An example of filling out a Finnish visa application form

Requirements for the Schengen visa application form

on a computer, typewriter or by hand;
in printed Latin letters (as in a foreign passport);
neat, black or blue pen.

One photograph must be pasted onto the application form and signed by the person on whose behalf it is being submitted.

Along with the questionnaire, a sheet with a barcode is printed, with the help of which the employee can transfer all the data to the computer more quickly.

The application is subject to consideration only after payment of the visa fee.

The application is submitted with other documents required to obtain a Schengen visa.

The form can be filled out in Russian, English, Finnish or Swedish.

note

Is it possible to fill out the form online yourself?

The application form can be filled out online on the Visa Application Center website and edited within 90 days from the date of writing. After printing the form, you should write the date of completion and sign.

The form can be filled out in Russian, English, Finnish or Swedish. All letters must correspond to the Latin alphabet.

To avoid typos or inaccuracies, it is better to contact consultants. You can apply for a visa document directly at the organization.

The applicant can also ask for help from a center specialist who will meet with the applicant at a convenient place and time, take fingerprints and accept visa documents.

You can make an appointment on the center’s portal, or by calling the call center. When ordering a personal meeting with an employee, you must fill out the service order form on the portal.

How to fill out an application for a Finnish visa?

You can't put dashes! If the answer is negative, the word “no” is written or a tick is placed in front of the “no” item.

You can leave blank only those items that do not apply to you, for example, item 10.

To be sure:

clauses 1 and 3 are filled out exactly as in your passport;
point 2 – women indicate their maiden name (men and all those who have not changed their last name write the word “no”, no dashes);
step 4 – write the date of birth in numbers in the order “day, month, year”;
clause 5 and clause 6 – we write the information about the place of birth as it is written in your passport;
item 7 – indicate citizenship – Russia or Russian Federation;
item 10 – the item is filled out only in the child’s application form (adults leave the item blank, without dashes);
item 12 – check the box next to the word “foreign passport”;
paragraphs 13-16 – enter the details of a valid international passport;
clause 17 – by home address we mean the address of actual residence during a given period (indicate your home phone number, mobile number if desired);
clause 18 - oh, if you are a Russian citizen and live in Russia;
paragraphs 19 and 20 – indicate real work data and telephone numbers (those not working write “not working”, do not put a dash);

Look in the dictionary to see how your position/profession is written in English and enter it in the appropriate column. If the application is submitted for a student or student, we write “student” or “scholar”.

item 22 – indicate the countries you are going to travel to (Finland and then other countries separated by commas);
item 23 – indicate the country through the border with which the first entry into the territory of the Schengen zone will be made (usually Finland);
item 25 – indicate the period for which you are applying for a visa and the number of days for which you will be able to travel abroad during the validity period of the visa;

For example, 90 days/1 year (90 days/one year) or 30 days/half-year (30 days/half a year). If you are getting a Finnish visa for the first time, most likely you will only be given it for six months.

item 26 – here we indicate the dates of the last Schengen visa in your passport (it is enough to indicate it, no need to try to squeeze everything in there);

Visas to Egypt, Thailand and other countries not included in Schengen do not need to be specified. If there were no Schengen visas yet, oh, we don’t write anything where the dates are.

item 27 – if you did not submit your fingerprints at the consulate of the Schengen countries for a biometric passport, put “no”;
item 28 – we fill it out only if you are asking for a transit visa (does not apply to you – we leave the item blank);
paragraphs 29-30 – in the first field we put the date from which you are asking for a visa (usually 8-10 days later than the date of submission of the application form);

End date: if you are asking for a visa for a year, then one year minus one day, if for six months, then six months minus one day.

item 31 – indicate the person who invited you, or the place of temporary stay in Finland (most often, this is the address of a hotel or campsite);
item 32 – to be filled out if you are traveling for work (if you are a tourist, not to be filled out);
item 33 – indicate information about expenses during the trip. If you pay the expenses yourself, check the box next to “Applicant”, and in the column below, mark the necessary items. The items “accommodation paid” and “transport paid” should be noted only if you have confirmation of prepayment of the hotel reservation and transfer (and you can present it);
clauses 34-35 – remain empty if you are not a member of the families of citizens of the EU, EEA, Switzerland;
item 36 – set a date that will coincide with the date of submission of the application form to the consulate;
clause 37 – your signature.

