- Residence permit
- First residence permit
- Extended permit
- Extended permit for a family member
- Extended permit for studies
- Extended permit to look for work
- Extended permit on the basis of work
- Returnee’s extended permit
- Extended permit for a person who has been granted international protection
- Extended permit for a victim of human trafficking
- Extended permit on other grounds
- Working while your extended permit application is being processed
- 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
Extended permit for studies
You should apply for an extended permit when your previous residence permit is going to expire. The extended permit will be granted for two years, if you meet the requirements. You can also apply for an extended permit for a shorter time.
You may be refused a residence permit, if you do not make enough progress in your studies. You must complete at least 45 credits during an academic year. If you have completed fewer credits, you must attach to your application a statement of the reasons why you have not made enough progress in your studies. If you are writing a thesis, for example, you should submit a statement from your supervisor.
Apply using the same form you used to apply for a first permit.
If you are applying for an extended permit through the Enter Finland service and have used strong electronic identification, you do not necessarily need to prove your identity and can provide your fingerprints at a service point. Enter Finland will tell you whether you have to visit a service point or whether the electronic identification is sufficient.
Application process when you are applying for an extended permit on the basis of studies
Submit the application in the e-service Enter Finland or on paper.
After you have filled in the application, you must visit a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
- If you applied online, visit a service point to prove your identity and have your fingerprints taken. If you submit your application through the e-service, pay for it there or at the service point.
- If you have filled in a paper application, bring it with you. Have your fingerprints taken, prove your identity and submit copies of the attachments to your application. Pay for your application at the service point.
The Finnish Immigration Service processes all residence permit applications for studies as high-priority applications. You can find the expected processing times on the page Processing times. You may also use the Processing Time Checker to get an estimate on the remaining processing time of your application.
If we notice that something is missing from your application or if we need additional information from you, we will contact you.
If you need to supplement your application, you can do so in one of the following ways:
- Electronic application
- Send the additional information in the e-service through the page "Send additional information". This is the only way you can supplement an electronic application.
- If you submitted a paper application:
- by post
- by email
- by bringing your additional documents to a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service during their opening hours. There is a postbox meant for additional documents in all of our service points. Put your documents in the box.
Read more on the page Notify us of changes.
You may cancel your application at any time during its processing. Read more on the page Cancelling an application.
If you have applied for a residence permit through the e-service Enter Finland, you will get an e-mail or a text message when a decision has been made. You will also see it in your user account in the e-service.
If you applied for a residence permit by submitting a paper application, you will be informed about the decision by the police, or the Finnish Immigration Service will inform you about it by post.
You must be in Finland in order to receive a decision on your extended permit application.
Some decisions will be sent by post with an advice of delivery. Read more about collecting your letter on the Advice of delivery page.
If you get a positive decision, you will get a new residence permit card.
If you receive a negative extended permit decision, you may be deported.
If you are not satisfied with the decision, you have the right to appeal against the decision to an Administrative Court. Instructions on how to appeal will be attached to the decision.
The majority of decisions made by the Administrative Courts are subject to a fee. Contact an Administrative Court to find out more about court fees.
General attachments
- Valid passport (you must present it when you submit the residence permit application)
- Passport photo complying with the photo guidelines issued by the police or a photograph retrieval code you received from a photo shop, OLEL_PK
- Color copies of the passport page containing personal data and all pages that contain notes
- Form for clarification of family ties PKJATKO_plus (to be filled in and signed by your family member living in Finland)