UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed amendments of the Finnish Aliens Act regarding the rules for family reunification.
The aim of the proposal is to make the rules for family reunification stricter. The amendment would extend the requirement that the applicant has sufficient resources to maintain himself/herself and the family members to also include refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary or temporary protection.
UNHCR recommends the Government of Finland to exempt refugees and other beneficiaries of international protection from the income requirement and to ensure that they receive appropriate and timely information on family reunification.
The observations are available here.
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