Another signature and date is placed at the very end of the questionnaire! There must be four signatures in total, which you will put on the last sheet of the questionnaire. You can see an example here (check the boxes).

An application that is missing a signature, or that was signed by someone other than the applicant, is grounds for refusal to issue a visa.

How to fill out an application for a Schengen visa?

Item serial number

How to fill out (many fields for filling out have hints-translations from English) The questionnaire is filled out without punctuation marks or punctuation.

The surname is in the nominative case (example: IVANOVA).

Maiden name; men and those who have not changed their surname use their current surname.

First name in the nominative case (example – IVANNA) and patronymic (example – IVANOVNA)

Day, month and year of birth in the format XX.XX.XXXX (for example, 02/16/1985).

Data about the place and country of birth are filled out in the same way as in the international passport. (example – LENINGRADSKAIA OBL, SOVIET UNION)

This is interesting: Marriage is dissolved in the registry office

Citizenship at present (Example - RUSSIAN FEDERATION)

Gender and civil status. Check the appropriate boxes.

Minors in this section of the application form for a visa to Finland indicate the details of their parent or legal guardian. Full name, address, citizenship.

Adults leave this item blank.

Internal passport number – Leave blank.

As a rule, a tick is placed here opposite the “International passport” column.

Type of travel document – foreign passport (ORDINARY PASSPORT), travel document number, start and end date of validity, issuing authority of the foreign passport.

The address of actual residence at the time of filling out the application form for a Schengen visa is indicated in the format

“Index, Country, Territory/Region/Area, City, street house/apartment”

Information is indicated in Latin in transliteration, i.e. Russian words in the Latin alphabet.

If the applicant lives in Russia, a tick is placed in the “No” column. Otherwise, information about a residence permit in another country is filled in.

Workers write the name of the position.

Non-working - “NO OCCUPATION”.

Students - “STUDENT, TRAINEE”.

Fill in the same way as point 17, but indicate the employer’s details.

A tick is placed in the box corresponding to the purpose of the trip.

Because The application form for a visa to Finland is filled out, FINLAND is written here.

It is not recommended to indicate other countries.

When applying for a multiple entry visa, check the “Multiple Entry” box.

To apply for a single-entry visa, check the “One” or “Two” box.

Indicate the number of days for which the visa is valid (digital format).

The start and end dates of the previous Schengen visa are indicated, if any. If the applicant is filling out an application for a Schengen visa for the first time, check the “No” box.

If the applicant has not made fingerprints at the consulates of the Schengen countries, then the “No” checkbox is checked. Otherwise, check “Yes” and the date the fingerprints were taken.

Entry permit to the country of final destination - not filled out.

The visa opening date is indicated (usually the 10th day from the date of submission of biometric data) and the closing date (one year minus 1 day, or two years minus 1 day).

Last name and first name of the person inviting you to Finland, or address of the place of stay in Schengen (it is not necessary to fill in when requesting a tourist visa).

Filled out when requesting a business/work visa to Finland for work - indicate the details of the receiving party's organization.

(When requesting a tourist visa, it is not necessary to fill out).

Who pays for travel and stay expenses abroad?

For children under 18 years of age - the sponsor is indicated as PARENTS/RODITELI/OPEKUN

Over 18 years of age – no sponsor, applicant pays expenses independently.

Indicate your means of subsistence - in any case cash (CASH)

Left blank if the applicant is not a member of an EU, EEA or Swiss family.

Place and date of submission of the application for a visa to Finland at the Consulate General. (SANKT-PETERBURG, 03/22/2015

On the third page of the application form, the applicant must put 4 signatures (if a multiple visa is issued) or 3 if a one-time visit to the Schengen zone is planned.

Comment on the questionnaire

It is advisable to indicate the cities you are visiting.

After filling out, the form must be printed and signed.

Errors and corrections in the application form are grounds for refusal to issue a Schengen visa.

To correctly fill out the application form for a visa to Finland, contact our consultants.

Instructions for filling out a new online application for a visa to Finland

How to fill out an application for a visa to Finland, sample form.

Go to the website of the Finland Visa Application Center.
If you have previously created an account in this system, log in using your registered username and password. If this is your first time on the Portal, you need to register:

Enter the data in Latin and set a password. The password must be between 8 and 15 characters in length and contain at least 1 CAPITAL letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 number and 1 special character (! @ # $ % ^ & *).

