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Fiji Co-Extensive Family Permit

Fiji Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

Fiji’s Co-Extensive Residence Permit lets eligible family members live with a Fiji permit holder. The family permission depends on that person’s status, and older children or unmarried partners need confirmation of the applicable rules.

Main family categories
Spouse or dependent unmarried child under 18
Sponsor
A family member with a valid Fiji permit
Evidence
Relationship, support, permit, and required personal records

Summary

A Fiji Co-Extensive Residence Permit lets eligible relatives live with a foreign permit holder, tying their permission to that person's permit. New-application guidance clearly includes spouses and dependent unmarried children under eighteen, with relationship, financial and personal records required.

Published references to older children and unmarried partners are not fully consistent, so applicants outside the clearly stated group should obtain confirmation from Immigration. The permission lasts in connection with the sponsor's permit and is different from exemptions for relatives of Fiji citizens.

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Eligibility

For new applications, Fiji Immigration clearly lists spouses and dependent unmarried children under 18. The same official page also mentions children under 21, and the work-permit guidance directs some older children and unmarried partners to this category. Applicants outside the clearly stated spouse/under-18 group should ask Immigration to confirm eligibility before applying. The application must show the sponsoring family member’s permit, the family relationship, support and funds, and the current medical, police, travel, identity, and application records.

Joining a Fiji permit holder
  1. Check the sponsor’s permit and family category Confirm any older-child or unmarried-partner case with Immigration.
  2. Prepare relationship and support records Include the sponsoring permit and current personal documents.
  3. Apply for a stay linked to the sponsor Keep both sets of permission current.

This family permit does not continue independently when the sponsor’s status ends.

What This Route Allows

The approved dependent can enter and reside with the sponsoring permit holder for the authorized period and subject to the permit's conditions.

What This Route Is Not

It is not permanent residence and does not continue independently if the sponsoring person’s permission ends. It should not be confused with the separate exemption categories for a spouse or child of a Fiji citizen.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm the sponsoring family member’s exact Fiji permit and validity.
  2. Confirm that the applicant is a spouse or dependent unmarried child within the age rule.
  3. Gather relationship, support, permit, medical, police, and travel records.
  4. Check how the requested dependent-permit period aligns with the sponsoring person’s permit.

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