- Residence permit
- First residence permit
- Extended permit
- EU residence permit
- Permanent residence permit
- Residence permit types
- Residence permit card
- EU citizen
- Finnish citizenship
- Asylum in Finland
- Travel documents
- Income requirement
- Processing of applications
- Notify us of changes
- Requests and certificates
- Legislation
- Informing of the decision
- Appealing a decision
- Cancellation of a permit
- Refusal of entry and deportation
- Right to work
- For employers
- Travelling
- Visiting Finland
Asylum seekers’ right to study
The Finnish aliens legislation does not restrict asylum seekers’ right to study. An asylum seeker may apply for and accept a study place if this is not against the rules and regulations of the educational institution in question.
However, receiving a study place does not automatically mean that an asylum seeker may stay in Finland. When we process an asylum application, we examine the asylum seeker’s right to receive international protection. A person who is in Finland as an asylum seeker cannot at the same time get a residence permit for studies, even if he or she meets the requirements for obtaining a residence permit for studies. If an asylum seeker wants to get a residence permit for studies, he or she must cancel the asylum application and instead apply for a residence permit for studies.
Read more at the page Work and study activities.