Click on
“Save” .
Let's get acquainted with the site navigation (top):

By default, you will be taken to the “New visa application” . You can also complete the previously completed questionnaire, as well as send yourself the completed questionnaire in PDF format to your email address.

Choosing the place to submit documents - Visa Center in Moscow (Visa Center of Finland, Moscow)

If you plan to submit documents directly to the Finnish Consulate in a particular city, then select “Consulate/Embassy of Finland, …”. If you plan to submit documents at the Finland Visa Center, then select “Visa Center of Finland” and the city whose consular district you belong to. For example, you plan to submit documents at the Finnish Visa Center in Kazan - you should select from the list “Visa Center of Finland, MOSCOW ”, since Kazan belongs to the consular district of the Finnish Embassy in Moscow. If you want to submit documents at the Finnish visa center in Arkhangelsk, then you should select “Visa Center of Finland, MURMANSK ”, since Arkhangelsk belongs to the consular district of the Finnish Consulate in Murmansk.

Last name - indicate according to your passport
Previous Surname(s) - indicate your maiden name, and if the last name has not changed, then indicate your last name again
Name(s) - indicate according to your passport
Middle name - not required
Date of birth - enter in DD/MM/YYYY format
Place of birth - according to international passport

Country of birth - everyone born before December 25, 1991 on the territory of the USSR must indicate SOVIET UNION
Citizenship currently – RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Citizenship at birth - if the country of birth is the Soviet Union, then citizenship at birth - SOVIET UNION
Gender - indicate

Marital status - select from the list
Minor - yes/no.
Identity document number - indicate the Russian passport number
I am the spouse or family member of an EU, EEC or Swiss citizen - yes - no

Type of travel document - ORDINARY PASSPORT
Travel document number - indicate the number of the international passport. We do not indicate the space and/or the “No” symbol. We write only numbers together. We also re-indicate your passport number
Date of issue - indicate in the format DD/MM/YYYY
Valid until - indicate in DD/MM/YYYY format
Country of issue: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Issued - we indicate the authority that issued the passport in strict accordance with the international passport. If there is a space, be sure to include a space. For example, in the international passport FMS 002 - indicate FMS[space]002. If there is a hyphen, put a hyphen (FMS-002 = FMS-002). In our case, “FMS 123”.

Click on NEXT

After this, your questionnaire will be assigned a unique number, by which you can continue filling out the questionnaire, print it out or send it by mail over the next 14 days. An additional letter from the Visa Application Center with instructions will also be sent to your email address.

Applicant's address - indicate the street, house and apartment of your actual residence
Postal code - indicate
City - indicate
Country – RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Phone number - start with the number “7”
Email address - indicate
Country of residence (if different from the country of citizenship) - if you are a foreigner, then indicate here the document on the basis of which you are legally staying in the Russian Federation: work permit / work visa / passport number (if you are a citizen of the Republic of Belarus), etc.

We indicate the type of activity from the list - pupils/students must select Student or Trainee, respectively.

Employer - indicate the name
Name of educational institution - for pupils/students, indicate the name of the educational institution
Address of the employer or educational institution - indicate the street and house number
Postal code - indicate
City - indicate
Country - indicate
Phone number - start with the number “7”

Choose the purpose of your trip to Finland. In our case, this is tourism, we fly directly to Finland, we want a multi for 90 days.

The maximum number of days that can be requested is 90. This is because you cannot stay in Schengen on a short-term visa for more than 90 days out of every 180 days (Schengen legislation), even if you have a visa for 5 years. Visa validity and length of stay are different concepts.

Sheneghan visas issued in the last 3 years - yes / no. If you have had several Schengen visas, then indicate the details of the most recent visa. You can indicate other visas in the “Additional information” column at the end of the application form.
Previously taken fingerprints - yes/no. If you have already taken biometrics during your previous Schengen application, then indicate “YES” . The system will ask you to indicate the date of submission of biometrics.
Transit visa - yes/no. If you are requesting a transit visa, then in the application you must indicate the details of the visa / other permission to stay in the country where you are flying through Finland.
Estimated date of entry into the Schengen territory - indicate the starting date of the trip
Estimated date of departure from Schengen territory - in case of requesting a multiple-entry visa, indicate the desired duration of the visa, and not the date of departure from Schengen on the first trip. We did not become modest and requested a visa for 5 years. Whether they will give you such a “long” one or not, the visa officer will decide

