Pakistani student residence permits will be processed at VFS Doha temporarily from July 9th until August 6th, 2025
To facilitate swift identification process for Pakistani students facing issues to enter United Arab Emirates, the MFA of Finland accepts student residence permit applications at the VFS Doha, Qatar (1st Floor, Al Nuaimi Building, Next to Oqba Bin Nafie Metro Station, Airport Road, Zone 45, Doha, Qatar) during limited period from July 9th until August 6th.
This special arrangement only applies to student residence permit applicants. Family members of student applicants and any other applicants are to continue to schedule their identification appointments as normal at VFS Abu Dhabi. No other than student residence permit applications will be accepted at VFS Doha.
Key points of the temporary arrangement:
- Student applicants, who are on the VFS Abu Dhabi waiting list, have automatically been scheduled an identification appointment at the VFS Doha and will be/have been contacted by email by the MFA/ Embassy of Finland in Abu Dhabi.
- Students who already have secured an appointment at VFS Abu Dhabi, but want to reschedule to VFS Doha, can contact the Embassy of Finland in Abu Dhabi by email [email protected] by Friday July 11th to inquire about student appointment slots at VFS Doha. If there are available slots, you will be contacted by email with further instructions. All inquiries regarding VFS Doha appointments should be sent to the Embassy of Finland in Abu Dhabi at [email protected].
- The offered appointment slot at VFS Doha cannot be rescheduled due to the high volumes and limited slots. Thus, if you will not accept the offered slot at VFS Doha, you will need to book new appointment at VFS Abu Dhabi (https://services.vfsglobal.com/are/en/frp/book-an-appointment).
- Residence permit cards will be delivered to the embassy of Finland in Abu Dhabi for the applicants who have completed the identification at VFS Doha. The Embassy of Finland in Abu Dhabi will contact you when your residence permit card has arrived, and you will be instructed on the card delivery options.
To guarantee a smooth and quick identification visit at VFS Doha the residence permit application fee should be paid online at Enter Finland -service before the identification appointment.
In addition, we strongly recommend applicants not to apply for a D visa. If D visa is applied, you will need to provide your passport to the Embassy of Finland in Abu Dhabi for the D visa sticker printing.
Please note that appointment bookings for VFS Doha after Friday July 11th will not be accepted.
This policy is in force only during a limited time and applies only for Pakistani student applicants. The purpose of these special arrangements is to ensure that Pakistani student applications will be processed on time for students to begin their studies in Finland as planned. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation on this matter.