# Finland visa requirements for BY passport holders

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Passport | BY |
| Destination | Finland (FI) |
| Requirement | Visa required |
| Fee | EUR 90 |
| Maximum stay | 90 days (within a 180-day period) |
| Processing time | 15 calendar days (up to 45 days in individual cases) |
| Region | Europe |
| Source | https://um.fi/pl/visa-requirement-and-travel-documents-accepted-by-finland/-/asset_publisher/Obdz8bMcFgrI/content/valko-venaja-matkustusasiakirjat-suomeen/385107?_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPortletPublisher_INSTANCE_Obdz8bMcFgrI_assetEntryId=433117 |
| Verification | category and stay length from public references, not yet government-verified |

## Notes
Belarusian citizens must obtain a Schengen short-stay visa before travel; Estonia represents Finland for visa processing in Belarus (submitted via VFS Global), and since March 2025 applications may also be lodged at VFS centres in Russia.

## Can this stay be extended from inside the country?
- Possible inside: **limited**
- Must leave the country: **yes**
- Cost: €30

Only up to the 90-days-in-180 ceiling. Going beyond it requires force majeure, and the resulting sticker is usually valid only in the country that issued it.

**Cost detail.** Free where the grounds are force majeure or humanitarian. The €30 applies to serious personal reasons, or to an entry delayed through no fault of your own.

**How.** Apply to the immigration authority of the Schengen state you are currently in — not the consulate that issued the visa — before your visa expires. An expired visa cannot be extended.

**If you cannot extend.** If you know in advance you need longer than 90 days, the route is a national long-stay (Type D) visa, applied for from outside the Schengen Area before you travel.

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HTML version: https://urgentvisa.org/en/visa/by/finland.html
Structured JSON: https://urgentvisa.org/api/visa?passport=by&destination=finland
MCP server: https://urgentvisa.org/mcp
Source: Urgent VISA - https://urgentvisa.org - licence https://urgentvisa.org/license.xml