Click “NEXT”

Type of invitation - in case of tourism with hotel accommodation, indicate “ HOTEL OR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION ”
Name of the hotel or place of temporary stay - name of the hotel
Address of the hotel or place of temporary stay - hotel address
Postal code - preferable
City - indicate the city
Country - FINLAND
Phone number - look for confirmation of reservation or on the Internet, indicate without spaces and the “+” sign
Email address - not required, but preferred

If you are going on a business trip, then in the “Invitation Type” you need to select “COMPANY INVITATION” and fill out the following questions (take information from the invitation):

Name of the host company or organization
Address of the inviting company or organization - street and house
City
A country
Postcode
Phone number - no spaces or “+” sign
Fax number - optional
Last name of the inviting person - last name of the signatory of the invitation
Name(s) of the inviting person - the name of the signatory of the invitation
Contact person's address, City, Country, Telephone, Fax - re-enter the office address in Finland
Email address - optional, if you have such information

Such information about the inviting person should be indicated if you are visiting on a private invitation. If you are traveling to your property, select “NO INVITATION”

Who pays for the costs of travel and stay abroad - if we pay for ourselves, then we indicate “BY THE APPLICANT HIMSELF / HERSELF” .
Indicate your means of subsistence - as the “CASH”

When requesting a multiple entry visa, you are confirming that you undertake to insure each of your subsequent trips to Schengen.

Click “NEXT”

Additional information - if you want to provide additional information about the registration address (if different from the actual residence address), add the purpose of the trip, description, previous Schengen visas, etc.

Congratulations! Your form is completed. To finish, click “SEND”

In order to print the application form, select “SEND VISA APPLICATION BY EMAIL” . Please provide your application number and your email address.

A questionnaire will be sent to your email shortly. The file is password protected . In order to open the file with the application form, you need to indicate the first 4 characters of your passport number and date of birth in the format DD/MM/YYYY.

Print out the form. Make sure you have printed all barcodes. It doesn’t matter how you print the form - black and white / color / single-sided / double-sided.

Sign the form 4 times:

paragraph 37
column below “I am aware that the visa fee is not refunded if the visa is refused.” (I am informed that in case of refusal the consular fee is not refundable)
column below “Applicable in case a multiple-entry visa is applied for (cf. field No. 24): I am aware of the need to have an adequate travel medical insurance for my first stay and subsequent visits to the territory of Member States. » (when requesting a multiple-entry visa, I undertake to insure each subsequent trip to Schengen) - a signature at this point is required even if you are not applying for a multiple-entry visa.
at the bottom of the page in the “Signature” column

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An example of filling out an application for a tourist visa to Finland
An example of filling out an application for a business visa to Finland

Application form for a visa to Finland: where and how to fill out

To obtain a visa by filling out an application, it is initially important to contact one of 3 authorities:

Consulate;
Visa Center;
Embassy of Finland in the Russian Federation.

Application forms for a visa to Finland with crossed-outs and errors will certainly be returned. Very often, tourists from Russia who want to get Schengen fall into such mistakes, and the process of obtaining the long-awaited visa for them is delayed for months.

General requirements for filling out an application for a Schengen visa to Finland include the following points that must be strictly observed:

The form must be filled out in printed Latin letters only;
The questionnaire data must exactly match the similar data in the international passport;
It is necessary to attach a photograph to the application form.

In addition, to obtain the desired visa, you will need to pay a consular fee. You will also need to purchase medical insurance, without which entry into Finland is impossible: these are the requirements of the host country.

Remember that you can fill out the form not only in Russian, but also in other languages - English, Swedish and, of course, Finnish. Therefore, choose the language that is closest to you.

So, we have come to the most important questions for us - how to correctly fill out each point of the Finnish visa application form, what data we will need for this, and how to do everything necessary as quickly and correctly as possible? Let's look at each point of this document and a sample of how to fill it out correctly.

Visa to Finland

Finland attracts with stunning landscapes, comfortable life and all kinds of recreation, regardless of the time of year - here are mountain trails, ski slopes, and diving. apply for a visa to Finland to visit here .

