list of documents required for Finland Stamp Visa

Visa application form: Schengen visa application form shall be duly completed, dated and signed by the applicant.

Covering Letter: Covering letter on plain paper or on company letter head (if self-employed) from the applicant stating the purpose of travel and the duration of stay requested. 

Photographs: Required the two recent camera clicked passport sized coloured photographs on a white background with 70 to 80% face cover on a semi-matt finished paper (35mm x 45mm). 

Passport: The travel document (Passport) must be valid for a minimum of three (3) months after the planned journey, issued within the previous 10 years and have at least two (2) blank pages. 

If the applicant has other valid travel documents and/or previous travel documents with previous Schengen visas issued within the last 59 months, they should also be provided.

Travel medical insurance

Travel medical insurance must be valid for the duration of travel and cover the entire Schengen area. An applicant applying for a multiple-entry visa may provide an insurance policy, which is valid during the first trip. The minimum coverage of the policy must be 30 000 (thirty thousand) Euros. The policy has to cover 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. The Travel Insurance Policy must reflect coverage for COVID-19. 

Proof of itinerary

• Travel plan covering all the destinations of the trip.
• Ticket itinerary (including side trips if any).

Proof of accommodation

Proof of accommodation for the whole stay in the Schengen area.

Proof of employment

• Proof of employment/studies on official letterhead, stamped and dated; containing contact information (address, email, telephone number) as well as name, position and signature of the countersigning officer. The letter must state the name and position of the applicant, salary, years of employment/studies and approval of absence/position after leave. 
• For unemployment: unemployment certificate and proof of income, if any (married: employment certificate of spouse, document of the income of the spouse and a marriage certificate.

Proof of financial means

Proof of sufficient means of subsistence and establishment:Previous 3 months bank statement of the applicant with stamp and seal from the bankITR Indian Tax Return Verification Form from past two years

Proof of studies

For students proof of enrolment of the school or institute

Proof of pension

Documents proving the pension or other financial support

Other additional documents

Free-form cover letter from the applicant

Documents for minors

Birth certificate

• Passport and ID copies of the custodian(s) (from both parents if applicable)

• Birth certificate / court decision of custody (notarized)

Documents when parent(s)/guardian(s) not travelling together with the child

Permission to travel from the guardian(s) if not travelling together with the child (notarized).

Proof of custody changes

Proof on custody changes

Other documents added at Visa Application Centre

Request for visa revocation

Request for visa revocation is added at the Visa Application Centre, if needed.

Other submission documents

Other submission documents are added at the Visa Application Centre, if needed.

Download Covering Letter

Download Application Form

Please Note:

• Embassy/ High Commission may ask for any additional documents.
• The applicable visa fee in Indian Rupees is as per the current exchange rate. The same is subject to change without notice.
• Visa fee and service charges are not refunded if your application is refused by the Embassy/ Consulate.
• The issuance of visa is the whole and sole prerogative of the concerned Consulate/Embassy of the sovereign state over which we do not have any control. We merely act as a document delivery agent between the customer and the concerned Embassy/ Consulate and shall in no way be responsible for any delay or refusal in the issuance of visa by the respective Embassy/ Consulate.