Finland visa — Burkina Faso passport

Documents requested

• Completed and signed Schengen visa application formConditions and details

  The form is completed online on the finlandvisa.fi website or, failing that, in PDF format, by hand or on a computer. The portal states that it must be completed in English and in the Latin alphabet, then printed, signed and submitted with the supporting documents. Even when using the PDF, the ministry advises checking the list of documents on finlandvisa.fi.
• A colour photograph that makes it possible to recognise the applicantThe ministry requires a colour photograph in which the applicant is recognisable and refers to the Finnish police guidelines for the format.
• Passport valid for at least three months after the end of the intended journey and issued less than ten years agoConditions and details

  The passport must remain valid for at least three months after the end of the intended journey (ninety days after the planned date of exit from the Schengen area, according to the section on the visa requirement) and must have been issued no more than ten years ago. The travel document must also be accepted by Finland for the nationality concerned.
• Travel insurance covering the entire Schengen area, of at least EUR 30 000Conditions and details

  The insurance must be valid throughout the entire validity period of the visa applied for and cover the whole Schengen area. The minimum cover is EUR 30 000; it must cover the costs relating to sudden illness and accident, including medical repatriation, and repatriation costs in the event of death.
• Proof of the purpose, conditions and duration of the stay (for example tickets)Conditions and details

  The page lists "supporting documents" among the required documents. The representation may request documents showing the purpose, conditions and duration of the visit; the ministry cites as examples tickets, a hotel reservation confirmation, a private invitation letter and an official invitation.
• Proof of sufficient financial means, at least 50 EUR per day in FinlandConditions and details

  The applicant must prove sufficient means for the duration and purpose of the stay and the cost of living in the country; Finland requires at least 50 EUR per day. The host's means are not taken into account when assessing the applicant's economic situation, except in the exceptional cases cited by the page.

Depending on your situation

• Hotel reservation confirmationFor a hotel stay, the reservation confirmation is among the examples of supporting documents that the representation may request to establish the conditions of the stay.
• Free-form invitation letter from the host, in the case of accommodation with a private individualConditions and details

  The invitation is a free-form letter indicating the host's contact details and information about the invited person: name, date of birth, address, passport number, purpose and duration of the visit. For a private visit, it is advisable to specify whether the host is a friend, the spouse or a relative. If the host is not financing the trip, this letter is sufficient; if he is financing it, the sponsorship form replaces it. An invitation does not guarantee the issuance of the visa.
• Sponsorship form (« proof of sponsorship form ») signed before a notary, where the host finances the tripConditions and details

  Where the host undertakes to finance the trip, he completes the sponsorship form, signed before a notary who authenticates the signature, and attaches it in place of the invitation letter. Documents to attach: copy of the host's identity card and residence permit if he is not Finnish; copy of his employment contract; his payslips and bank statements for the last three months; copy of the document establishing the right to occupy the accommodation if the applicant stays there; proof of family relationship, or failing that, evidence of previous meetings. The applicant must nevertheless provide information on his own financial situation. The questionnaire does not collect who finances the trip: a condition to be assessed by the applicant.