Types of visas to Finland:

Visas of categories A and B are provided for those traveling through the territory of the Finnish state in transit. At the same time, the first option will not allow you to leave the transit zone of the airport, and the second (visa B), on the contrary, will allow you to walk around the city for no more than 5 days.
A Category C visa is suitable for those who intend to stay in Finland for a relatively short period of time and do not intend to gain financial benefit from this visit. This type of visa will also allow you to visit other Schengen countries.
A national or D visa (not Schengen) is issued for a long period and will allow you to work or study in Finland, but you cannot cross the borders of other Schengen states with it.

List of documents for obtaining a visa to Finland:

Applicant's passport. The document must be valid for at least 3 months after returning from Finland, and at the time of submitting the documents, the passport must also have 2 free pages for visas.
1 color photograph taken no earlier than 6 months before applying for a visa to Finland.
2 copies of the visa application form filled out by the applicant (the application form and a sample form can be found on the website of the country's Visa Application Center).
Tourist voucher or hotel reservation for the entire period of stay in the country.
Printing of tickets in both directions with a fixed departure date.
Medical insurance, which should cover the period from the moment of submitting documents until the expected end of the trip to Finland. You can issue an insurance policy only from a company accredited by the Finnish Embassy (they can be found on the embassy’s website).

The embassy has the right to request additional documents - a certificate of employment or confirmation of the applicant’s financial solvency.

Note:

The set of documents must be specified for each individual type of visa, as well as depending on the position of the applicant. The fact is that pensioners and schoolchildren who intend to visit Finland provide different certificates.

Finland is loyal to foreign guests, so the percentage of refusals here is extremely low, however, an error in the documents and the submission of an incomplete set will create additional difficulties. To avoid such situations, you should entrust the process of obtaining a visa to Finland to professionals. Especially taking into account the fact that competent execution of several entry visas during the year will allow you to safely apply for a Schengen multiple entry visa for a period of two years. We will be happy to help you quickly and securely obtain a visa to Finland .

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Sample of filling out an application form for a Finnish visa

The advantage is the fact that you can take a document form for a Finnish visa from any structure (for example, at the Consulate, as well as at the Visa Center or the Embassy of Finland in the Russian Federation), and fill out all the points at home. In order to make the process of filling out the questionnaire simple and understandable for you, we will analyze each of its points and consider what exactly is indicated in it.

Points of the application form for a Schengen visa to Finland in 2021 and an example of filling them out:

Last name, rewritten as it is indicated in the international passport - exactly, no changes are allowed;
Information about a change in surname (for example, a change in surname due to a change in marital status), information about which must be included in the application form. If there were none, you need to write the word “no”;
First and patronymic (again, look at the foreign passport);
Date of birth (we hope everything is clear with this point);
Place of Birth. But this is where mistakes are possible. You need to write exactly the name of the city as it was called at the time of your birth, because the name of many cities has changed several times throughout history. If you were born, for example, in 1975 in the city of Kuibyshev, you do not need to write that you were born in the city of Samara, renamed in 1991;
Citizen's country of birth. The instructions for filling out this paragraph of the visa application form are clear and specific: for those born before 1991, you must write USSR, the field for this period is Russia;
With the indication of the point about your citizenship, everything is new - indicate the Russian Federation;
In accordance with your gender, place a cross in the appropriate box;
Choose your civil status;
If you are going on a trip to Finland with a child and are applying for a visa for him, this item must be filled out. If not, leave the column blank;
You don’t have to fill out this item, but if you still want to fill it out, then indicate in the column the number of your internal Russian passport;
Please note that your international passport has been issued;
We indicate the number of the passport named in the previous column;
Enter the date of issue of the foreign passport;
We enter information about the validity period of the passport;
We note which structure issued this document;
Here, indicate the address where you actually live; Also write down your phone number and e-mail in the column;
Please indicate whether you live in the Russian Federation or not;
In this column, indicate your occupation, i.e. profession (doctor, engineer, etc.). You can write “unemployed” or “student”;
This paragraph requires you to indicate the real address where your work is located (or university, if you are a student);
Write the purpose of your trip;
Here you need to write just one word - the name of the country where you are going, i.e. "Finland";
If you are applying for a Finnish visa, then the first country you indicate for visiting the Schengen zone should be Finland;
In this column, indicate the number of visits;
Indicate the period for which you need to obtain a visa: 30, 45 or 90 days;
Write down details of your previous Schengen visas, if, of course, you received them;
Note whether you were fingerprinted;
Only tourists who need a transit visa need to fill out the field; others should leave the field blank;
Indicate the date and month of the trip;
Provide similar information for leaving Finland;
Enter the details of the citizen who invited you. If there is none, you can indicate the name of the hotel where you will live;
There is no need to write anything here if you are traveling as a tourist;
In this column you should indicate who pays your expenses;
Here you can find information about the presence of relatives abroad. If you have no relatives abroad, leave the field blank;
Continuation of paragraph 34;
Write the name of the city where you will submit your visa application, as well as the date of its submission;
This is the space for your signature.

