Information on applying for a residence permit from Pakistan to Finland

The Finnish Embassy in Abu Dhabi serves residence permit applicants from Pakistan. When the visa and flight operations to the UAE are fully resumed, the Embassy will contact the applicants in the queue in order of their appointment request dates.

When the visa and flight operations to the UAE are fully resumed, the Embassy will contact the applicants in the queue in order of their appointment request dates (for student/family/work/oral hearings etc). Since there are hundreds of applicants in the queue, severe delays are to be expected in (re-)scheduling all appointments. Due to these reasons beyond our control, the Embassy is currently unable to give any time estimate for the appointment. As the situation can change rapidly, we advise you to follow the embassy website and the official information from the local authorities.

More information on the flight suspension is available on the websites of Emirates New`s Agency(Link to another website.) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authorityn (NCEMA)(Link to another website.). More information on the UAE quarantine requirements is available here(Link to another website.) and the list of countries on the green list exempted from quarantine in Abu Dhabi is available here(Link to another website.).

If you wish to submit an appointment request, please send an e-mail to: [email protected] including the following information: full name of applicant, nationality & country of residence, validity of your UAE visa (if any) and the grounds for your application. (If studies: an admission letter, if work: job title and name of employer in Finland, if family: name of family member in Finland). Your request will then be placed in the queue and the Embassy will contact you once an appointment can be scheduled.

Students: If you have been admitted to a university, you may contact the Admissions Services of your hosting Finnish university for detailed information on what options you have for starting your studies online, or postponing the start of your studies, if necessary. 

Currently, oral hearings with interpreters cannot be scheduled due to unsuitability of premises for the pandemic situation.

We fully understand that this unfortunate situation may have major implications on lives of individuals. Unfortunately, there is little the Embassy can do to mitigate the COVID situation, the COVID restrictions and their implications on residence permit applicants.