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- This is not current policy - |  BB1.10 Investor category points (26/07/1999) must score a minimum of one point for investment funds.The points structure for the Investor category is as follows:
 
| Age | Points | Business experience | Points | Investment funds (NZ$) | Points |  
| 25-29 | 10 | 2 years | 1 | $1,000,000 | 1 |  
| 30-34 | 9 | 4 years | 2 | $1,500,000 | 2 |  
| 35-39 | 8 | 6 years | 3 | $2,000,000 | 3 |  
| 40-44 | 6 | 8 years | 4 | $2,500,000 | 4 |  
| 45-49 | 4 | 10 years | 5 | $3,000,000 | 5 |  
| 50-54 | 2 |   |   | $3,500,000 | 6 |  
| 55-64 | 0 |   |   | $4,000,000 | 7 |  
| 65-74 | -2 |   |   | $4,500,000 | 8 |  
| 75-84 | -4 |   |   | $5,000,000 | 9 |  
|   |   |   |   | $5,500,000 | 10 |  
|   |   |   |   | $6,000,000 | 11 |  Effective 26/07/1999 |