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Well, that’s all, the application form for a visa to Finland is ready! As you can see, filling it out is not at all difficult. It is only important to be careful and avoid mistakes and corrections.

Step-by-step instructions for filling out the visa application form

Below is a manual for completing the application form for any European Schengen application form. Which specific country to choose is up to you to decide - based on the length of stay or the ease of registration. The number of each item in our instructions is equal to the item number in the questionnaire:

Write your last name in Latin. In order not to make mistakes in writing, take your international passport as a basis - write exactly the same.
The information in the second paragraph is indicated only by those persons who previously changed their last name. If she was different at birth, enter the old data. Attach a document confirming the changes. If the data has changed due to marriage or marriage, you cannot do without a marriage certificate. If there are no changes, skip the item.
The name, like the surname, is written in Latin. Look at your foreign passport.
The date of birth is indicated in digital form day/month/year.
Indicate the city where you were born.
The country of birth is selected according to the rules of the consulate you are applying to. For example, Germany requires that the USSR (USSR) be written in this column if the person was born before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Please indicate your current citizenship. If they changed it, then so did the citizenship acquired at the time of birth.
Select gender.
Indicate your marital status as follows: indicate if you are single, officially married, separated, or divorced. If none of the options are suitable, select the last option - “other”.
When the form is filled out by a minor citizen, this paragraph indicates the information of any parent or legal representative. We are talking about first name, last name and address. The latter is required if it does not match the applicant’s address.
The identification code is indicated if available. It may be absent - this is normal.
Select the document you are traveling on. This is either one of the types of passport (regular, diplomatic, service, official, special), or something else. Ordinary citizens choose the “regular passport” option.
Enter your passport details. Consulate employees are interested in the number and series.
In continuation of the previous paragraph - the date when the document was issued. It is written in digital form (day/month/year), separated by dots.
Enter the date after which the passport is considered invalid.
Indicate the country where you received your passport.
Provide contact information in the form of home address, email (if available). The field on the right is reserved for the mobile number.
If you have a residence permit or other document according to which you can live permanently in a Schengen country, indicate the type, number, and expiration date of the permit.
Please indicate your position. The data is confirmed by a certificate from work, so the information should be similar. If you are unemployed, skip this step. If you are studying at a college or university, write in the student column. Retired people indicate that they are pensioners using the word pensioner. The status of an entrepreneur corresponds to the position of self-employed. If a person is a military serviceman, then he writes soldier.
Provide the embassy staff with your work address. If you are a student, then the location of the educational institution.
Select the reason for your trip by marking it with a cross. Travel may be related to tourism or a work issue. Typically, people obtain Schengen to visit relatives and friends, attend a cultural or sporting event, or attend an official visit. Other reasons include: treatment and study in a Schengen country, transit, airport transit zone and more. The last point requires you to independently indicate the type of trip.
Indicate the countries you plan to visit during your trip.
Choose the state where you will go first. If you are flying through a Schengen country (planning a transfer), choose the one in which the airport is located. For more detailed information, go to our article about the country of first entry.
Indicate the number of entries - depending on this, a single, double, or multiple entry visa is issued.
Write the amount of days you want to spend in Schengen.
If you have applied for the same visa over the past 3 years, enter the start and end date of its validity. When issuing several documents, write information about the last one.
If biometric data was submitted when receiving previous visas, make a note about this next to the date.
If you want to cross the Schengen zone to get to a third country, you need to have permission to visit the latter country. Indicate the details of the permit (who issued it and when, until what date is it valid).
Enter the date when you plan to enter the Schengen country.
Now the same thing, but with the departure date. You need to confirm your stay by booking a hotel, inn, hostel or rental property.
Provide the personal details of the person inviting you to Schengen. If this is not a visit to friends or relatives, then leave the contact information of the hotel or hostel where you booked the room.
If the reason for applying for a visa is a business trip, you need to have an invitation from the company, valid in Schengen. Indicate the name/name, contacts of the person/organization that invited you abroad. If you are going to a specific company, provide the first name, last name, address, email, telephone number of the person from this company. Enter the data in the cell next to it.
Choose who will cover expenses for the entire trip. This is done by you or the person who invited you. Please indicate your payment method. You can pay with cash, credit card, traveler's checks, have housing and transportation already paid for. There is also another option.
If you are traveling to Schengen to visit relatives, please provide their details. In addition to the standard information (first name, last name, date of birth and citizenship), enter the person’s identification card number.
Select the degree of relationship. Indicate who is calling you to the Schengen territory: spouse, son or daughter, grandchildren or other relative.
Write the city where the document is being filled out and the date.
The last cell is for personal signature. When the application form is submitted by a person who has not reached the age of majority, the document is signed by the parent (legal representative).

