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Finland Visa Application Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine re-opens

Effective 10 August 2021, customers can submit visa applications at the Finland Visa Application Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine

Your safety is our priority. As part of precautionary measures, customers visiting our Visa Application Centres may be subjected to body temperature checks to assess their health conditions and required to wear face mask and gloves. Customers exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, including fever (higher than 38 degrees Celsius), cough and difficulty breathing will be allowed to reschedule their application submission for another day and will be advised to seek medical attention at the nearest healthcare facility of their choice.

Apart from the safety procedures conducted, please note that :

• 1. Limited number of customers will be allowed inside the Visa Application Center at a time, please visit VAC at your time indicated in appointment letter.

Thank you for your understanding.

Effective 10 August 2021, customers can submit visa applications with a prior appointment at the Finland Visa Application Centre in Kyiv Ukraine for below visa categories:

• Family member of a Finnish national and third country national living permanently in Finland (according to following definition of who is a family member)
  • Family members are spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law and grandparents, and family members (spouse or minor children) of those listed above.
• Pressing family matter: birth of one’s own child, a serious illness of a close relative, one’s own wedding, dating relationship, or other pressing personal reason
• Healthcare professionals, health researchers, and elderly care professionals;
• Frontier workers;
• Transport personnel engaged in haulage of goods and other transport staff to the extent necessary;
• Diplomats, staff of international organizations, military personnel and humanitarian aid workers in the exercise of their functions;
• Passengers in transit in the international transit areas of airports between connecting extra-Schengen flights;
• Persons in need of international protection or for other humanitarian reasons.
• Persons who own property in Finland and family members (spouse and minor children) of them.
• Persons picking of natural products based on the invitation from a company that is committed to a letter of intent
• Parents and grandparents travelling to Finland to meet their underage children
• Persons travelling for serious medical reasons
• Special business groups (such as representatives of culture, sports and business life) for work that is significant for the functioning of society or supply security, the implementation of which requires the work performance of a person or persons coming from another country and the work cannot be delayed

• Seasonal workers

  Submission of applications for any other visa categories is still suspended unless applicant is fully-vaccinated with EMA or WHO approved vaccinations. Approved vaccinations are listed by Finnish authorities: https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates/travel-and-the-coronavirus-pandemic/which-vaccines-are-accepted-at-the-points-of-entry-into-the-country-

  A Schengen visa does not guarantee entry to Finland. There are only limited reasons of travel that permit entering Finland and rules are subject to change.
  Find more information here: www.raja.fi/en/guidelines-for-border-traffic-during-pandemic

  Information regarding quarantine and COVID-testing on arrival to Finland:
  https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates/travel-and-the-coronavirus-pandemic

Due to the Corona virus / COVID-19 situation, Finland has temporarily suspended accepting visa applications at the VFS application centres in Ukraine.

Dear Applicants,

Please note: As of 02 February 2020 the Schengen visa fee per person (Short Stay Visa) will increase from 60 to 80 euros or the equivalent amount in your local currency. For children between 6-12 years old the visa fee will increase to 40 euros or equivalent.

All Finnish missions abroad and organisations issuing visas, including the Border Guard, Finnish Customs and the Police, started to use the new EU visa sticker on 11 November 2019. Regulation (EU) 2017/1370, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 on a uniform format for visas, was adopted on 4 July 2017. All Member States must start using the new visa sticker by 21 December 2019. The introduction of the new visa sticker does not require any measures from visa applicants. Visas issued before 11 November 2019 will be valid for the period of validity indicated on the visa sticker.

In December - March, the Embassy is usually overloaded with applications. We recommend applying for a seasonal / other work permit in advance during the year. An application for a work permit can be submitted as soon as you have the necessary documents. The rule "not earlier than three months before the start of work" applies only to visa applicants.

During the Christmas holidays from 16 December 2019 to 07 January 2020 the Embassy will not accept an application for a residence permit in Finland.

Applicants are requested to make a note that as per the recent development towards visa free regime for citizens of Ukraine which will allow visa free travel to Schengen countries effective 11 June 2017 for citizens who hold biometric passports. In order to find more information in this regards, applicants are requested to visit Embassy website ( http://www.finland.org.ua) or visit “Open Europe http://openeurope.in.ua/  website which is a campaign launched by EU-Delegation in Ukraine to inform Ukrainians about opportunities and obligations which comes with the upcoming visa freedom.

Applicant are also requested to make a note that as per the directives from the Embassy Finland applicants holding biometrics passport need not apply for Schengen C -visa effective 1 June 2017 as they will have the possibility to travel to Schengen countries without a visa.

Scheduling an appointment to submit your visa application at either the Embassy of Finland in Ukraine or at the Visa Application Centers is FREE of COST and does not require any additional payment for scheduling an appointment. Applicants are requested to make a note that this website (http://visacenter-ukraine.com/poland-kyiv.shtml) which does not belong to the VFS Global or the Visa Application Centers and any service offered through this website is completely independent and is not related to Finland Visa Application Centers.