
You can apply for a visa if the lenght of your stay in Finland is maximum of three months. If your stay exceeds three months, you should apply for a residence permit.
Please note that from 1st October, 2010, the Embassy will accept only the E-passport from the Nigerian applicants. This is because the Nigerian Immigration Service has informed that the Nigerian old machine readable passport will stop being in use by December 2010. As a result of that, the Embassy cannot issue visas on the old passport three months before the expiry date. The Embassy at the moment does not accept the old passport if it has been renewed on the observation page.
The processing time for a visa is 10 calender days.
Please note that the applicant is to provide all the documents together with his/her application form. Documents (invitations etc) should not be sent directly to the embassy.
Please be prepared to provide more information and documents if required by the Embassy officials.
If You are a citizen of Ghana, Benin or living legally and permanently in one of these countries, You may apply for a visa to Finland in the following Embassies (which represent Finland in visa matters)
In Ghana:
In Benin: