Reinstatement of a study right

As a Bachelor's or Master's student, you must register as attending or non-attending for every academic year during the registration period. If you do not register, the status of your study right will become passive.  

To re-activate the study right during the academic year you forgot the registration (by 31 July) see the instructions Forgotten registration and re-enrolment fee. 

How to apply for reinstatement after the academic year of oversight

•  Apply for reinstatement of the study right by submitting the application form (below) of the faculty where you had the study right.
• The application contains a re-enrolment fee, which should be paid with the application.

Note these things:

• Only apply for the reinstatement if the duration of your study right is still valid for the term you wish to register for. If the study right has already expired or expires before the term begins, apply for an extension.
• If you have had several study rights simultaneously in different faculties, submit the application to those faculties where you wish to continue your studies.
• The application is only for reinstatement of a passive study right, not granting a new study right.
• For studies not leading to a degree (for example non-degree studies, specialist training, continuing education) annual registration is not possible and reinstatement not needed, even if you would have had a break in your studies. If the study right has already ended in one of these, please contact the student services of the faculty.
• If you are a PhD student please follow the instruction Resuming doctoral studies.

After the decision of reinstatement

• You will receive a notification of the approval or dismissal of your application to the e-mail address you have provided.
• When the faculty has restored your study right, please register for the academic year by the deadline specified in the decision
  • as attending by paying the Student Union fee for Bachelor's and Master's degree students and sending the receipt and the reinstatement decision from the faculty to Kaisa House Student Advice at studentinfo@helsinki.fi.
  • as non-attending by sending an email to  Kaisa House Student Advice studentinfo@helsinki.fi with the decision from the faculty attached.
  • Please remember to mention your student number or date of birth in the message.
    
     

Registration for the academic year after the decision of reinstatement

• If the decision of reinstatement is made during the spring semester, when registration for the following academic year has already begun (April 1–July 31), you can choose whether to register for the current academic year by July 31 and/or for the following academic year during the registration period. If you do not register by the end of the registration period for the following academic year, the decision to readmit you as a student will expire. In this case, you must reapply for admission and pay the application processing fee.
   
• Once the reinstatement decision has been made during the fall semester (August 1–December 31), you can choose by December 31 whether to enroll for the entire current academic year or only for the spring semester. If you do not register by the end of the academic year, the decision to readmit you as a student will expire. In this case, you must reapply for admission and pay the application processing fee.
   
• You cannot register for past semesters.