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Fiji Citizen-Child Exemption Status

Fiji Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

An unmarried child under 18 with a foreign passport and a Fiji-citizen parent can apply for exemption status to enter, live, and study in Fiji. The relationship must be supported by the required official records.

Child’s age
Under 18 when applying
Marital status
Unmarried
Parent
Must be a Fiji citizen

Summary

A foreign-passport child of a Fiji citizen can seek exemption status to enter and live in Fiji through that family connection. The child must be unmarried and under eighteen when applying, with records establishing the required biological, adopted or stepchild relationship.

The status supports entry, residence and study; it is not a citizenship grant. Before applying, check whether the child is already a citizen and should obtain citizenship documents instead. Having a different Fiji-citizen relative does not meet the parent requirement.

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Eligibility

The child must be under 18 and unmarried when applying. A parent must be a Fiji citizen, and the application must document the relationship. Fiji's guidance covers biological children and can cover stepchildren or adopted children when the required declarations, adoption orders, and other records are supplied.

Applying for a child’s Fiji exemption status
  1. Check age, marital status, and the parent’s citizenship The child must be unmarried and under 18 when applying.
  2. Document the parent-child relationship Include adoption, stepchild, custody, or guardian records where applicable.
  3. Apply with the current personal checklist Prepare passport, medical, police, and other required records.

This is immigration permission for an eligible foreign-passport holder, not a citizenship grant.

What This Route Allows

Approved exemption status allows the child to enter, live, and study in Fiji under the issued status.

What This Route Is Not

This is different from applying for citizenship as an adult child of a citizen, and it does not apply merely because another relative is a Fiji citizen. A person who is already a Fiji citizen may need citizen documentation rather than foreign-child exemption status.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm the child's age and unmarried status.
  2. Obtain proof of the parent's Fiji citizenship.
  3. Gather birth, adoption, stepchild, custody, or guardian records as applicable.
  4. Complete the current passport, medical, police, and application requirements.

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