APPLYING FOR A FINNISH tourist VISA FROM MOROCCO"Africa

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Wed May 23, 2012 9:55 am

Thanks for all your help!
your responses are highly appreciated!
can't wait for other responses!

I was thinking and I decided on a hotel reservation not an invitation letter from my Finnish friend!
I've already applied for a Uk visa!
Hopefully I'll get a uk visa and It'll be valid for 6 months!
The plan is to apply for the Finnish visa after getting for the Uk visa!
So, I was thinking of that getting the uk visa will make getting the Finnish visa really easy for me! is that right?
the plan is to apply for a Finnish tourist visa using a hotel reservation knowing that I'm just a student and that My parents will take care of my financial resources!
The other option is to apply for a Spanish visa (think it's much more easier) but It's really demanding a lots of documents! plus The Spanish embassy Is incredibly crowded and demands a lots of time to apply for a tourist visa! It's almost that all Moroccans are applying for a spanish visa whilst the finnish embassy is just so calm and some few people are applying for their visa!
I think much better to apply for a Finnish tourist visa then a Spanish one! but As I said before:! I might change my plans in any moment! and your advises are highly appreciated:!
can't wait to read more from you guy!

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Rip · Post by **Rip** » Wed May 23, 2012 10:21 am

jasin005 wrote: So, I was thinking of that getting the uk visa will make getting the Finnish visa really easy for me! is that right?

Why would it make it easy? Are you even elligble to apply for Schengen visa from Finnish embassy in London if you only have a 6 month visa there (I don't know, but do you?)

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Wed May 23, 2012 10:38 am

Rip wrote:
jasin005 wrote: So, I was thinking of that getting the uk visa will make getting the Finnish visa really easy for me! is that right?
Why would it make it easy? Are you even elligble to apply for Schengen visa from Finnish embassy in London if you only have a 6 month visa there (I don't know, but do you?)

I applied for the UK visa from Morocco, so I'll apply for the Finnish visa From Morocco and not London.
I've been told that getting a Uk visa is much harder then a Schengen visa. My chances of Getting my Uk visa are really high And probably They'll give it to me

The thing is that I was thinking that the Finnish authorities will take the UK VISA IN consideration(advantage) whilst reviewing my application for the Finnish tourist visa!
I think that would make things easier!
I'm not sure! but that's what I think!

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Wed May 23, 2012 11:22 am

Well, I won't see it hurting, but I would not expect too much as a help either.

Logic · Post by **Logic** » Wed May 23, 2012 9:02 pm

By the time your application is processed, Summer will be over and they'll say it's back to school time for you now.

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Thu May 24, 2012 1:50 am

Logic wrote:By the time your application is processed, Summer will be over and they'll say it's back to school time for you now.

The Finnish Embassy only takes 3 weeks(maximum) to give an appropriate decision concerning the visa and I'll be having the Uk decision concerning their visa on the 8th june! I'll be having the rest of june+july+august and that's more then enough Cause I'll start studying by the early days of October:

Kutittaa · Post by **Kutittaa** » Thu May 24, 2012 12:58 pm

jasin005 wrote:
Logic wrote:By the time your application is processed, Summer will be over and they'll say it's back to school time for you now.
The Finnish Embassy only takes 3 weeks(maximum) to give an appropriate decision concerning the visa

That's not true...

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Thu May 24, 2012 3:12 pm

Kutittaa wrote:
jasin005 wrote:
Logic wrote:By the time your application is processed, Summer will be over and they'll say it's back to school time for you now.
The Finnish Embassy only takes 3 weeks(maximum) to give an appropriate decision concerning the visa
That's not true...

That's what their website says! and to make sure! I've already talked to them and made sure of it! It's only 3 weeks at maximum!
sometimes It's just 10 days!

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Fri May 25, 2012 9:41 am

Visas are decided on locally, RP's take aeons.

Kutittaa · Post by **Kutittaa** » Fri May 25, 2012 12:57 pm

The times on websites are really only a 'guideline' as to how long it should take. Some people have complained here that holiday visas and such have taken them months to get.

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