Finland Schengen Visa Applications
For stays of up to 90 days in Finland.
Our Finland Visa Guide will teach you everything you need to know about Finland’s visa policy for people from all over the world, including different types of visas, particular requirements, visa sponsorships, visa fees, and more. It is critical to have a scheduled flight ticket in hand before applying for a visa to Finland.
Important Travel Document Information – Please Read
Ensuring the security of citizens and travelers in Finland, the management of borders is controlled by EU State authorities. This is achieved by Information sharing controls which are as follows.
You are required by law to answer any application information accurately and truthfully.
You can choose the following when you are applying;
A Shengen Visa is an official travel document. It allows a person to travel to any country in the Schengen Area. For stays of up to 90 days for tourism or business purposes.
The Schengen area consists of 26 European countries. Each have officially abolished all passports at their mutual borders. The area mostly acts as a single jurisdiction for international travel with a common visa policy.
Nationals of other countries, which have not yet reached a liberalization agreement will need to obtain this travel authorization before arrival in Europe.
The following is the standard set of required documents:
Depending on whether you want to visit Finland temporarily, study there, or work and live there permanently, you will be required to submit an application for one of many distinct types of Finnish Schengen visas.
You can apply as a tourist, for a business trip, for medical treatment, transit through the country as well as several other travel purposes.
You cannot undertake any paid employment while in Finland if you are travelling on a Schengen visa. You must apply for a work permit in if you wish to work in Finland.
You can however travel for business related purposes, such as conferences, meetings, contract negotiations, training and more.
This depends on a number of things such as whether or not you have had a Schengen visa in the past or how many countries you intend to visit. Generally you first Schengen visa will be issued for the duration of your stay. Future applications may be granted for multiple entry for a number of years.
There are 26 Schengen members states in Europe. You can see the full list of countries in the Schengen zone in the table on this page.
You can expect an update on your application within 3 days of submission. You can choose express processing at checkout for a response within 24 hours.
Once you attend your appointment, your visa can take up to 15 working days to be processed by the Embassy.
