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New Zealand Investor Visa

 

The objective of the Migrant Investment Categories is to attract financial capital to local firms or government by providing resident visas to those who wish to make a significant contribution to New Zealand’s economy.

[BJ1] – INZ Operational Manual

The Different Categories of NZ Investor Visa

Investor 1 Category

Principal applicants under the Investor 1 Category are assessed against:

  1. health and character requirements; and
  2. investment funds requirements.

For an application to be approved under the Investor 1 Category:

  1. the principal applicant and family members included in the application must meet health and character requirements; and
  2. the principal applicant must nominate funds and/or assets equivalent in value to at least NZ$10 million and demonstrate ownership of these funds and/or assets; and
  3. the principal applicant must demonstrate that the nominated funds have been legally earned or acquired; and
  4. the principal applicant must continue to meet fit and proper person requirements; and
  5. the principal applicant must undertake to invest NZ$10 million for a period of three years in New Zealand and transfer and place the funds in an acceptable investment in accordance with the instructions in BJ7.10.

 

Investor 2 Category

Principal applicants under the Investor 2 category are assessed against:

  1. age, health, character and English language requirements; and
  2. investment requirements; and
  3. business experience requirements.

For an application under the Investor 2 category to be approved:

  1. the principal applicant must qualify for the points on the basis of which their EOI was selected from the Pool; and
  2. the principal applicant and family members included in the application must meet health and character requirements; and
  3. the principal applicant must be aged 65 years or younger; and
  4. the principal applicant must have a minimum of three years of business experience; and
  5. the principal applicant must qualify for at least 1 point for English language ability; and
  6. the principal applicant must nominate investment funds and/or assets equivalent in value to at least NZ$3.0 million; and
  7. the principal applicant must demonstrate ownership of the nominated funds and/or assets and that they have been legally earned or acquired; and
  8. the principal applicant must meet fit and proper person requirements.