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Proof of funds for immigration: how much you must show in 10 countries

22 routes in this comparison.

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  • Australia student visa (subclass 500)

    Australia

    Funds
    From AUD 29,710
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    12-month living costs for the student. Add 12 months of course fees, AUD10,394 for a partner, AUD4,449 per child, and at least AUD13,502 per year per school-age child. Alternatively evidence parent or partner income of at least AUD87,856 (AUD102,500 with family).

    Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-14

  • Canada skilled migration: Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker

    Canada

    Funds
    From CAD 15,263
    Residency
    Permanent residence on grant

    Minimum for 1 family member, table updated July 7, 2025. Rises with family size (2: CAD 19,001; 3: CAD 23,360; each person after 7: CAD 4,112). Not required if you are authorized to work in Canada and have a valid job offer, or if invited under the Canadian Experience Class.

    Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24

  • Canada skilled migration: Express Entry — Federal Skilled Trades

    Canada

    Funds
    From CAD 15,263
    Residency
    Permanent residence on grant

    Minimum for 1 family member, table updated July 7, 2025. Rises with family size (2: CAD 19,001; 3: CAD 23,360; each person after 7: CAD 4,112). Required for the Federal Skilled Trades Program unless you are authorized to work in Canada and have a valid job offer.

    Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24

  • Canada student visa: Study Permit → PGWP

    Canada

    Funds
    From CAD 22,895
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Living expenses for 1 person for the first year if you apply on or after September 1, 2025, all provinces and territories except Quebec. Tuition and transportation are extra. Rises with family size (2: CAD 28,502; 3: CAD 35,040). Quebec uses amounts set by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration, not this table.

    Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15

  • Canada skilled migration: Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ)

    Canada

    Funds
    From CAD 3,957
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    1 adult principal, Contrat d’autonomie financière barème in force 1 January–31 December 2026. Rises with family size (2 adults: 5 803 $; 1 adult + 1 child under 18: 5 318 $; +2 children: 6 002 $; +3 children: 6 687 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 685 $ each; 2 adults + 1/2/3 children under 18: 6 500 $ / 7 016 $ / 7 531 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 516 $ each; add 1 845 $ per dependent child 18 or over).

  • Canada skilled migration: Quebec — Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)

    Canada

    Funds
    From CAD 3,957
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    1 adult principal, Contrat d’autonomie financière barème in force 1 January–31 December 2026. Rises with family size (2 adults: 5 803 $; 1 adult + 1 child under 18: 5 318 $; +2 children: 6 002 $; +3 children: 6 687 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 685 $ each; 2 adults + 1/2/3 children under 18: 6 500 $ / 7 016 $ / 7 531 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 516 $ each; add 1 845 $ per dependent child 18 or over).

  • Canada entrepreneur visa: Quebec — Entrepreneur Program

    Canada

    Funds
    From CAD 3,957
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    1 adult principal, Contrat d’autonomie financière barème in force 1 January–31 December 2026. Rises with family size (2 adults: 5 803 $; 1 adult + 1 child under 18: 5 318 $; +2 children: 6 002 $; +3 children: 6 687 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 685 $ each; 2 adults + 1/2/3 children under 18: 6 500 $ / 7 016 $ / 7 531 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 516 $ each; add 1 845 $ per dependent child 18 or over).

  • Canada self-employed visa: Quebec — Self-employed Worker Program

    Canada

    Funds
    From CAD 3,957
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    1 adult principal, Contrat d’autonomie financière barème in force 1 January–31 December 2026. Rises with family size (2 adults: 5 803 $; 1 adult + 1 child under 18: 5 318 $; +2 children: 6 002 $; +3 children: 6 687 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 685 $ each; 2 adults + 1/2/3 children under 18: 6 500 $ / 7 016 $ / 7 531 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 516 $ each; add 1 845 $ per dependent child 18 or over).

  • Germany student visa: Student residence permit

    Germany

    Funds
    From EUR 11,904
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Blocked bank account of at least EUR 11,904 in 2026, or a scholarship or declaration of commitment. A visa for seeking a place in higher education uses EUR 1,091 per month (as of 2026) instead.

    Source: Federal Government (Make it in Germany) · verified 2026-08-15

  • Germany job search visa: Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)

    Germany

    Funds
    From EUR 1,091
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Blocked account with a minimum of EUR 1,091 net per month, amount applicable in 2026, or a declaration of commitment. A part-time job of at least EUR 1,091 net per month can also meet the requirement.

    Source: Federal Government (Make it in Germany) · verified 2026-08-15

  • Netherlands student visa: Student residence permit for university or higher professional education

    Netherlands

    Funds
    EUR 1,130.77
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Study norm for higher professional education (HBO) or university: EUR 1,130.77 per month, valid 1 January 2026 through 31 December 2026. You must show enough money to live and study for 12 months. The amount does not include school or college fees. Secondary/MBO uses a different monthly amount of EUR 928.58, which is a different permit.

    Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-08-15

  • New Zealand student visa: Fee Paying Student Visa

    New Zealand

    Funds
    NZD 20,000
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Tertiary, English-language or other non-compulsory study: NZD $20,000 for each year if the course is 1 year or more, or NZD $1,667 for each month if shorter than 1 year. School years 1 to 13: NZD $17,000 a year or $1,417 a month. Tuition fees and outward-travel funds are extra. Prepaid accommodation can be deducted. If you are pregnant, INZ also asks for NZD $9,000 for maternity health and medical costs.

    Source: Immigration New Zealand · verified 2026-08-15

  • Portugal digital nomad visa: remote work

    Portugal

    Funds
    EUR 3,680
    Residency
    Temporary on grant; permanent residence is a later application after 60 months

    4 × RMMG 2026. Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022, art. 31.º-A: “rendimentos médios mensais auferidos … nos últimos três meses de valor mínimo equivalente a quatro remunerações mínimas mensais garantidas”. Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025, art. 3.º: continental RMMG is € 920,00 from 1 January 2026. 4 × 920 = 3680 EUR per month. The decree applies to território continental; Madeira and the Azores set their own regional RMMG.

  • Retire abroad in Portugal: passive income

    Portugal

    Funds
    EUR 920
    Residency
    Temporary on grant; permanent residence is a later application after 60 months

    100% of continental RMMG 2026 (€ 920,00 from 1 January 2026) per month for the first adult, for not less than 12 months (Portaria n.º 1563/2007, art. 5.º n.º 6 with art. 2.º). Family scale: +50% RMMG per extra adult, +30% per dependent child. Equivalent floor over 12 months is 12 × 920 = 11 040 EUR for a single first adult.

    Source: Governo de Portugal (gov.pt) · verified 2026-09-24

  • Portugal student visa: study, exchange, internship or volunteering

    Portugal

    Funds
    From EUR 920
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Unreduced floor: 100% of continental RMMG 2026 (€ 920,00 per month) for 12 months, or for the months of an exchange (Portaria n.º 1563/2007, art. 5.º n.º 4). Reducible to 50% of that amount if housing is assured, or reduced by up to 90% if housing and food are assured. Tuition is not in that portaria.

    Source: Governo de Portugal (gov.pt) · verified 2026-09-24

  • Spain digital nomad visa: remote work

    Spain

    Funds
    EUR 2,442
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Instrucción tercera of the joint instruction of 30 March 2023: the holder must show a monthly amount equal to 200% of the salario mínimo interprofesional. Real Decreto 126/2026, art. 1, fixes that SMI at 1,221 EUR per month, in force 1 January through 31 December 2026. 200% of Real Decreto 126/2026's SMI of 1,221 EUR/month = 2,442 EUR. The UGE checklist states the amounts are gross, before tax or social-security withholding. Family scale, not stored as a second figure: a unit of two people (the holder plus one family member) must show at least 75% of the SMI, and each further member adds 25% of the SMI.

    Source: Boletín Oficial del Estado · verified 2026-09-24

  • Sweden student visa: Residence permit for studies at higher education

    Sweden

    Funds
    From SEK 10,656
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Monthly maintenance for applications in 2026: at least SEK 10,656. MIGRFS 2023:1: 18 percent of the prisbasbelopp per month. Government prisbasbelopp 2026 is SEK 59,200 (0.18 × 59,200 = 10,656). 2025 applications used SEK 10,584 (18 percent of SEK 58,800). Reductions if the institution or an exchange organisation provides free food (SEK 2,960) or free housing (SEK 4,736) in 2026. Extra SEK 4,440 a month for a spouse or cohabiting partner and SEK 2,664 per child. Must cover the whole permit period.

    Source: Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · verified 2026-08-15

  • Sweden self-employed visa: Residence permit to run your own business

    Sweden

    Funds
    From SEK 200,000
    Residency
    Temporary on grant; permanent residence is a later application after 24 months

    Bank funds in your name for two years: at least SEK 200,000. Plus SEK 100,000 for an accompanying spouse and SEK 50,000 per accompanying child. Separate from money needed to run or buy the business. Loans are not normally accepted for the business capital.

    Source: Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · verified 2026-08-15

  • UAE work visa: Golden Residence — specialised / skilled workers

    United Arab Emirates

    Funds
    AED 30,000
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Dubai GDRFA skilled-worker / specialists track: “A monthly salary of no less than AED 30,000” and, in the specialists terms, “approximately AED 30,000 or its equivalent in foreign currencies.” This is a monthly salary floor for this subcategory, not a settlement-funds lump sum. Other Golden subcategories on the same GDRFA listing (investors, entrepreneurs, top students) use different tests and are not this figure. ICP’s federal Golden Visa page opened here (last updated 27 July 2021) lists specialised talents without printing this salary.

  • UK student visa

    United Kingdom

    Funds
    From GBP 1,171
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    Living-cost floor published as £1,171 per month (up to 9 months) outside London, or £1,529 per month (up to 9 months) in London. Course fees for 1 academic year are extra and appear on the CAS. Not required if you have already been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months, or if you are a student union sabbatical officer. Some nationalities are under the differential evidence requirement and may be asked later.

    Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-09-24

  • UK work visa: Skilled Worker Visa

    United Kingdom

    Funds
    From GBP 1,270
    Residency
    Temporary on grant; permanent residence is a later application after 60 months

    You must have at least £1,270 available for 28 days, unless you have been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months or your employer certifies maintenance on the certificate of sponsorship.

    Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-09-24

  • UK visa without a job offer: High Potential Individual Visa

    United Kingdom

    Funds
    From GBP 1,270
    Residency
    Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

    You must have at least £1,270 available for 28 days, unless you have been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months.

    Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-09-24

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