New Zealand's new Investor and Business Visa Policies - Dr. Hallwass reflects on recent immigration changes.
The New Zealand Government has introduced new investor visa policies, making New Zealand an attractive destination for investors and retirees: The Active Investor Category and the Business Investor Visa.
Two new simplified investment categories have been introduced: Growth and Balanced.
Growth category investors will have to invest a minimum amount of NZD $5 million over a 3-year investment term.
A minimum investment amount of NZD $10 million will be required for Balanced category investors over a 5-year investment term.
Read more about the Active Investor Plus Visa
The Business Investor Work Visa offers 2 options for investors. Both options lead to residence in New Zealand.
This pathway requires a NZD $1 million investment in an existing business.
This pathway requires an investment of NZD $2 million in an existing business.
Read more about the Business Investor Visa
This is a genuine visitor visa.
You can apply for this visa if you want to visit New Zealand for business reasons.
The Business Visitor Visa allows you to visit New Zealand on business for up to 3 months in 1 year.
You must have enough money to live on while you are here or have the financial support of your employer.
You can include your partner and dependent children in your application.
There isn’t a single broad “retirement visa” path that might work for most people.
The only two visa categories formally dedicated to retirement in New Zealand are The Parent Retirement Category - only available if you have a child living in New Zealand-, and The Temporary Retirement Category - a visa that will allow you to live here for a limited time only.
Find out more about Retirement Visa Pathways to New Zealand and how we might be able to develop a retirement strategy to suit your plans for New Zealand.
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