Income requirement for family members of a person who has been granted international protection
When you apply for a residence permit on the basis of family ties, you are usually required to have sufficient financial resources. In other words, you and your family members must have enough money for living in Finland.
When we assess your financial resources, income earned by your family member who lives in Finland through employment or business activities can be counted towards the required sum. However, you cannot secure sufficient financial resources with social assistance and other benefits paid by the society.
Read more about the income requirement for family members and on the income thresholds for families: Income requirement for family members of a person who has been granted a residence permit in Finland.
The following people do not need to have secure means of support:
- A family member of a person who has been granted asylum or accepted as a quota refugee before 1 July 2016, if the family has been started before the sponsor arrived in Finland.
- A family member of a person who has been granted asylum on or after 1 July 2016, if the family was started before the sponsor came to Finland and if the family member submits his or her application for a residence permit on the basis of family ties within 3 months after the sponsor is informed that he or she has been granted asylum.
- A family member of a person who has been accepted as a quota refugee to Finland on and after 1 July 2016, if the family was started before the sponsor was accepted as a quota refugee and the family member submits his or her application for a residence permit on the basis of family ties within 3 months after the sponsor is informed that he or she has been accepted as a quota refugee.
- If the sponsor is under 18 years of age and has been granted asylum in Finland, is a quota refugee or has been granted a residence permit on the basis of subsidiary protection or temporary protection.
Please note that you must book an appointment to visit a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate) (um.fi) if you wish to submit your residence permit application on paper. Check with the mission to find out how to book an appointment. If you are not able to submit your application on paper within three months, for example because there is a long appointment queue, you can still apply for a residence permit without an income requirement. You have to book the first available appointment and use it to submit your application. You can also use the Enter Finland online service to apply for a residence permit.
