Visas & Customs Requirements

Students:

1. Visa application form carefully completed, dated and signed by the applicant


2. One recent photo in color, 36x47 mm, light background, not attached to the application


3. Passport, which is valid at least three months end of the visit and a copy of it


4. Letter of acceptance from the university in Finland where the applicant has been accepted


5. All educational documents, including marks sheets (SSC, HSC, Bachelor's, Master's or other post- secondary, college, vocational or university diploma, certificate or degree).


6. If needed, Documents of your professional qualification


7. Documents of your IELTS/Other Language Proficiency Test


8. Proof of sufficient funds (such as a copy of a recent bank statement)


9. Statement of students account (scholarship, secure income)


10. Applicant must make a bank deposit of EUR 6,000.00 in his/her name and it must be renewed every academic year. The applicant does not need to make the deposit if he/she is taking part in an exchange program between a Finnish university and a foreign university and his/her studies are being funded in some other manner trough the program.

List of universities in Finland:

• Åbo Akademi University
• Häme Polytechnic
• Helsinki School of Economics
• Helsinki University of Technology
• Lappeenranta University of Technology
• Satakunta Polytechnic
• Sibelius Academy
• Tampere University of Technology
• University of Art and Design Helsinki
• University of Helsinki
• University of Joensuu
• University of Jyväskylä
• University of Kuopio
• University of Oulu
• University of Tampere
• University of Turku
• University of Vaasa