Just now, New Zealand Immigration released the latest investment immigration policy and withdrew from the new project "Active Investor Plus". Minister of Economic and Regional Development Stuart Nash and Minister of Immigration Michael
wood jointly announced in Christchurch the current investment immigration projects (Investment Class 1 and Investment Class 2) will be officially closed on the 27th of this month, and Active Investor Plus will be officially opened on September 19th.
Background knowledge:
There are two types of investment immigration categories implemented by the old government, namely high-value investment category Investor Plus (Investor 1 Category) and ordinary investment category #J Investor (Investor 2 Category):
Investment Category 1 (nvestor 1 Category) requires applicants to provide at least $10 million of funds or assets, and invest in New Zealand bonds or New Zealand industrial company equity for no less than 3 years. The investment funds
cannot be used for personal purposes, such as purchasing real estate, cars, ships, etc.;
Investment Category 2 (Investor 2 Category): 400 quotas per year. Applicants must provide at least $1.5 million in funds or assets for investment and provide property purchase funds. The nature of funds is the same as the high investment category. Scoring is required and EO1 application is submitted, which has stricter requirements for applicants.
The new investment immigration policy will highly summarize it for everyone:
This new investment immigration category will replace the two existing investment immigration categories.
After July 27, 2022, applications for Class 1 and Class 2 investment immigration visas will no longer be accepted.
According to the new investment category plan, the investment amount of active investment in New Zealand is at least 5 million NZD; for the so-called passive investment in , the limit will be 50% of the minimum investment of NZD 15 million NZD.
For example, passive investment in stocks (shares) of listed companies will only be allowed to account for 50% of new investments; while investment in bonds and real estate will not be considered passive investment.
This means that the New Zealand government is now more concerned about investing in immigration money and whether it is investing in areas that can directly promote the economy. Make sure that investment is in areas that can directly promote the economy. Ensure investors have the opportunity to “invest in smart and innovative New Zealand companies with global success potential, and New Zealand companies gain valuable skills, connections and capital” The new policy will also increase investor flexibility, allowing investments within three years and maintain their investments until the end of the fourth year. It will take at least 117 days in New Zealand within 4 years. This is an increase from the previous 88 days.
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