Finland visa application form

Citizens of Russia and the CIS to visit Finland, as well as other EU countries that are members of the Schengen area, must apply. It is somewhat easier for residents of St. Petersburg to obtain a visa to Finland than to other European Schengen countries.

On the territory of Russia, a Finnish Schengen visa is issued at the Finnish Embassy in Moscow, at the Consulate General in St. Petersburg, as well as at the consulates in Murmansk and Petrozavodsk, visa centers in Kazan, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Perm, Omsk, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladivostok, Krasnoyarsk, Ufa, Irkutsk and Kaliningrad. Another option is through an accredited travel agency.

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Sample application form and visa terms

Visas up to 90 days can be requested at your nearest consulate or visa center. Visas for a period of more than 90 days are made only at the embassy, ​​consulate general or consulates of the corresponding region, that is, for residents of Moscow and the Moscow region - in Moscow, residents of St. Petersburg and the region - in St. Petersburg, and for residents of other regions - strictly at the Moscow Embassy.

Filling rules and comments on the main mistakes

The Embassy of Finland only accepts online applications filled in through the website of the Visa Application Center of Finland. For automated processing of documents and the convenience of their preparation, the applicant must fill out an application for a visa to Finland online, which will also be an appointment for documents. To do this, you must select the visa center in Finland where the documents will be submitted.

Going to the official website of the Finland Visa Application Center, select Russia and the nearest city to you, pay attention to the 3 steps of the application and documents submission procedure.

By clicking on the "Step 1" button, you must carefully read the meaning of visa types and determine your purpose of visit:

1. Tourism is a trip for tourism purposes, visiting cultural, sporting or other events, shopping.
2. Business - a trip related to business purposes, at the invitation of the organization to perform short-term work.
3. Visiting relatives and friends - a trip involving a meeting with relatives or friends is issued upon the presence of an invitation.
4. Culture - a trip to participate in a cultural event (concerts, performances, etc.), usually for artists.
5. Sport - travel to participate in a sporting event or competition as an athlete or special personnel.
6. Official - a trip, as well as business, related to official purposes, at the invitation of the organization, as a rule, for negotiations or other diplomatic activities.
7. Treatment - a trip for medical examination or treatment at the invitation of a medical institution.
8. Study - a trip to study at the invitation of an educational institution.
9. Transit - for transit purposes.
10. Other - if the purpose of the trip clearly does not correspond to any of the above types.

By clicking on the "Step 2" button, you must submit a visa application by selecting "Make an appointment". On the page that opens, click on the text "To fill out an online questionnaire ...". A page appears in English, it does not switch to Russian. Here you will see a box that says "Click here to fill in your visa application form".

In the window that appears, select "New user" and enter your personal data, email address, create a password, enter the code from the picture and click "Sign up" (Submit). So you will register in the system to fill out the questionnaire.

The following will help you fill out the Finnish visa application form correctly: detailed recommendations for each item:

1. Choice of submission location.
2. The name and surname are written exactly as in the passport (only letters, without any other characters).
3. Surname at birth. This question is for those who changed their last name after birth due to adoption, marriage or other circumstances.
4. Middle name transliteration.
5. The question about country of birth and citizenship at birth should have the answer "USSR" (Soviet Union) if you were born before 1992.
6. If you are filling out the questionnaire for a child, then select "Yes" next to "Minor".
7. The identification number refers to the number of a civil passport.
8. Type of travel document for visa to Finland. In most cases, this is an Ordinary passport.
9. Travel document issued. This refers to the name of the authority that issued your passport, for example, FMS 0000 - FMS 0000.

Important! Each section must be saved, otherwise the data will be lost, and only then proceed to filling in the next one.

