1
Fill in the application and add your documents
- Create a user account and fill in the application for a residence permit for studies (enterfinland.fi).
- It is also possible to submit a paper application (pdf). The processing fee for a paper application is higher than for an online application. If you apply online in Enter Finland, your application is processed more quickly.
- Add the attachments to your application.
- If you need to check which attachments you must submit, go back to part 2 ‘Get ready for applying for the permit’.
2
Pay for and submit the application
- Pay for your application in Enter Finland. You can use
- a credit card
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Diners Club
- American Express
- Finnish online banking services
- or you can pay for the application when you visit the embassy or consulate or the VFS Global application centre to prove your identity.
- Please check the available payment methods in advance. All missions do not accept cash, and in that case, the required payment method may be a bank transfer.
- Check which currency is accepted, in other words, whether you need to use the local currency.
- To check which payment methods and currencies are accepted by the embassy or consulate in your country of residence, see the website of the Finnish mission operating in that country (finlandabroad.fi).
- See the processing fees on the page Processing fees and payment methods.
- a credit card
- Submit the application.
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