Deliver the certificate of decision confirming the reason of absence / Commence Student

As a commence first year student You are able to send with this form an electronical certificate of absence to HAMK Admissions Services. The documents must be submitted in Finnish, Swedish or English.

Documents that prove the legal grounds for your absence:

Military service, non-military service or women’s voluntary military service
- Call-up order

Maternity, paternity or parental leave
- Kela’s certificate regarding maternity, paternity or parental allowance period
- or, if the certificate has not yet been received, a medical certificate regarding the pregnancy
- Corresponding certificates from the authorities of other countries regarding statutory parental leave

Personal illness or injury
- Sickness allowance decision
- or, if no decision exists, a medical certificate. The medical certificate must state which illness or injury the student suffers from, and that this condition prevents the student from beginning their studies on 1 January (January intake) / 1 August (August intake).
- Obstacles caused by the practical arrangements required by the illness or injury: an adequate clarification, e.g. a certificate from the student housing foundation that the student is on the waiting list for an apartment required by his or her injury. The student’s own notification is not an adequate clarification.

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