• Finland has said that it will process residence permits for students in less than 30 days after they are submitted.
• It is said that the processing of applications is going more quickly than it did the year before.
• Students received 9,293 applications for first-time residence permits by the end of July 2024.
• The majority of the candidates were from Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Finland processes first-time resident permit applications more quickly.

Data indicates a rise in the number of foreign students wishing to study in Finland applying for residence permits for the first time. Currently, these applications are handled in 30 days as opposed to 38 days in 2023. Statistics from the Finnish Immigration Service indicate that as of the end of July 2024, 9,293 applications for residence permits had been filed. 96% of students who submitted 8,159 applications were granted residency permits in less than 30 days.