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Appendix to OT 10e
application for student financial
aid filed by foreign resident

More information is available at www.kela.fi/students
If you have questions, please call our customer service
number www.kela.fi/phone-numbers
Please make sure to complete the form carefully. Attach
all necessary documentation.
We may contact you for further information if necessary.
You can send the application and any supporting
documents by mail www.kela.fi/by-mail

1. Applicant
Personal identity code Family name and given name

Nationality

2. Marital status

Single Registered partnership

Married Divorced

Cohabiting since _____._____._________ Widowed

3. Registration of the right of residence/residence permit

To be completed by all applicants:

Date of arrival in Finland _____._____._________

To be completed by nationals of EU/EEA countries or of Switzerland and their family members (does not apply to
nationals of the Nordic countries):
Have you had your right of residence registered or, alternatively, do you have a Finnish residence card?
No
Yes; date of issue of the certificate of registration or residence card _____._____._________.

Basis of registration:

To be completed by non-nationals of EU/EEA countries or of Switzerland (does not apply to nationals of the Nordic
countries):
Do you have a residence permit valid for Finland?
No
Yes; period for which issued: _____._____._________–_____._____._________.
Basis for issuance:

Status of the residence permit: Continuous A Permanent P P-EU / P-EY Temporary B

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4. Purpose of residence in Finland
What is the purpose of your residence in Finland? Education Employment Family reasons

Have there been any changes to the purpose of your stay in Finland while you have been living here? No Yes

Please specify:

5. Education

When did you submit your application to the school? _____._____._________

When were you admitted to the school? _____._____._________

6. Employment in Finland
Have you been employed or self-employed while in Finland?
No Yes. Please indicate where. Please fill in the following information. Enclose a copy of the employment
contract.
Employer
Period of gainful
employment
Field of
employment
Occupation

7. Residence in Finland of the applicant's parents/spouse/partner and the purpose of the residence
L Complete this section if your parent or spouse/partner works in Finland and is a citizen of a Nordic country, another EU/EEA
country, or of Switzerland.
Complete this section if your parent is a Turkish citizen working in Finland.
Yes. Please fill in the following information. Enclose a copy of the
Are your parents resident in Finland? No employment contract.
Parent 1

Nationality

Date of moving to Finland _____._____._________

Period of gainful employment in Finland _____._____._________ – _____._____._________

Employers

Parent 2

Nationality

Date of moving to Finland _____._____._________

Period of gainful employment in Finland _____._____._________ – _____._____._________

Employers

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Is your spouse/partner resident in Finland? No Yes. Please fill in the following information. Enclose a copy of
the employment contract.
Spouse/partner

Nationality

Date of moving to Finland _____._____._________

Period of gainful employment in Finland _____._____._________ – _____._____._________

Employers

8. Enclosures
Section 6. Employment in Finland
Copy of the employment contract.

Section 7. Residence in Finland of the applicant's parents/spouse/partner and the purpose of the residence
Copy of the employment contract for your parents or your spouse/partner

Other enclosure
Please specify:

9. Additional information
L Write the number of the section you are referring to.

Additional information on a separate sheet. Write your name and personal identity code or date of birth on the sheet.

10. Signature
I declare that the information I have given is true and accurate. I will notify any changes.
Place and date Signature and printed name of the applicant

Information obtained for the purpose of deciding the present matter may be used for other benefit determinations, if so required under law.
Conversely, any information obtained within the context of another benefit may be used to decide the present matter.
Please contact Kela for more information about which outside sources we may access to obtain additional information about your circumstances
and to whom we may provide such information.
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