Schengen visa · Finland

Finland long-stay (Type D) visa

Required documents, fees and processing time for a Finland long-stay (Type D) Schengen visa when you apply from Ireland.

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Finland

Type

D · LONG STAY

Apply at

Centre

VAC

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Total fees€113 Processing time15–45 days

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Action needed

Long stay — national (Type D) · applying from Ireland.

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Competent authority

Embassy of Finland, Dublin (identity verification for residence permit / D visa). D visas are issued together with a Finnish residence permit granted by the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri).

Application centre

VFS Global (Finland Visa Application Centre, Dublin) for identity verification / biometrics, or the Embassy of Finland; residence permit applied online via Enter Finland (Migri)

Residence permit application submitted online in Enter Finland (Migri) - the D visa is applied for within the same online application (or a printed D visa application if applying on paper)

Valid passport (identity verified in person at the mission or VFS centre; passport left for the D visa sticker once the permit is granted)

Passport photo meeting Finnish Police/ICAO standards (uploaded or via retention code)

Proof of legal residence in Ireland (Irish Residence Permit) for third-country nationals applying outside their country of citizenship

Fee: residence permit application fee (with D visa included) - approx. EUR 95 online / EUR 120 paper, plus any VFS service fee

Purpose-specific documents for the underlying residence permit (see notes)

Recommended — commonly expected even when not on the official list

Cover letterA letter of introduction stating who you are and why you are travelling.

Travel itineraryA day-by-day plan of your trip to attach to the application.

Fees

via Denmark

Consular (Type C)

€90

Service fee

€23

Est. total (adult)

€113

Long stay (Type D)

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The short-stay (Type C) consular fee is harmonised at €90 for adults across all Schengen states; collected in EUR · centre: VFS Global.

Fee notes

Finland uses the shared Nordic VFS Global Dublin portal (Denmark-fronted). Service €23 incl VAT. Long-stay via Migri residence permit, no flat Type D fee (null).

Fee source ↗

Timeline

high confidence

Processing

15–45 days

End-to-end

3–8 weeks

Centre

VAC

Appointment wait

Highly competitive — Dublin slots reportedly fill within seconds; realistically 1-4 weeks of active monitoring, worse in peak season.

Application centre

VFS Global Dublin (Cunningham House, 130 Francis Street, Dublin 8). Booking via visa.finland.eu/ireland. Embassy of Denmark temporarily processing Finland's applications from 26 Jan 2026.

Timeline notes

Finland uses VFS Global in Dublin, but decisions are (temporarily, from Jan 2026) made by the Danish Embassy — adds a courier/handover step. Binding constraint is appointment scarcity.

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Funds to show

high confidence

The figures below are the short-stay (Type C) means of subsistence. A long-stay (Type D) visa sets its funds requirement nationally by purpose (study, work, family reunification, income) — check the consulate for the amount that applies to your case.

Per day

€50

Minimum

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In EUR ≈

as shown

Notes

Aliens' Act 301/2004 s.11: assessed case-by-case; approximately EUR 50 per day is considered necessary IN ADDITION to funds/tickets for departure and accommodation, and depends on accommodation arrangements and any sponsor. Figure is indicative, not a fixed floor.

Consulates apply discretion and may expect a buffer above this figure — treat it as a floor, not a guarantee.

Funds source ↗

⚠ Special cases & caveats

All D visa applicantsA D visa can only be obtained when a Finnish residence permit is granted or held; the residence permit and D visa must overlap at least 1 day, and travel to Finland must occur within about 2 weeks of approval.

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