Residence Status for Spouses and Children

This ranking compares how secure and usable residence status is for spouses and children. Better values mean family members can more easily join, stay, work, study and keep their legal status stable.
1 Denmark100 points 100 points 100
1 Switzerland100 points 100 points 100
3 Finland99 points 99 points 99
3 Norway99 points 99 points 99
5 Estonia98 points 98 points 98
5 Iceland98 points 98 points 98
5 Sweden98 points 98 points 98
8 Luxembourg97 points 97 points 97
9 Liechtenstein96 points 96 points 96
9 Netherlands96 points 96 points 96
11 Faroe Islands95 points 95 points 95
11 New Zealand95 points 95 points 95
13 Austria94 points 94 points 94
13 Monaco94 points 94 points 94
15 Canada93 points 93 points 93
15 Germany93 points 93 points 93
15 Ireland93 points 93 points 93
18 Australia92 points 92 points 92
18 San Marino92 points 92 points 92
20 Andorra91 points 91 points 91
20 Belgium91 points 91 points 91
20 Gibraltar91 points 91 points 91
20 Portugal91 points 91 points 91
24 Malta90 points 90 points 90
24 United Kingdom90 points 90 points 90
26 France89 points 89 points 89
26 Spain89 points 89 points 89
28 Singapore88 points 88 points 88
28 Slovenia88 points 88 points 88
30 Czech Republic86 points 86 points 86
30 Lithuania86 points 86 points 86
32 Cyprus85 points 85 points 85
32 Latvia85 points 85 points 85
34 Poland84 points 84 points 84
34 Slovakia84 points 84 points 84
34 Uruguay84 points 84 points 84
37 Greenland83 points 83 points 83
37 Japan83 points 83 points 83
37 United States83 points 83 points 83
40 Croatia82 points 82 points 82
40 Italy82 points 82 points 82
42 Bermuda81 points 81 points 81
42 Cayman Islands81 points 81 points 81
42 Chile81 points 81 points 81
45 Greece80 points 80 points 80
46 Costa Rica79 points 79 points 79
46 Korea Republic79 points 79 points 79
48 Guadeloupe78 points 78 points 78
48 Hungary78 points 78 points 78
48 Martinique78 points 78 points 78
48 Saint Pierre and Miquelon78 points 78 points 78
52 Barbados77 points 77 points 77
52 Bulgaria77 points 77 points 77
52 Chinese Taipei77 points 77 points 77
52 Réunion77 points 77 points 77
52 Romania77 points 77 points 77
52 Turks and Caicos Islands77 points 77 points 77
58 British Virgin Islands76 points 76 points 76
58 Saint-Martin76 points 76 points 76
60 Anguilla75 points 75 points 75
60 Aruba75 points 75 points 75
60 French Guiana75 points 75 points 75
60 Hong Kong75 points 75 points 75
60 Montserrat75 points 75 points 75
60 New Caledonia75 points 75 points 75
60 Tahiti75 points 75 points 75
67 Georgia74 points 74 points 74
67 Seychelles74 points 74 points 74
67 Sint Maarten74 points 74 points 74
70 Cook Islands73 points 73 points 73
70 Curacao73 points 73 points 73
70 Macau73 points 73 points 73
70 Mauritius73 points 73 points 73
74 Mayotte72 points 72 points 72
74 Niue72 points 72 points 72
76 Malaysia71 points 71 points 71
77 Argentina70 points 70 points 70
77 Guam70 points 70 points 70
77 Northern Mariana Islands70 points 70 points 70
77 Puerto Rico70 points 70 points 70
77 U.S. Virgin Islands70 points 70 points 70
82 Antigua and Barbuda69 points 69 points 69
82 Bahamas69 points 69 points 69
82 Mexico69 points 69 points 69
82 Panama69 points 69 points 69
82 Saint Kitts and Nevis69 points 69 points 69
82 Wallis and Futuna69 points 69 points 69
88 Grenada68 points 68 points 68
88 Montenegro68 points 68 points 68
90 Dominica67 points 67 points 67
90 Israel67 points 67 points 67
90 Saint Lucia67 points 67 points 67
93 American Samoa66 points 66 points 66
93 North Macedonia66 points 66 points 66
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines66 points 66 points 66
93 Serbia66 points 66 points 66
97 Brazil65 points 65 points 65
97 Colombia65 points 65 points 65
97 Thailand65 points 65 points 65
100 Albania64 points 64 points 64
100 Armenia64 points 64 points 64
100 Botswana64 points 64 points 64
100 Cape Verde64 points 64 points 64
104 Belize63 points 63 points 63
104 Fiji63 points 63 points 63
104 Palau63 points 63 points 63
107 Peru62 points 62 points 62
107 Samoa62 points 62 points 62
107 Trinidad and Tobago62 points 62 points 62
110 Moldova61 points 61 points 61
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina60 points 60 points 60
111 Dominican Republic60 points 60 points 60
111 Jamaica60 points 60 points 60
111 Kosovo60 points 60 points 60
111 Namibia60 points 60 points 60
111 Paraguay60 points 60 points 60
111 Rwanda60 points 60 points 60
111 Vanuatu60 points 60 points 60
119 Ecuador59 points 59 points 59
119 South Africa59 points 59 points 59
119 United Arab Emirates59 points 59 points 59
