Students from Nordic Countries
- No need for a visa or a residence permit.
- Get an insurance for your travel and stay in Finland.
- Visit the Local Register Office after arriving to Joensuu or Kuopio. Request to be registered in the Finnish Population Information System and to receive a Finnish Personal Identity Code. Fill out a Notification of Move form.
- Inform Student and Learning Services of your Personal Identity Code.
Students from EU/EEA Countries and Switzerland
- No need for a visa or a residence permit, if you are staying for less than 90 days.
- Get an insurance for your travel and stay in Finland.
- Remember that if you travel abroad (crossing the border of Finland) within the first 90 days of your stay, the three-month period will restart after you return to Finland. Keep all your travel documents.
- Visit the Local Register Office after arriving to Joensuu or Kuopio. Request to be registered in the Finnish Population Information System and to receive a Finnish Personal Identity Code. Fill out a Notification of Move form.
- If you are staying longer than 90 days, register your stay at the Finnish Immigration Service. This should be done within three months of your arrival to Finland.
- Inform Student and Learning Services of your Personal Identity Code.
Students from non-EU/non-EEA Countries
- Apply for a residence permit from the Finnish Immigration Service before making travel arrangements.
- Get an insurance for your travel and stay in Finland.
- Request to be registered in the Finnish Population Information System and to receive a Finnish Personal Identity Code at the same with your residence permit application.
- Visit a Finnish Embassy or Consulate.
- Visit the Local Register Office within three months after your arrival to Joensuu or Kuopio to register for the place of residence. Fill out a Notification of Move form.
- Inform Student and Learning Services of your Personal Identity Code.
- If your studies last for more than a year, apply for an extension to your residence permit three months before the first one expires.