Sample of filling out an application form for a visa to Finland

Citizens of Russia and the CIS must obtain a Schengen visa to visit Finland, as well as other EU countries included in the Schengen area. For residents of St. Petersburg, obtaining a visa to Finland is somewhat easier 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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Application form

The visa application form must be completed electronically on the Visa Application Center website (Link to another website.) (Opens a new window). The link to the questionnaire depends on which representative office will consider your application:

Visa application form (Link to another website.) (Opens a new window) at the Finnish Embassy in Moscow
Visa application form (Link to another website.) (Opens a new window) at the Consulate General in St. Petersburg
Visa application form (Link to another website.) (Opens a new window) in Petrozavodsk
Visa application form (Link to another website.) (Opens a new window) in Murmansk

The application form must be completed, printed and signed by the applicant. The application form is submitted to the visa center along with the following documents:

Sample application form and visa deadlines

We suggest that you take into account the recommendations for filling out the application form given below, and study the standard application form for a Finnish visa, as well as familiarize yourself with an example of filling out an electronic application form for a Finnish visa.

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 issued 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.

Rules for filling out and comments on main errors

The Embassy of Finland only accepts online applications completed through the Finland Visa Application Center website. 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 serve as an appointment to receive documents. To do this, you need to select the Finnish visa center where the documents will be submitted.

By going to the official website of the Finland Visa Application Center, select Russia and the city closest to you, pay attention to the 3 steps of the procedure for submitting an application and documents.

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

Tourism is a trip for tourism purposes, visiting cultural, sporting or other events, shopping.
Business – a trip related to business purposes, at the invitation of an organization to perform short-term work.
Visiting relatives and friends - a trip that involves meeting with relatives or friends is issued with an invitation.
Culture – a trip to participate in a cultural event (concerts, performances, etc.), usually for artists.
Sports – travel to participate in a sporting event or competition as an athlete or special personnel.
Official - a trip, as well as a business one, related to official purposes, at the invitation of an organization, usually for negotiations or other diplomatic activities.
Treatment is a trip to undergo a medical examination or treatment at the invitation of a medical institution.
Study – a trip to undergo training at the invitation of an educational institution.
Transit – for transit purposes.
Other – if the purposes of the trip do not clearly correspond to any of the above types.

By clicking on the “Step 2” button, you must submit your visa application by selecting “Make an Appointment” . On the page that opens, click on the text “To fill out the online form...”. The 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, you must select “New user” and enter your personal data, email address, create a password, enter the code from the image and click “Submit”. This will register you in the system to fill out the form.

detailed recommendations for each item will help you fill out the application form for a visa to Finland correctly

Selecting a place to submit documents.
The first and last name are written exactly as in the international passport (only letters, without any other characters).
Surname at birth. This question is for those who changed their last name after birth due to adoption, marriage or other circumstances.
Transliteration of patronymic.
The question about country of birth and citizenship at birth should answer “USSR” (Soviet Union) if you were born before 1992.
If you are filling out an application for a child, select “Yes” next to “Minor.”
By identification number we mean the number of a general civil passport.
Type of travel document for a visa to Finland. In most cases, this is a foreign passport (Ordinary passport).
The travel document has been issued. Here we mean the name of the authority that issued your passport, for example, FMS 0000 - FMS 0000.

