Increased requirement
for subsistence in family
immigration applications
The requirement for subsistence in family immigration applications is increasing from July 21 2008.The new requirement is equivalent to civil service pay grade 8, at the moment NOK 215 200 per year.
The person who applies for family immigration with a family member must, as a general rule, be ensured subsistence for the period during which he/she is to live in Norway.
The applicant and the family member in Noway can jointly document income equivalent to civil service pay grade 8. If you apply for a permit based on family immigration with your spouse, cohabitant or fiancé and one of you are under the age of 23, the subsistence requirement is to be met by the principal person (the person who is living in Norway).
The subsistence requirement may be met by earnings (before tax), own funds, social security benefits or a combination of different types of income. However, public income support may not be counted as income when calculating whether the subsistence requirement has been met.
The new subsistence requirement applies to applications submitted after July 21 2008. Until then, the requirement is still equivalent to civil service pay grade 1 (NOK 198 400 per year).
The applicant and the family member in Noway can jointly document income equivalent to civil service pay grade 8. If you apply for a permit based on family immigration with your spouse, cohabitant or fiancé and one of you are under the age of 23, the subsistence requirement is to be met by the principal person (the person who is living in Norway).
The subsistence requirement may be met by earnings (before tax), own funds, social security benefits or a combination of different types of income. However, public income support may not be counted as income when calculating whether the subsistence requirement has been met.
The new subsistence requirement applies to applications submitted after July 21 2008. Until then, the requirement is still equivalent to civil service pay grade 1 (NOK 198 400 per year).
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