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| Field | 🇧🇹BhutanBhutan Immigration Card for Foreign Spouses |
|---|---|
| Country | Bhutan (BT) |
| Route | Bhutan Immigration Card for Foreign Spouses |
| Route family | Family |
| Route type | family |
| Summary | Current guide to Bhutan's Immigration Card for foreign nationals married to Bhutanese citizens, including the separate work-approval rule and eligibility cautions. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-17 |
| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Best-fit work models | Family / partnerSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | Both the Bhutanese and foreign spouse may be required to report physically to the Department during Immigration Card renewal.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | The Immigration Card route applies to a foreigner married to a Bhutanese citizen; a child of such parentage can be registered under the separate immigrant-child process.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Spouse work rights | Marriage and Immigration Card status do not give unrestricted employment rights; prior Department of Immigration approval is required to work in an organization.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | Immigration Card holders may not work in an organization without prior approval from the Department of Immigration.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Apply to the Department of Immigration with the Bhutanese spouse's application and identity/family records, marriage certificate, and the foreign spouse's passport and visa or entry permit.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Immigration Card is an immigrant status under Bhutan's immigration framework, not a general permanent-residence certificate or an open route for unrelated applicants.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | Marriage or an Immigration Card does not automatically confer Bhutanese citizenship; nationality is determined separately under citizenship law.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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