For a non-citizen over 18 with a Fijian employment offer or qualifying overseas-employer arrangement sponsored by an employer or institution.
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
Melanesia · Immigration
Fiji
Fiji sits in Melanesia. Its immigration system runs 19 distinct routes — led by work, family and study, each set out in official law. All 19 cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 19across 10 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 19 of 19cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work4 of the 19 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Melanesia
- Capital
- Suva
- Population
- 933,154
- Official language
- English, Fijian · +1
- Currency
- FJD
- Time zone
- UTC+12:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 19 routes, grouped by purpose — 19 of 19 cite an official government source directly.
Work
4 routes
For a non-citizen over 18 whose expertise is urgently needed in Fiji for one year or less.
Can bring: dependants
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
— No eligibility summary published for this route yet
For a non-citizen over 18 currently employed or holding an offer of employment as crew on a fishing vessel, with a signed employment contract stating the employment period; covers captain, engineers, mates, bosun, shore-based staff and deck crew.
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-08-03
Investment
1 route
For a non-citizen over 18 establishing or participating in a registered Fijian company with funds and regulatory evidence.
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
Talent & merit
1 route
For research benefiting a local university or institution or forming part of the applicant's professional or educational requirements.
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-08-03
Study
2 routes
For an internship or training attachment at an approved local institution or organisation as part of professional or educational training.
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
For study at a Fijian secondary, tertiary, vocational institution or university; primary-school study is excluded.
Family
4 routes
For the spouse or eligible unmarried dependent child of a principal permit holder in Fiji.
Can bring: spouse, dependants, children
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
For an unmarried foreign-passport-holding child under 18 of a Fiji citizen.
Can bring: children, parents, legal guardian
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
For a foreign-passport holder legally married to a Fiji citizen to enter, reside and study in Fiji.
Can bring: spouse
For a non-citizen seeking special-purpose residence with a family member in Fiji.
Can bring: spouse, children, parents
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
Independent means
1 route
For a non-citizen aged at least 45 with sufficient assets outside Fiji to avoid becoming a charge on public funds.
Can bring: spouse, dependants, children
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
Short stay & visit
2 routes
For short business, investment, consultancy or work-related activity supported by a local invitation.
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
For a non-citizen entering Fiji for a holiday or private visit rather than employment.
Humanitarian protection
1 route
For a person in Fiji claiming a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention framework.
Official government source: laws.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
Ancestry & return
2 routes
For a direct descendant of a person who was considered a Fiji citizen on 10 October 1970.
For a foreign citizen registered in Fiji's Vola ni Kawa Bula.
Medical treatment
1 route
For a non-citizen recommended by a registered medical practitioner to reside in Fiji for local medical treatment.
Official government source: immigration.gov.fj · checked 2026-07-26
Official sources
- Ministry of ImmigrationGovernment
- Laws of FijiGovernment
- [NSO] Fiji Islands Bureau of StatisticsGovernment
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