Visa Information
Schengen Visas
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Overview
All citizens of Iran are required to apply for a visa before entering Finland and/or other countries under the Schengen agreement.
Before applying, please ensure you understand your particular ‘purpose of visit’. Schengen visas must be applied for at the respective Embassy/Consulate of the country of your main destination. Your main destination will be the Schengen country where your duration of stay exceeds all others. Due to this, when traveling to more than one Schengen country, you should submit your application to the Embassy/Consulate representing the country of your main destination. In case of equal stay, one has to submit their application to the mission of the Schengen country representing their first port of entry.
Finland Visa Application Centre in Iran accepts applications for short stay visas only. A passport should be valid for at least three (3) months beyond the intended stay in Finland and there should be at least two (2) empty pages available in the passport.
Applications cannot be submitted earlier than six (6) months before the start of the planned journey. Seafarers in the performance of their duties are allowed to submit an application as earlier as nine (9) months in advance of their planned trip. The application process begins when the applicant personally submits his or her visa application and other supporting documents to the VAC or the mission.
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Visa Fees
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VISA FEES
VISA FEES IN local currency
Schengen visa (age 12 years and above)
EUR 90
As per the exchange rate
Children, ages 6–11 (unless otherwise stated in the Visa Facilitation Agreement)
EUR 45
As per the exchange rate
Children, 0 to 5 years old
EUR 0
0
Schengen visa for citizens, incl. children, ages 6–11, from the countries listed below
(the EU has the Visa Facilitation Agreement with these countries):
• Albania
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Georgia
• Macedonia
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Serbia
• Ukraine
EUR 35
As per the exchange rate
Cape Verde
EUR 67,50
As per the exchange rate
Schengen visa, accelerated visa procedure, citizens of Ukraine
EUR 70
As per the exchange rate
Applicants exempted from visa fee:
- Applicants under the Directive 2004/38/EC
- Family members of Finnish citizen
- Diplomatic and official passport holders
- School pupils, students, post graduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake trips for the purpose of study or educational training - TO BE EVALUATED CASE BY CASE
- Researchers travelling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research - TO BE EVALUATED CASE BY CASE
- Representatives of non-profit organisations, aged 25 years or less participating in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events by non-profit organisations – TO BE EVALUATED CASE BY CASE
Service charge:
TYPE EURO VFS Service fee 20 Please Note:
- The applicable fees is in Euros
- The service fee and visa fee needs to be paid in cash at the Visa Application Centre
- Applicants who are exempted from the visa fee need to pay only the service fee
- All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable
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Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
The checklists of required visa application documents are available in the online visa application portal of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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Photo Specifications
Every applicant needs to provide one photograph. The photograph should fit the specifications mentioned here.
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Travel Medical Insurance
Each client (including children) must have an insurance policy. Travel medical insurance is not required from the family members of EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, who enjoy the right of free movement (Directive 2004/38/EC). Also not required from holders of diplomatic and official passports on official visit.
Family members of Finnish citizens travelling to Finland do require a travel insurance as per the specification mentioned below:
Customers applying for a multiple-entry visa may provide an insurance policy, which is valid during the first trip. Customers are entitled to arrange an insurance policy for consequent trips by signing the visa application.
Basic requirements for an insurance policy:
- Insurance validity area should cover all the Schengen countries, no areal restrictions (for example “Finland, Schengen”) are allowed.
- Without franchise.
- The insurance coverage limit should be not less than 30 000 euros or equivalent amount in other currency (for example, 40 000 dollars).
- Policies should insure the costs in case of sudden illness or accident and assistance on site, including the costs of medical repatriation to the place of permanent residence of the insured person or the repatriation in case of death.
Insurance policies filled in by hand are not accepted.
Customers are to present an original insurance policy and a copy during the application submission process.
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Processing Time
The processing of the application takes 15 calender days from the date of submission of the application, but can take longer if the application is not complete. Please note that all applications are processed individually. The Embassy may request further documentation and information or you may be called for an interview which can prolong the processing time.
Please note that as per the Article 23 of REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Community code on Visas (Visa Code) the period of consideration of your visa application by respective Consular authority may be extended up to a maximum of 45 calendar days.
An application filled incorrectly and carelessly can cause delay or denial of a visa. Submitting all the required documents when submitting the visa application will speed up the processing time. The applicant may need to supply additional details, e.g. a more detailed plan of trip. The visa matter will be decided without the requested documents and the decision may be to the applicant’s disadvantage, if missing documents are not submitted by the date agreed
Embassy of Finland in Tehran will return processed passports to the Finland Visa Application Centre. The applicants may subscribe for a Courier Service at the time of application submission or collect the documents from the Finland Visa Application Centre where they applied, when their processed passport is ready is ready for collection.
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