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GuidelinestoapplyforaSchengenVISAforFinland

DoIhavetoapplyforaVISAforFinland?

IfyouareaforeignnationalrequiringaVISA,youmustalwayshaveonewhenenteringtheSchengen area.IfyouwouldordinarilyneedaVISAbuthavearesidencepermitvalidinoneoftheSchengen countries, you do not need a VISA to enter another Schengen country if the intended duration of yourstayislessthanthreemonths. Schengenmemberstatesare: Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark, Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Hungary,Iceland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania, Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway, Poland,Portugal,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain, SwedenandSwitzerland.

HowdoIapply?
ASchengenVISAfortraveltoFinlandisappliedforwithaVISAapplicationformavailablefromthe followingwebsite:(http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=35334&contentlan=2 &culture=enUS#Applying_for_VISA).Theapplicationformshallbesubmitted,togetherwithavalid passportandtherequiredadditionaldocuments(pleaseseebelow),totheFinnishEmbassyor ConsulateatwhichtheVISAisappliedfor.Theapplicationswillhavetobesubmittedpersonallyand allapplicantswillbeinterviewed.

WheredoIapply?
ASchengenVISAisappliedforfromtheembassyorconsulateofthedestinationcountry. IfthecountryfromwhereyouareapplyingforaVISAdoesnothaveaFinnishembassyorconsulate, youmustapplyforitfromaFinnishmissioninthenearestcountrytoyourown. For example, if the country of destination is Finland, you must apply for a VISA from a Finnish mission. In certain cases Finland may be represented by another Schengen country, from which a FinnishVISAmaybeapplied. FollowinglinkprovidesinformationregardingFinnishmissionsabroadbycountry: http://forminorigin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=15131&contentlan=2&culture=enUS

WhatdoIneed?
1. The application formwhich is carefully filledinby the applicant before coming to the embassy. 2. Aninternationalpassportwhichisvalidatleastthreemonthsafterthejourney 3. One(1)passportsizephotographwithwhitebackground(colosredbackgroundswillnotbe accepted) 4. TravelinsurancecoveringthedurationoftheVISAandtheSchengenarea. 5. Reservationforaccommodationand/oraletterofinvitationfromthehostinFinland.Please askfortheinvitationfromKuortaneSportsInstitute/Ms.MaaritLaitinenbyfillingintheVISA formprovidedbyISSFandsendingittotheKuortaneSportsInstitutebeforethedeadline. 6. Copyoftheflightreservation.DonotbuyticketsbeforeaVISAhasbeenissued! 7. PleasebepreparedtoprovidemoreinformationanddocumentsifrequiredbytheEmbassy officials.Youmayneedtosupplyfurtherdetailsinadditiontothosementionedabove,such as the route of your journey, means of transport, details of your return journey, income, propertyanddetailsofyouremployment. 8. YoumusthavesufficientfundstocoveryourstayatleastEUR30aday.

Please find additional information about VISA requirement in the Schengen area and travel documentsacceptedbyFinlandbycountry: http://www.formin.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=15720&contentlan=2&culture=enUS

Howlongdoesittake?
AVISAisissuedbyadiplomatorconsulrepresentativeofaSchengencountry.Itisadvisabletoapply foraVISAwellinadvanceoftheplanneddateoftravel.Aminimumof14daysshouldbereserved forprocessing. If the VISA application for Finland is delivered in your country to a representation of a mission of another Schengen country, the process will usually take much longer. Applications should be deliveredwellinadvancesothattherewillbepropertimetoprocessthem!!

WherecanIfindmoreinformation?

UnderfollowinglinkyoucanfindtheofficialWebsiteoftheMinistryofForeignAffairs: http://www.formin.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=15716&contentlan=2&culture=enUS

Informationonphotographrequirements: http://www.police.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/pages/AAF8DA6C2A3D663AC22570910026CA45

Questions?
IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourVISAApplicationfortheISSFCoachingCourseyoumayalso contactMs.MaaritLAITINENatKuortaneSportsInstituteunder: Email: Phone: Fax: maarit.laitinen@kuortane.com +35865166268 +35865166229

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