List of documents required for obtaining a tourist visa to Finland
- Foreign passport. The passport must be valid for three (3) months after the visa expires and must have at least two (2) blank pages
- Copy of the first page of the foreign passport. From September 14, 2015, it is attached to the package of documents of all applicants (including children under 12 years of age) who are personally present at the Finnish Visa application center.
- Old / expired or other valid foreign passport, if it contains Finnish Schengen visas not older than three years, and the current passport does not contain previously issued Finnish Schengen visas.
- Copy of the Russian national passport - for all Russian citizens who have reached the age of 14, including those who have previously issued Schengen visas. You must attach a copy of the internal passport page with personal data, as well as all pages with registration stamps.
- You must also have an original internal passport with you when submitting your application in person. The authorized person must have a copy of the first page and all pages with the registration from the internal passport of each applicant with them each time when submitting documents.
- Insurance for the requested number of days, fully covering the validity of the visa
- Visa application form (to be filled in at our office)
- If you live temporarily in this region, you need a copy of the registration in the Murmansk region, which is valid for at least 6 months.
Applying for a Finnish visa for minor children (under 18 years of age)
Documents for minor applicants (under 18 years of age) If the child's documents are submitted separately from the documents of his/her parents/parent, then the parents/parent` notarized consent is required for the child to leave the Russian Federation. The consent must be valid from the date of the documents submission and cover all member countries of the Schengen agreement. The consent must not be older than 12 months on the day of the documents submission. Along with the original and a copy of the consent, the original and a copy of the birth certificate are also required. Instead of a notarized consent, you can provide the following:
- copy of the parent's Schengen visa
- parent's death certificate
- notarized certificate from the parent that the location of the other parent of the child is unknown (not older than 1 year);
- certificate from the police that the location of one of the parents is unknown, the parent was not found during the search (no older than 1 year);
- certificate No. 25 that the father's data in the child's birth certificate is entered from the mother`s words;
Attention! Under EU law, a child cannot be entered on a parent's visa. For each child, you must fill out an application form with a photo and provide a full set of necessary documents. A child receives a separate visa. If the child is entered in the passport of one of the parents, the visa is pasted in the passport of this parent. The parent's passport must have one blank visa page in addition for each child entered.
Children under 12 years of age do not need to be fingerprinted.
Fingerprints are not required for children under 12.
List of documents required for obtaining a tourist visa to Norway
- Foreign passport. The passport must be valid for three (3) months after the visa expires and must have at least two (2) blank pages
- A copy of the first page of the foreign passport. From September 14, 2015, it is attached to the package of documents of all applicants (including children under 12 years of age) who are personally present at the Norwegian Visa application center
- Old / expired or another valid foreign passport - original
- Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation or another state (for all applicants over 14 years of age) - original and copies of pages with personal data and registration. In the absence of the original, ONLY a notarized copy is accepted
- Insurance for the requested number of days, fully covering the validity of the visa
- Application form (to be filled in at our office)
Minors (children under 18 years of age):
- Birth certificate is a mandatory document. When submitting documents, you must provide the original and a copy of the birth certificate.
- Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation or another state (for all applicants over 14 years of age) - original and copies of pages with personal data and registration. In the absence of the original, ONLY a notarized copy is accepted.
- If child is travelling alone or with one parent, a notarized consent to travel of the second parent or guardian or, in the case it`s impossible to obtain – documents confirming the reason for the lack of the consent (e.g., death certificate, court decision, etc.) is required. The consent must cover the territory of all Schengen countries. When submitting documents, you must provide the original and a copy of the consent. If parents already have valid visas, they can attach a copy of the visa and copy of page with personal data of the passport, providing the originals, instead of a consent. Children under 12 years of age do not need to be fingerprinted.
