At the beginning of your stay, you will have to take care of a few administrative things, but you will be guided through the process during our <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/uni?page=5898">Welcome Week</a> and after. Besides <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-university-exchange-students">registering with the University</a>, exchange students are expected to complete two formal registration processes after arrival.

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The local registration with the Digital and Population Data Services Agency is required for all exchange students and is free of charge, regardless of the fact, if you have already a Finnish personal identity code or not. The registration is done in order to register your personal data and your address in Finland into the Finnish Population Information System. Also, for most of the students, it is an application for the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/uni?page=5904">Finnish personal identity code</a>. More information on the registration process can be found on the website of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency: <a href="https://dvv.fi/en/foreigner-registration">Registration of a foreigner in the Population Information System</a>. The registration is a requirement only for exchange students that will study here for at least one full semester (more than three months), doctoral level exchange students staying in Tampere for three months (90 days) or less, are not required to complete the DVV registration.

<h3>Autumn semester 2022 - how to get ready for your registration with the DVV</h3>

The DVV registration is mandatory for all exchange students with no exceptions and will be organised on our campuses in late August and early September 2022. You can prepare for the registration by getting all necessary copies already before your arrival and you can complete your registration on any of our campuses.

<h3>Autumn semester 2022 - required documents and copies</h3>

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	<li>Download the form <a href="https://dvv.fi/documents/16079645/39123197/Registration+of+personal+data+in+the+population+information+system.pdf/d179dd2f-e279-8f32-1f8b-ee1fed610d90/Registration+of+personal+data+in+the+population+information+system.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://dvv.fi/documents/16079645/39123197/registration+of+personal+data+in+the+population+information+system.pdf/d179dd2f-e279-8f32-1f8b-ee1fed610d90/registration+of+personal+data+in+the+population+information+system.pdf">The registration information of a foreigner</a> (.pdf) and pre-fill the required fields (on your laptop, fields 1- 27), save the form, print it already beforehand, but do not sign nor date the form (fields 28-29). A tip for the field 20: Municipality is Tampere</li>
	<li>Get a photocopy of your passport’s ID page or a photocopy of your ID card, front and back of your card</li>
	<li>Get a photocopy of your <a href="https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-card">plastic Finnish residence permit card</a>, only if you have one. The photocopy should be both of the front and back of your card</li>
	<li>Activate your TUNI user account and download your Tampere University's Certificate of Student Status form as a PDF file from your <a href="https://sis-tuni.funidata.fi/student/profile/study-rights">Sisu profile page</a> and save it to your laptop for printing (My Profile &gt; Study rights &gt; Form a certificate of student status) or pick it up from the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/uni?page=3041">Student Affairs Office</a> after your arrival</li>
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You can also buy a quota and make photocopies at the university after you have activated your TUNI user account. For more information please see the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/it-services/handbook/2729">IT Services Handbook - Printing and copying</a>.

<h3>Autumn semester 2022 - how to complete your registration with the DVV</h3>

You can register on any of these days regardless of your home campus. You do not need to book an appointment for the registration days. Remember to have your original documents (like passport, residence permit card and your Certificate of Student Status) ready together with all required copies when you start the process. The DVV days and locations are:

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	<li>30 August at 9:00 - 15:00, Sähkötalo building, auditorium S2 (Hervanta campus)</li>
	<li>31 August at 9:00 - 15:00, Sähkötalo building, auditorium S2 (Hervanta campus)</li>
	<li>1 September at 9:00 - 15:00, Main building, D11 (city centre campus)</li>
	<li>5 September at 9:00 - 15:00, Pinni B building, auditorium 1097 (city centre campus)</li>
	<li>7 September at 9:00 - 15:00, Pinni B building, auditorium 1097 (city centre campus)</li>
	<li>9 September at 9:00 - 15:00, Kampusareena building, room A223 (Hervanta campus)</li>
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We will also send you more instructions closer to September.

1. Register with the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, DVV

The registration is required for citizens of the EU/EEA/EFTA countries only. For more information, please go to: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/uni?page=8947">Registration of the right of residence for exchange students</a>.

You have to register your right of residence if you are staying in Finland without a break for over three months. <a href="https://migri.fi/en/registration-of-right-of-residence">Submit a registration application</a> before your stay has lasted over three months.

If you stay in Finland without a break for over three months and do not apply for registration you are committing a violation of the Aliens Act for which you can get a fine. It is enough that you submit an application within three months of your arrival in Finland. It does not matter whether the decision is made within three months or not.

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	<li><a href="https://migri.fi/en/service-points">Service points of the Finnish Immigration Service</a></li>
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2. Register your right of residence with the Finnish Immigration Service, Migri

Information for exchange students at the university

local registration

Tampere University Student's Handbook

Registration with the authorities for new exchange students

Tampere University Student's Handbook

Registration with the authorities for new exchange students

Open1. Register with the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, DVV

Open2. Register your right of residence with the Finnish Immigration Service, Migri