Student resident permit for online masters

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Finland2015
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Student resident permit for online masters

Post by Finland2015 » Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:16 am

Hi,
I have applied for a Masters program in Diak university. Now I come to know that the program is 100% online. I want to know: can I get student permit for this masters program? Does the admission offer letters mention that the program is online? Please reply if anybody knows.
Thankks.



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heretostay
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Re: Student resident permit for online masters

Post by heretostay » Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:06 pm

You cannot get a residence permit for an online degree program.

Finland2015
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Re: Student resident permit for online masters

Post by Finland2015 » Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:32 pm

heretostay wrote:
Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:06 pm
You cannot get a residence permit for an online degree program.
Thanks for your reply. The migri says that open university courses are not sufficient for student residence permit. But the masters program I mentioned is not related to open university but a proper degree program. Even I was not aware that it was online until I asked about the mode of studies.

FinlandGirl
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Re: Student resident permit for online masters

Post by FinlandGirl » Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:32 pm

Finland2015 wrote:
Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:32 pm
The migri says that open university courses are not sufficient for student residence permit.
There is more than one reason for what might not be sufficient.
Finland2015 wrote:
Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:32 pm
But the masters program I mentioned is not related to open university but a proper degree program. Even I was not aware that it was online until I asked about the mode of studies.
Do you want to have in-person teaching where you will meet the people with whom you are studying, or are online studies fine for you?
There is no point for you to move to Finland if you might be the only student in your course who will be living in Finland.
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heretostay
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Re: Student resident permit for online masters

Post by heretostay » Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:44 pm

It’s the same as employment from a Finnish employer that is 100% online. No residence permit if the work doesn’t require your presence in Finland. Migri does not explicitly state this for students on their website but as you can see with the link below, another school has lots of experience with migri specific requirements.

“ Studying in the online programme does not make you eligible for residence permit.”

https://www.helbus.com/requirements-stu ... ce-permit/

Finland2015
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Re: Student resident permit for online masters

Post by Finland2015 » Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:13 pm

Thanks for all the replies. I am really obliged.


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