New Zealand investor visa process simplified

The new rules by Immigration New Zealand are going to allure an increased number of foreign investors to come and do business in this nation.

What are the new rules for New Zealand investor visas— While giving details about the reforms introduced in the New Zealand investor visa program, New Zealand immigration minister Dr. Jonathan Coleman said that new rules will make eligibility for foreigners more easier.

• As per the new rules for New Zealand investor visas, the minimum stay required in New Zealand over a period of three years has been reduced to 44 days from the earlier 73 days for foreigners willing to invest around $10 million in New Zealand.

• The scheme provides two categories of investment—Investor plus requiring a minimum foreign investment of $10 million for a minimum of three years and Investor with a minimum foreign investment of $1.5 million for a minimum period of four years.

• Another change in the rules for New Zealand investor visas includes investors having a choice of choosing any one condition from the two-namely- either churn out $1 million(New Zealand dollars) in turnover or provide full-time jobs to five people.

Prior to these changes, foreign investors wanting to come to New Zealand under the New Zealand investor visa program were required to fulfill both these requirements.

New Zealand investor scheme quite successful--He stated that the New Zealand investor visa program introduced by Immigration New Zealand around 19 months back has been successful in attracting significantly higher investment from foreigners as compared to earlier policy.

The scheme attracted around $560 million worth investment capital into the economy of New Zealand and the inflow of investment is going to increase even further with the new changes in the scheme, Dr. Coleman added.

What are the benefits of the changes in the New Zealand investor visa rules—Mr. Coleman clarified some of the key benefits likely to be enjoyed by majority of investor immigrants coming to New Zealand under the reformed New Zealand investor visa process.

Reduction in total stay in New Zealand under Investor Plus migrants will allure interest from rich investors, he stated. Providing with a wide range of investments for investor immigrants will allow increased number of financial institutes in New Zealand to gain from foreign investments.