After saving the first section, you will receive a confirmation letter with the number of the visa application form and a direct link for quick access and continue filling out to the mail indicated during registration:

1. Applicant's address is the address where you currently live. It may not match the address of permanent residence. According to the translation rules, unique names and names (in this case, city and street names) are not translated, but transliterated, that is, they are written in Latin.
2. The phone number must be valid (with the area code and without the "+" sign).
3. The email address must be real.
4. If necessary, you should select the country of residence, if it is not the country of your citizenship. If you are a citizen of the Russian Federation and live in Russia, then the answer will be “No”.
5. Select from the list of currently suitable occupations. If you work, indicate the position, if you are retired - a pensioner, study - a schoolboy, student. Not working - housewife, unemployed, etc.
6. In the "Employer" field, you must specify the full name of the organization in which you work, for example, "OOO Technika". If you are an individual entrepreneur, then write your first and last name (Ivan Ivanov).
7. The country in which the traveler will spend the most days on the trip is the country of destination (possibly countries, if the stay in them will last the same number of days). In this case, it is Finland.
8. The state in which the traveler first arrives after crossing the border is called the country of first entry. For example, you are traveling to Italy, but you arrive at Munich Airport, as it is closer to your destination city. In this situation, the country of first entry will be Germany.
9. In the “Number of entries requested” column, in most cases it will be more correct to indicate “Visa requested for a single entry”. The consulate independently decides what type of visa is granted in a particular case.
10. If biometric data (fingerprints) for the last 5 years was taken, answer “Yes” and indicate the date. If you don't remember the date, leave the field blank.
11. The dates of entry and exit from the Schengen area are indicated exactly on the tickets.
12. The type of invitation must be selected from those offered. It depends on the type of organization that issued the invitation: Company invitation, Private invitation.
13. The question of the financial security of the applicant during the trip. Here you need to select "The applicant himself" or "Sponsor" and indicate the means of subsistence (for example, credit card).
14. In the column "Medical policy" we put "Yes". This confirms your awareness that the policy is necessary and you have it.
15. In the "Additional Information" section, we indicate what could not be indicated in the main fields of the questionnaire. For example, other means of subsistence (cash, bank checks, etc.) or if you have multiple travel purposes.

After saving, the system will prompt you to fill out another form if necessary.

We complete the preparation of the questionnaire by clicking the "Submit" button. A completed application form and an automatic message will be sent to the specified e-mail address indicating the identification number of your visa application form and a password that is required for printing. These are the first 4 digits of the foreign passport plus the date of birth.

Attention! The questionnaire is stored in the system for 14 days. After submitting the questionnaire to the embassy, ​​the applicant does not have the opportunity to make changes.

So, print out the form, indicate the place and date, put a signature in the appropriate fields. Application for a visa to Finland is ready!

Filling out a visa application form for a minor

One of the parents fills out the application form and submits documents for a child visa, guardian or adult accompanying the child on the trip. In this case, the age of the child does not play a role. Even for a newborn or a child entered in an adult's passport, a separate package of documents is prepared and a questionnaire is filled out. Applicants under the age of 12 do not submit biometric data, and children older than this age do this without fail.

For a child, the questionnaire is filled out in almost the same way., as well as for an adult, there are only some nuances. Most questions ask for information about the parent or representative who will accompany the child on the trip and on whose behalf documents are submitted to the consulate. In this case, this representative provides copies of his Russian and foreign passports, and also signs the questionnaire.

Rules for filling out the questionnaire for a child:

1. Child's personal information. The name and surname are written in the same way as in the passport.
2. Marital status - for young children this is an inappropriate question, but according to the formal rules, it is necessary to write "Single".
3. The address of the applicant and the email address of the accompanying representative.
4. Depending on the institutional status of the child, this may be "Without a profession" or "School student".
5. If the child attends a kindergarten or school, the name and address of the institution are indicated. If the child is small and does not attend children's educational institutions, then a dash is placed.
6. Information about the trip of the child is filled in as in the questionnaire for an adult.
7. The source of financial security for young children is the accompanying applicant, who is also a sponsor, for older children, the options “Cash” are possible.

In the visa application form for the child, the parent or representative signs on behalf of which visa applications are being submitted.

Conclusion

Often the complexity of preparing a set of documents for a visa is exaggerated. In fact, these are several standard documents (copy of a passport, bank statement, certificate of employment, etc.), which must be provided in the appropriate form in accordance with the established rules.

Current requirements for documents, as well as instructions for filling out the questionnaire can always be found on the official website of the consulate. In case of difficulties, the applicant can call the hotline of the visa department of the consulate and ask all questions of interest.