Required documents for non-EU/EEA applicant

[Psycho]

Hi all.

I'm planning to apply in Finland UAS's for 2011-12 period. I've passed high school, and I'm eligible for university admission in my home country. I'd like an answer from a non-EU/EEA applicant who got his application succesfully processed and was invited for the admission test.

What I'm looking for is a list of documents required to apply.

[Akib hossain]

Hi,i have passed from High School this year too!I live in Bangladesh.You need notarised photocopies of passport,IELTS result(min 6),previous school certificates+mark sheets.

[sammy]

Question #1 You're seriously planning to apply to a UAS in Finland. Where should you look for a list of the required documents and other advice? Please tick the correct alternative.

When applying to a UAS degree programme, the most reasonable place to search for reliable information is:

( ) an internet discussion forum
( ) up the abominable snowman's ar$e
( ) the admissions site of the Finnish UAS's



... why not read the admissions website - it's all listed there.

http://www.admissions.fi

[Pursuivant]

Or you can
() ask on an internet forum & get answered by the abominable snowman's uncle Hank

[Psycho]

Actually Mr sammy, I've already seen that website and I have an idea of what I need. But I've also heard that most people don't get invited for the admission test because they have all the wrong sort of documents. So all I'm doing is making sure with someone who has succesfully got his application processed that I send out the right documents.

[Pursuivant]

But I've also heard that most people don't get invited for the admission test because they have all the wrong sort of documents.

Yes, they send documents they bought off the marketplace.

So all I'm doing is making sure with someone who has succesfully got his application processed that I send out the right documents.

No, you cannot send his documents, you have to send your own.

[sammy]

Actually Mr sammy, I've already seen that website and I have an idea of what I need. But I've also heard that most people don't get invited for the admission test because they have all the wrong sort of documents. So all I'm doing is making sure with someone who has succesfully got his application processed that I send out the right documents.

Hmm, I see what you mean but what on Earth can they have sent - it's all pretty straightforward if one bothers to read the instructions innit? A copy + an official translation of your educational certificate (naturally this needs to be a certificate that makes you eligible to apply for higher education in your home country, not a hand-written note saying that you did really really well in primary school...) and proof of your language skills.

Of course, if they do not actually read the instructions they may miss things like...

Polytechnics/UAS only accept final certificates awarded by national and regional bodies granting educational certificates. Therefore various other documents such as 'Testimonials', 'Statements of Results', 'Examination Results' or 'Result Slips' are not considered as official certificates.

... or

All attachments have to be posted or delivered to the admissions office, faxed or scanned copies are not accepted

Anyway it doesn't actually hurt to see the admissions pages of the UAS itself. See e.g. here or here - can you for example see any mention of a notarised passport copy on either those UAS page or on the joint admissions page - under the sections "Certificates/ Required attachments"?

And yet the first person who answered your inquiry on this discussion board advised you that you "need" to send in a notarised passport copy

[Nitro]

Psycho,

If in doubt, it's always better to contact the official source. I could tell you, for example, what kind of documents I needed to submit, but it may be irrelevant, because your university may request some other documents, too, and at the same time may not need some documents I was requested to present (the optional ones usually include reference letters, course descriptions and things like that). So, it all should be on the university website. If you're still not sure, call their International Student Office using Skype - it's dirt cheap, and they'll tell you everything you need to know about the application.

[sammy]

Psycho,

If in doubt, it's always better to contact the official source. I could tell you, for example, what kind of documents I needed to submit, but it may be irrelevant, because your university may request some other documents, too, and at the same time may not need some documents I was requested to present (the optional ones usually include reference letters, course descriptions and things like that). So, it all should be on the university website. If you're still not sure, call their International Student Office using Skype - it's dirt cheap, and they'll tell you everything you need to know about the application.

You're absolutely right there!

... which is a bit ironic really since you wrote in an earlier thread that you have applied to a MSc programme at a Finnish University - but hey, the original poster is going to apply to a University of Applied Science! They are two different things, and UAS's have a joint application system in their Bachelor's programmes - which means the basic set of required documents in this UAS joint application are the same no matter which programme you apply to.

Goes to show, doesn't it, how easily things get muddled up on an internet discussion forum, even if intentions are good

[Nitro]

Ah, yes, I didn't know about the joint application system for universities of AS.
Well, the message stay, however: in any case it's better to contact the official source of information.

[sammy]

Ah, yes, I didn't know about the joint application system for universities of AS.
Well, the message stay, however: in any case it's better to contact the official source of information.

Quite so Of course, one may also get correct info from discussion boards, but the snag is, it's also possible to get misleading or downright wrong information... the real question is therefore: at the end of the day, no matter how much good advice you get from discussion forums, wouldn't it be a bit foolish not at least to verify the info collected from discussion forums from an "official" source (admission office or the admissions pages)?

Actually the ones I feel really sorry for are the applicants from poor countries who waste their money on all sorts of "educational consultancies" or "study abroad agencies" who claim that they can "help students secure a study placement". In most case this is absolute b*llocks - the agencies only charge a lot of money doing something any applicant equipped with a brain could easily have done him/herself practically free of cost.

[Pursuivant]

Well, "securing placement" usually requires passing an entrance examination, and thats pretty interesting to see done by a consultant... other "funny" ripoff was this one non-accredited "university" that was taking application fees - you can't get a RP for a non-accredited institution.

[sparo]

how about bank statement?
is'nt it necessary?

[Psycho]

how about bank statement?
is'nt it necessary?

Bank statement is required only once you are accepted, I believe.

Well, no doubt the official source is in its own rights the correct and most reliable place to get information. But the information from someone who has some experience on the subject in question is of equal importance. And I'm pretty sure a lot of people have this question on their minds, even after having a look at the official pages.

And the consultancies - got plenty in my own country - are just taking advantage of those who don't have a good enough command on the English language to understand the instructions and application procedure given on the sites.

[Akib hossain]

Passport declares that the respective person is not indulged into any activities which is heinous to the sate's current law.Do i make myself clear MR SAMMMMMY?