Subsistence by family reunification to Norway

Foreign citizens, who wish to move to their spouses or cohabitants in Norway as family migrants, will in general need to be sustained by the person living in Norway.

It is in general the person living in Norway who need to documents that he or she is has an income and is thus able to sustain the applicant. But if the applicant has a concrete offer of employment, the expected income may be counted when calculating whether this requirement has been met. This is only possible if both parties are at least 23 years of age.

The applicant and the person living in Norway need to document an income equivalent of civil service pay grade 1, currently Norwegian Kroner 182.400,- before tax. Subsistence must be ensured for the duration of period for which the application is valid.

Some groups may be exempt from the requirement of subsistence. This may include family situations where the person living in Norway has been granted asylum.

It is possible to be exempted from the subsistence requirement in case of strong humanitarian considerations.