Euro amounts for financial resources requirement in family reunification to be set by decree – increases planned

Legislation would be amended to include provisions on the factors affecting the required amount. The requirement for sufficient financial resources would be based on municipality-specific maximum amounts accepted for housing costs by municipal group and on the basic amount of social assistance. At present, the Finnish Immigration Service determines the required amount in its guidelines. Family reunification refers to a situation in which a family member living abroad applies for a residence permit on the basis of a family tie to a person who is lawfully residing in Finland. More effective action against labour exploitation The Government also proposed that the Finnish Immigration Service, the Economic Development Centres and the Finnish Tax Administration could in future disclose information related to labour exploitation on their own initiative. The Finnish Immigration Service and the Economic Development Centres would disclose information to the occupational safety and health authorities and the police, and the Finnish Tax Administration would disclose information to the Finnish Immigration Service. The aim is to enable the authority receiving the information to intervene more ef

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