Visa to Finland, as in other countries, is necessarily needed when crossing the border. Finland has a sufficiently low percentage of failures in the issuance of a visa, which is very profitable for Russian citizens who are close to the border. You do not need to contact specialized centers to collect documents, because you can prepare them alone.
Visa Documentation in Finland
Do not forget that Finland is officially included in the Schengen zone, and therefore, approximately the same requirements as to all European countries are applied to the design of a visa. Having received such a visa, you can easily move around throughout the Schengen zone, however, the longest time cut must be held in Finland.
- Your passport should be used for half a year, as well as six months after arrival back to Russia. It must have two empty pages.
- Insurance policy for travel time. This is not your internal compulsory insurance policy in Russia, but an absolutely different document. Insurance is drawn up before the trip and its limit must be more than thirty thousand euros.
- One photo of 46 x 36 mm in size on a gray background. Hard requirements apply to photographs for a visa, however, in any photo center they know them perfectly.
Profilewhich can be fill in advance.
Also, you can fill statement right on the site, and then print it. Follow the link and select Your Country.
A list of cities, where you can find a representative office or Consulate of Finland will gradually begin to download.
After selecting the city, find the "Fill out" button on the left on the site. Click on it.
Now enter your email and password. Now you can fill out the questionnaire directly on the site, after which it will only be printed.
Where to submit documents?
As soon as you have gathered all the documents and filled out the statement, it's time to go to the Finnish Consulate in your city. There are exceptions:
- For example, residents of Kaliningrad are not accepted into the Consulate of Finland, but Lithuania;
- The remaining areas have a representative office in the city of federal significance, or send documents to Moscow.
You can contact both the visa center of your city, which provides the same services. Please note that it is better to go there at least three weeks before the date of the trip to avoid delays.
After that, it will only be necessary to pay all the fees: if you make a visa to the VIS, then you will need to pay extra 27 euros in addition to the compulsory collection of 35 euros. Total visa will be released in the amount of just over 50 euros. All receitts need to be attached to the documentation after payment.
How to track a visa readiness in Finland?
After filing you do not necessarily call the representative offices every day, because you can track the readiness of the document directly on website.
Follow the link and enter the registration number you were given when submitting documents, as well as your date of birth or surname to the choice.
As soon as you see that the document is ready - you can safely contact a representative office or a visa center for the finished visa. Remember the harsh conditions for Schengen visas: If you have issued a visa through Finland, then you need more time to stay in Finland, as well as enter and leave the country exactly through Finland. This is especially true of citizens who open the visa for the first time - you can not spoil your visa story, then not to experience difficulties in obtaining a new one.
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