Posted on November 02 2019

How can investment get you New Zealand residency?

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated May 10 2023

In August 2018, the New Zealand government passed an order barring foreigners from buying homes in New Zealand. Only residents and the nationals of Australia and Singapore can buy homes in the country.

Nevertheless, if you are very rich, you can easily buy New Zealand residency. Residency, in turn, lets you buy a house in New Zealand.

New Zealand has Investor business migration visas for those investors that wish to gain residence in the country. These include –

Investor Visa (Investor 1 Category), for those looking to invest NZD 10 million or more.
Investor Visa (Investor 2 Category), for those planning on investing a minimum of NZD 3 million.

New Zealand’s investor visa policies recognize and reward higher levels of business-related experience, growth-oriented investments, and skills in the English language.

A comparison between Investor Visa (Investor 1 Category) & Investor Visa (Investor 2 Category)

	Investor 1 Resident Visa [also called Investor Plus Visa]	Investor 2 Resident Visa [also called Investor Visa]
Investment Needed	NZD 10 million over a 3-years' period	Minimum of NZD 3 million over 4-years' period
Length of Stay	Indefinitely	Indefinitely
How many days do I have to stay in NZ?	44 days in NZ in each of the last 2 years of a 3-years' investment period OR 88 days in the 3-years' investment period.	146 days in each of the last 3 years of a 4-year's investment period. OR 438 days in NZ in the 4-years' investment period.
Age Range	Not specified	Up to 65 years
Quota	No quota	400 per year
What can you do?	- You can live, study, work in New Zealand. - Can include your partner & dependent children (24 years and below)	- You can live, study, work in New Zealand. - Can include your partner & dependent children (24 years and below)
Things to note	You might bring your household items, car, boat to New Zealand free of customs charge.	- A points-based system is used for checking eligibility. - Before applying, you will have to send an Expression of Interest (EOI) stating your business experience & investment. Only if your EOI is successful will you (along with your partner and dependent children) be invited to apply.

Migrants are an integral part of the economic growth in New Zealand. In the previous 10 years, as many as 431,000 people have been granted New Zealand PR. Of these, 208,000 were approved in the skilled migrant category alone.

All of these have been able to purchase homes in New Zealand due to their residency status.

If you are looking to Study, Work, Visit, Invest or Migrate Overseas, talk to Y-Axis, the World’s No.1 Immigration & Visa Company.

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