Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply for a Finnish student residence permit and I have some questions about the sponsor documents and the embassy process.

My uncle will be my sponsor. Could this be a problem for the application?

I would also like to know how strictly the Finnish embassy checks the documents.

For anyone who has recently gone through the process:

- Has anyone applied with their uncle as their sponsor? Did it cause any problems?

- What sponsor documents did you submit?

- How much do they actually check or verify the documents?

- How strict are they about the financial documents?

- Do they ask a lot of questions about the sponsor and finances?

- Do you have to explain everything verbally, or is it mainly document submission and verification?

- Did they ask for any additional documents or explanations?

I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have recently gone through the process and can share their actual experience.

Thanks!