122 Turkey58 points 58 points 58
123 Indonesia57 points 57 points 57
123 Kazakhstan57 points 57 points 57
123 Micronesia57 points 57 points 57
123 Nauru57 points 57 points 57
123 Tonga57 points 57 points 57
128 Guyana56 points 56 points 56
128 Marshall Islands56 points 56 points 56
128 Vietnam56 points 56 points 56
131 Mongolia55 points 55 points 55
131 Suriname55 points 55 points 55
131 Tunisia55 points 55 points 55
131 Tuvalu55 points 55 points 55
135 El Salvador54 points 54 points 54
135 Sri Lanka54 points 54 points 54
137 Brunei53 points 53 points 53
137 Ghana53 points 53 points 53
137 Morocco53 points 53 points 53
137 Philippines53 points 53 points 53
141 Bolivia52 points 52 points 52
141 Cambodia52 points 52 points 52
141 Guatemala52 points 52 points 52
141 Kiribati52 points 52 points 52
141 São Tomé and Príncipe52 points 52 points 52
146 Azerbaijan51 points 51 points 51
146 Kenya51 points 51 points 51
146 Kyrgyzstan51 points 51 points 51
146 Senegal51 points 51 points 51
146 Ukraine51 points 51 points 51
151 Honduras50 points 50 points 50
151 India50 points 50 points 50
151 Maldives50 points 50 points 50
151 Qatar50 points 50 points 50
151 Uzbekistan50 points 50 points 50
156 Solomon Islands49 points 49 points 49
156 Zambia49 points 49 points 49
158 Bhutan48 points 48 points 48
158 Gambia48 points 48 points 48
158 Laos48 points 48 points 48
158 Nepal48 points 48 points 48
158 Tanzania48 points 48 points 48
158 Zanzibar48 points 48 points 48
164 Benin47 points 47 points 47
164 Lesotho47 points 47 points 47
164 Swaziland47 points 47 points 47
164 Uganda47 points 47 points 47
168 Bahrain46 points 46 points 46
168 China46 points 46 points 46
168 Egypt46 points 46 points 46
168 Jordan46 points 46 points 46
168 Malawi46 points 46 points 46
168 Timor-Leste46 points 46 points 46
174 Nicaragua45 points 45 points 45
175 Ivory Coast44 points 44 points 44
175 Madagascar44 points 44 points 44
177 Djibouti42 points 42 points 42
177 Gabon42 points 42 points 42
177 Oman42 points 42 points 42
177 Togo42 points 42 points 42
181 Belarus41 points 41 points 41
182 Algeria40 points 40 points 40
182 Saudi Arabia40 points 40 points 40
182 Tajikistan40 points 40 points 40
185 Russia39 points 39 points 39
186 Bangladesh38 points 38 points 38
186 Comoros38 points 38 points 38
186 Papua New Guinea38 points 38 points 38
189 Cuba37 points 37 points 37
189 Liberia37 points 37 points 37
189 Mozambique37 points 37 points 37
192 Ethiopia36 points 36 points 36
192 Sierra Leone36 points 36 points 36
192 Zimbabwe36 points 36 points 36
195 Kuwait35 points 35 points 35
196 Mauritania34 points 34 points 34
197 Guinea-Bissau33 points 33 points 33
197 Nigeria33 points 33 points 33
197 Pakistan33 points 33 points 33
200 Burkina Faso32 points 32 points 32
200 Cameroon32 points 32 points 32
200 Guinea32 points 32 points 32
203 Angola30 points 30 points 30
203 Congo30 points 30 points 30
205 Burundi27 points 27 points 27
205 Equatorial Guinea27 points 27 points 27
205 Mali27 points 27 points 27
208 Niger26 points 26 points 26
208 Palestine26 points 26 points 26
208 Western Sahara26 points 26 points 26
211 Iran25 points 25 points 25
211 Iraq25 points 25 points 25
211 Myanmar25 points 25 points 25
214 Haiti22 points 22 points 22
214 Lebanon22 points 22 points 22
216 Chad19 points 19 points 19
216 Venezuela19 points 19 points 19
218 Congo DR18 points 18 points 18
219 Libya13 points 13 points 13
220 Central African Republic10 points 10 points 10
221 Afghanistan0 points 0 points 0
221 Eritrea0 points 0 points 0
221 Korea DPR0 points 0 points 0
221 Somalia0 points 0 points 0
221 South Sudan0 points 0 points 0
221 Sudan0 points 0 points 0
221 Syria0 points 0 points 0
221 Turkmenistan0 points 0 points 0
221 Yemen0 points 0 points 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 point value for residence status for spouses and children. Higher values mean family members can more easily join, stay longer, work, study and keep their own status stable.

The calculation combines family reunification, residence-status stability, general residence access, work rights for foreigners, child safety, international schools, rule of law, childcare access and parental-leave context.

Countries rate especially well when family members' status is not only derivative but practically usable: clear renewal, access to school and services, work permission for spouses and lower risks during job changes or family events.

Values are normalized to the current Nomadino country comparison. The rating equals the rounded raw value; higher raw values improve the ranking.