As an EU citizen: learning materials
Description of assignment
- The assignment concerns studying or working in the EU area, so it is also suitable for student counselling lessons.
- The assignment can be implemented as either a small information search assignment or it can be expanded to a poster assignment. Work in pairs or small groups.
- Time estimate 2–3 lessons.
Preparing a travel plan: Choose an EU country where you could think of moving to for work or studies. First, make a travel plan for your destination country.
- Check online with flight searches to see how much return flights to the destination country would cost.
- Compare different travel times; do the prices differ, for example, on different days of the week?
- Find out what kind of instructions are available for renting an apartment in that country.
Temporary move to another EU country: Read the Migration page in the Suomi.fi Web Service and the Your Europe portal.
Find general instructions for moving to another EU country temporarily:
- What travel documents do you need when travelling to another EU country?
- How long a stay in another country must be reported to Kela in Finland?
- Is a Finnish driving licence valid in the destination country?
- Do you need to register your stay in the destination country with the authorities? Where is this done?
- What should be taken into account in the tuition fees of higher education institutions?
- Do you need a work permit to work in another EU country?
- If you fall ill unexpectedly while residing in another EU country, will you receive treatment and under what conditions?
Rights of EU citizens: Check your own textbook:
- What are the EU citizens' rights?
- What do the terms “free movement” and “Schengen area” mean?
Poster assignment: Based on the information you have found, create a small poster titled "Studies or work in France/Estonia/Austria (or another destination of your choice)”.