Application-specific attachments
Below is a list of application-specific documents. Submit the documents that your situation requires. The documents must be legalised, unless they have been issued by authorities of the Nordic countries or by authorities of an EU Member State. If the attachments are in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English, you must have them translated by an authorised translator or by an official translator of another EU Member State. In some situations, the attachments must also be verified before legalisation. See the page Interpretation, translation and legalisation for instructions.
- Marriage certificate if the marriage was contracted in another country than Finland.
- Certificate of registered partnership if the partnership was registered in another country than Finland.
- If you must meet the income requirement, submit evidence of sufficient financial resources. The application form contains further details on what documents you must submit as proof of your income and financial resources. What documents you must provide depends on how you will secure sufficient financial resources for yourself in Finland.
- Examples of acceptable income sources:
- Your or your spouse’s gainful employment or business activities.
- Your or your spouse’s pension, assets or other income (such as rental income or income from dividends).
- Divorce certificate (if your spouse or you have previously been married to someone and have divorced)
- Certificate of dissolution of registered partnership (if your spouse or you have previously been in a registered partnership that has been dissolved)
- Death certificate (if your spouse or you have previously been married or in a registered partnership and the former spouse has died).
