Recommendations to students from non-EU countries

We recommend to all the students from non EU-countries who want to join the MSc EF, to check the conditions for obtaining a residence permit in Finland or in any other EU-country. Once the student has been admitted in the Master, it will be provided with an invitation letter in order to facilitate his application for a residence permit.

Because during the first year of the MSc EF Programme a majority of the courses are organized in Joensuu (Finland), we will advice the accepted non-EU students to apply to their respective Finnish Embassy/Consulate for a Residence Permit to Finland for one year. At the end of the first year of studies, the student must apply for a residence permit/visa to the country or countries where the elective courses and Master Thesis will be taken.

Information on Finnish Residence Permit and Embassies are at the following links:

Residence Permit in Finland (Directorate of Inmigration, UVI)

Finnish Ministry for foreign affairs