☐ monthly
☐ yearly
The amount of the scholarship: EUR _________________________

Who awarded the scholarship: ___________________________________________________

☐ I have other income.

Other income per month: EUR _________________________

Please describe your other income below:

☐ I will secure my financial resources with income from work.

 You can secure your financial resources with work only if you are applying for an extended
permit.
 Fill in section 8.3 Work.
8.3 Work  Fill in this section only if you are applying for an extended permit and will secure your financial
resources in Finland with income from work.

Name of the company

Company’s Business ID

Duration of work

☐ Fixed-term, from _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _ to _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

☐ Indefinite term, starting from __.__.____

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Working hours

☐ Per day ________________ hours

☐ Per week ________________ hours

☐ Per month ________________ hours

Grounds for pay

☐ Hourly pay EUR ________________ per hour

☐ Monthly pay EUR ________________ per month

☐ Other, please specify: ______________________________________________ EUR __________________

9. Health insurance
9.1 health Type of health insurance
insurance
☐ Private health insurance  Fill in section 9.2 Insurance details.
☐ European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
☐ UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
☐ Kela card
☐ I am a resident of Quebec and do not need a health insurance.
☐ I do not have a health insurance or my insurance is not valid in Finland.
9.2 Insurance  Fill in this part only if you have a private health insurance.
details
Insurance company

Period of validity of the insurance

Effective date of the insurance __.__.____

Expiry date of the insurance __.__.____

☐ I hereby confirm that my health insurance is valid for my entire stay in Finland.
What is the sum insured?

☐ My insurance covers medical expenses up to ___________________ euros.

☐ My insurance covers all costs with no upper limit.

Amount of excess

EUR _________________________

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10. Crimes and entry ban

 The Finnish Immigration Service will get the information of crimes and suspected crimes committed in Finland
from official registers.

10.1 Have you been convicted of a crime in countries other than Finland?
Crimes
☐ No
☐ Yes If you answered ‘yes’, fill in the sections below:
Crime:

Country where the crime took place:

Time when the crime took place: (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

Punishment for the crime:

10.2 Are you suspected of committing a crime in countries other than Finland?
Suspicion of a
crime ☐ No
☐ Yes If you answered ‘yes’, fill in the sections below:
Crime that you are suspected of:

Country where the suspected crime took place:

Time when the suspected crime took place: (dd.mm.yyyy) _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _

10.3 Do you have or have you had an entry ban?

Entry ban
☐ No
☐ Yes If you answered ‘yes’, fill in the sections below:
Country imposing the entry ban:

During which time was/is the entry ban valid?

11. Additional information

 You can give any additional information related to your application here.
11.1
Additional
information

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12. Attachments
 Attach the documents listed below to your application. Our languages of contact are Finnish, Swedish and
English. If your documents are in some other language, have them translated by an official or authorised translator
and attach the translation to the document. For more information, see migri.fi/en/interpretation-translation-and-
legalisation. The authority processing your application may ask you for even other documents than the ones
mentioned here. When you submit your application, please bring with you originals and copies of the documents
that you attach to your application.

12.1  When you submit your application for a residence permit, please bring with you a valid
General passport.
attachments
☐ Colour copies of the passport page containing your personal data and of all passport pages
containing markings
☐ A photograph retrieval code or a passport photo complying with the photo guidelines issued
by the police
 Do not submit edited photos.
 State the photograph retrieval code in section 3.1
☐ A document showing that you are legally staying in the country where you submit your
application.  For more information, see migri.fi/en/handling-your-matters-at-a-finnish-
mission
☐ The form MP 1  Attach this form only if you are already in Finland and are applying for a
first residence permit.
12.2
Application-
☐ Certificate of acceptance/attendance from an educational institution in Finland
specific ☐ Consent of guardian
attachments
☐ Clarification of income (bank statements for the past six months)
☐ Earlier degree certificates  Required when you are applying for a first residence permit. Not
required of degree students and exchange students.
☐ Possible certificates of employment  Required when you are applying for a first residence
permit. Not required of degree students and exchange students.
☐ Documentation of paid tuition fee or scholarship  Section 8.1 in the application.
☐ Proof of the source of your assets  Attach this document if you intend to secure your
financial resources with your own assets. Section 8.2 in the application.
☐ Documentation of a scholarship rewarded in a country other than Finland  Attach this
document, if you intend to secure your financial resources with a scholarship rewarded in a
country other than Finland. Section 8.2 in the application.
☐ Employment contract  Attach this document if you intend to secure your financial
resources with income from work. Section 8.3 in the application.
☐ Health insurance  Section 9 in the application.
☐ Transcript of records  Attach this document only when you are applying for an extended
permit.
12.3 Other  If you have any other attachments, tick the box and name the attachment:
attachments

 The authority processing your application may ask you for even other documents than the
ones mentioned here.

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13. Processing of personal data

The Population If the Finnish Immigration Service grants you a residence permit, your personal information is by law
Information usually recorded in the Population Information System. You will also be issued a personal identity
System and code.
your personal
identity code The Population Information System is Finland’s population register. It is electronic and its contents
are available to all Finnish authorities. Some of the data can also be disclosed to private persons or
entities. The register is kept by the Local Register Offices and the Population Register Centre. The
personal information in the register is stored permanently.

A personal identity code is a means of identification used in Finland. No two persons can have the
same personal identity code. The code consists of 11 characters and is based on your date of birth
and your gender (example: 131052-308T). Being issued a personal identity code gives you no rights
or obligations in Finland. You will usually need it when you contact public authorities, because it
gives them access to your information in the Population Information System. Also for instance
employers, banks or phone operators may need to know your personal identity code.

At this stage, the following personal data will be recorded in the Population Information System:
your name, date of birth, gender, citizenship, native language, address and occupation.

More information on the processing of personal data recorded in the Population Information
System can be found in the privacy statement available at dvv.fi/en/pis-privacy-statement. You
may also request it from the Finnish Immigration Service or from the Finnish mission (embassy or
consulate) to which you return this application.

The UMA The information you have given on this form will be recorded in the electronic case management
system 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. More detailed information on the processing of your personal data and
your rights related to the processing will be given in the privacy statement of the UMA system. You
can read the statement at migri.fi/en/registers or get a paper copy of the statement when you
submit your application.

14. Date and signature

I am applying for a residence permit in Finland, and 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 in Finland according to law. Providing false information may result
in rejection of the application or withdrawal of an existing permit, removal from the country and an entry ban to the
Schengen area.

Date and place Signature

_ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _ ___________________________ ___________________________________________

Printed name  Please write your name in block capitals.

______________________________________________________

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