Identity
You must provide proof of your identity
- 2 acceptable photos of your head and shoulders
Apply for this visa to live, work and invest in New Zealand. You must have at least NZD $15 million or the weighted equivalent in available assets or funds.
Indefinitely
The criteria and evidence below will provide you with the information you need to provide to meet the requirements of this visa.
You must provide proof of your identity
You must be in good health
You must have a chest x-ray and a medical examination as proof of your good health.
You must be of good character
If you are 17 or over, you must provide a police certificate from:
Police Certificates must be less than 6 months old when you apply.
If you provide a police certificate that is not in English, you must provide an English translation.
This includes police certificates that record no convictions.
You must be a fit and proper person
You must confirm in the application form that you meet fit and proper person requirements.
To be a fit and proper person, all businesses you have influence over must have complied with all immigration, employment and taxation laws. You must also:
We’ll contact you if you need to provide further information.
You can include your partner and any dependent children up to the age of 24 in your application
You must provide evidence:
If your partner or dependent children have, or applied for, a New Zealand temporary entry visa based on their relationship with you, you must include them in your residence application.
If you include your partner and/or children in your application they must fill out a Resident Visa Declaration Form (INZ 1242).
You must be able to speak English
You can show us you speak English by either providing:
English language test results for an Active Investor Plus visa
English language test results must be no more than 2 years old.
You must invest NZD $15 million or the weighted equivalent in acceptable investments in New Zealand
Acceptable investments: Active Investor Plus Visa
The value you can claim for your investment funds, depends if they are owned by you, or jointly by you and another person.
If you own an investment jointly with:
Evidence of your funds may include:
You must transfer your investment funds to New Zealand
You can transfer your investment funds directly from your bank account to New Zealand through the banking system.
You can also transfer funds through a third party such as a solicitor acting on your behalf, a pension scheme in your name or an investment portfolio account in your name.
If we approve your application in principle, you will have 6 months from that date to transfer your funds.
Transferring investment funds
You can apply for a temporary visa to come to New Zealand and arrange the transfer and investment of your funds.
We may give you a further 6 months to transfer and invest your funds.
You’ll need to contact us before the transfer period expires and show you have made reasonable steps to transfer and invest.
You must have earned or acquired your investment funds lawfully
The evidence you provide will depend on how you came by your funds. It may include:
It’s OK if your investment includes funds that were gifted to you, as long as the gift was unconditional and lawful, and the funds were originally earned or acquired lawfully.
You must invest your nominated investment funds in acceptable investments in New Zealand for a minimum of 48 months
After your application is approved in principle you will have 6 months to make a minimum initial investment and invest the remainder of the funds into holding investments and/or other acceptable investments. The total value of your investments must be at least NZD $15 million or the weighted equivalent.
Investment type | Minimum initial investment |
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Direct Investments | NZD $100,000 |
Managed funds | NZD $500,000 |
Listed equities/Philanthropy | NZD $1 million |
You must provide evidence that includes the following information:
If you already have funds invested in an acceptable investment in New Zealand, we can start your investment period from the time we approve your residence application in principle.
You may be eligible for the Active Investor Plus Visa with only NZD $5 million if your investments are direct investments.
The information below will help you understand the process, timeframes and costs involved in applying for this visa, so you can plan ahead and have the best chance of submitting a complete application.
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You must apply for entry permission when you arrive in New Zealand. You can do this by completing an arrival card, which you are given on the way to New Zealand.
You can be refused entry permission if:
You must keep NZD $15 million or the weighted equivalent in acceptable investments in New Zealand for 48 months.
You must:
You must provide evidence of the funds invested at the end of the first 18 months and the third and fourth years you are in New Zealand.
You will have 3 months to provide this.
You must spend at least 117 days in New Zealand as a holder of a resident visa during the 4 year investment period.
If your family are included in your resident visa, they’ll need to come to New Zealand within 12 months of their visa being granted.
If your family are unable to come to New Zealand within 12 months, they’ll have to reapply for residence.
You must provide us with your address and other contact details and let us know if these change while you’re in New Zealand.
We’ll need to keep in touch with you to check you’re meeting the conditions of your visa.
If we’re unable to confirm that you’re meeting the conditions, you may not be able to stay in New Zealand.
If you want to travel, your visa must be in a valid passport.
If your passport expires, you must apply to transfer your visa to a new passport before you can travel.
To transfer your visa, you must:
Application for transfer or confirmation of a visa
Application for Transfer or Confirmation of a Visa (INZ 1023) PDF 381KB
You can travel in and out of New Zealand for 5 years from your first day in New Zealand.
If you have met all the conditions at the end of your 48-month investment period, you can apply for a permanent resident visa for you and any family included in your residence application.
If granted, you will be able to travel in and out of New Zealand indefinitely, as long as you keep your visa in a valid passport.
If you haven’t met all of the conditions of your visa at the end of the 48-month investment period, you may have to leave New Zealand.