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Residence Permit on Assured Income

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

The permit is issued to a non-citizen who has assets outside Fiji sufficient to ensure they will not become a charge on public funds while residing in Fiji. New applications must be made by persons 45 years of age and above.

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Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

The permit requires assets outside Fiji sufficient to ensure the holder will not become a charge on public funds while residing in Fiji. The evidence of means required is the latest offshore bank statement (in Fijian currency) and a Retired Scheme Statement for new applications, and the latest local bank statement (in Fijian currency) for extensions.

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  • The page does not list any other accepted income or asset types.

What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the income or savings threshold and the family uplift.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the Assured Income page for a numeric income or asset threshold and for how family changes it; none is stated. The qualitative 'not a charge on public funds' standard is the intro sentence cited under independent_means_seo.r1 and family inclusion is cited under r4; the $650.05 fee is not a threshold.

Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

The principal applicant's spouse and dependent children can be included in the same application form, for both new and extension applications. The official source does not state whether the permit holder may work, run a business or otherwise engage in economic activity in Fiji.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether the permit holder may work, run a business or otherwise engage in economic activity is not addressed by the source.

How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The permit is renewable: both New and Extension applications exist, and existing holders must provide a local police report where they have resided in Fiji for at least one year. The official source does not state a fixed initial validity period, a physical-presence day-count requirement, or any pathway to permanent residence or citizenship.

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Limits of the record
  • No fixed initial validity period, physical-presence day-count requirement, or long-term residence/citizenship pathway is stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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