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At this stage , you need to save the entered data by clicking “Save and next” and move on to the next section.

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

a confirmation letter with the visa application number and a direct link to the email address you specified during :

The applicant's address is the address where you currently reside. It may not coincide with your permanent residence address. According to the rules of translation, unique names and names (in this case, city and street names) are not translated, but transliterated, that is, written in Latin.
You must provide a valid phone number (with city code and without the “+” sign).
The email address must be real.
If necessary, you should select your host country if it is not your country of citizenship. If you are a citizen of the Russian Federation and live in Russia, then the answer will be “No”.
Select from the list a currently suitable type of activity. If you are working, indicate your position; if you are retired, you are a pensioner; if you are studying, you are a schoolboy or student. Not working - housewife, unemployed, etc.
In the “Employer” field, you must indicate the full name of the organization where you work, for example, “OOO Technika”. If you are an individual entrepreneur, then write your first and last name (Ivan Ivanov).
The country in which the traveler will stay the most days during the trip is the destination country (possibly countries if the stay lasts the same number of days). In this case it is Finland.
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 arrive at Munich Airport because it is closer to your destination city. In such a situation, the country of first entry will be Germany.
In the column “Requested number of entries”, in most cases it would 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.
If you have submitted biometric data (fingerprints) within the last 5 years, answer “Yes” and indicate the date. If you don't remember the date, leave the field blank.
The dates of entry and exit from the Schengen zone are indicated exactly on the tickets.
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.
Question about the applicant’s financial support during the trip. Here you must select “By the applicant” or “Sponsor” and indicate your means of livelihood (for example, credit card).
In the “Medical policy” column we put “Yes”. This confirms that you are aware that the policy is necessary and that you have it.
In the “Additional Information” section, we indicate what was not possible to indicate 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 indicating the identification number of your visa application form and a password, which is required for printing, will be sent to the specified email. 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 application form to the embassy, the applicant does not have the opportunity to make changes.

So, print out the form, indicate the place and date, and sign in the appropriate fields. The application form for a visa to Finland is ready!

Documents for a visa to Finland

Required documents to obtain Schengen category C:

Application form
personally filled out by the tourist online application form in English or Russian, but in the Latin alphabet (the application form can also be filled out by hand);
International passport
Valid for at least 3 months from the end of the trip, it must contain at least two blank pages and the signature of the owner, if any - a second one, as well as an old/canceled international passport;
Photo
1 color photo without a corner (see photo requirements below);
Copy of internal passport
You need pages of a Russian passport with a photo and registration;
Certificate of employment
Certificate of employment with the stated position and salary;
Bank account statement
The statement must be recent and not older than 6 months;
For students, schoolchildren
Certificate from the place of study, sponsorship letter with a photocopy of the sponsor's general passport, certificate from work/extract from the sponsor's account (issued according to the general rules);
Medical insurance
Medical insurance valid throughout the Schengen territory and for the entire duration of the trip (the amount of insurance coverage is at least 30,000 EUR);
Hotel reservation
Confirmation of the reserved room in the hotel/hostel. The document must indicate all members of the incoming family/company, as well as information about payment for accommodation;
For private and business visits
, Russians traveling to Finland for work (short-term business trip), for sports or cultural events, treatment, study, or to visit relatives, enclose an invitation from the receiving organization and, in some cases, a covering letter from the sending party. Also, from September 1, 2021, round-trip tickets and additional documents will be required: certificate of employment, proof of financial solvency, etc.

Accompanying documents (certificates of employment, letters from sponsors, invitations, etc.) must be in printed form. Forms and applications filled out in words will not be accepted for consideration.

Filling out a visa application for a minor

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

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

Rules for filling out a form for a child:

Personal data of the child. The first and last names are written in the same way as in the passport.
Marital status - This is an inappropriate question for young children, but according to formal rules, you must write “Single.”
The applicant's address and email address of the accompanying representative.
Depending on the institutional status of the child, this may be “No profession” or “School student”.
If the child goes to kindergarten or school, then 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 added.
Information about a child’s trip is filled out as in a form for an adult.
The source of financial support for young children is the accompanying applicant, who is also a sponsor; for older children, “Cash” options are possible.

The visa application form for the child is signed by the parent or representative on whose behalf the visa documents are submitted.