Acceptable investments for investor and retirement visas

If you apply for an Active Investor Plus Visa you must invest in acceptable investments under the Growth or Balanced category.

If you applied for an Investor 1 or 2 Resident Visa on or before 27 July 2022 (prior to the category closure), you must invest your money in an acceptable investment.

If you are applying for a Parent Retirement Resident Visa, you must invest your money in an acceptable investment.

What an acceptable investment was for the Active Investor Plus Visa before 1 April 2025.

You need to keep your funds invested in New Zealand for the length of time set out in your visa conditions.

You need to keep your funds invested in New Zealand for the length of time set out in your visa conditions.

When you transfer your investment funds to New Zealand for the Active Investor Plus Visa, you must do so in a legal and transparent way.

If you are transferring your investment funds directly to New Zealand for the Investor 1 and 2 visas, or Parent Retirement Resident Visa, you must do this in a legal and transparent way.

You must provide the correct evidence of funds or assets with your investor visa application. Providing the correct evidence helps us to process your application faster.

You can claim points for your Investor 2 Resident Visa application based on your business experience, investment funds, English language ability and age.