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Finland's anti-immigration agenda to affect multicultural marriage

Xinhua, February 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Finnish government is drafting stricter policies on family unification, a move that is expected to control migrant influx but has also aroused concern among Finnish nationals who married a spouse of non-EU origin.

A Finn who wants to bring a non-EU spouse into the country should have a monthly net income of at least 1,700 euros(1,910.29 U.S. dollars). A family of four would need an income of at least of 2,600 euros. Required income is not necessary salary, but can also comprise wealth, pension or capital gains revenue, according to the new policies.

The policies, which are currently being discussed by civic organizations and administrative units, are expected to take effect by the middle of the year.

Analysts believe the new measures would bring "collateral damage" on multicultural relationships.

The new laws would concern, for example, returning specialists who have worked abroad and got married there. Popular non-EU countries as origins of spouses for Finnish nationals include Russia, Thailand and the United States. Endit