EOI Points Summary

The General (Active) Investor Expression of Interest (EOI), points summary is as follows:
AGE POINTS
20 –29 25
30-34 20
35-39 15
40-44 10
45-54 5

Business Experience
YEARS POINTS
20+ 60
15–19 55
10-14 50
6-9 45
4-5 40

Bonus points (in multiples of 5 i.e. max 15) for business experience are available where the principal applicant has skills in one or more of the following areas:
• Export linkages
• Management skills
• entrepreneurship
Also, if your business experience in export linkages, entrepreneurship or management skills is in a 'future growth area', you can claim 5 additional points in each case. Future growth areas are:
• biotechnology
• information communications technology
• creative industries (advertising, software and computing services, publishing, TV and radio, film and video, architecture, design, designer fashion, music and performing arts, visual arts).

INVESTMENT FUNDS
The minimum investment funds of NZ$2.5 million will entitle you to 50 points. You can claim more points if you nominate more investment funds than the minimum NZ$2.5 million:

NZ$MILLION POINTS
8+ 90
7 85
6 80
5 75
4 70
3 60
2.5 50

ACTIVE INVESTMENT
You may claim additional points if you intend part of your overall investment in New Zealand to be in active investment. You can place the amount that you claim points for in a number of investments, but they must meet the active investment requirements. The minimum amount of active investment required for additional points is NZ$500,000 – the more funds that you intend to invest actively, the more points you can claim

NZ$MILLION POINTS
4+ 16
3.75 15
3.5 14
3.25 13
3 12
2.75 11
2.5 10
2.25 9
2 8
1.75 7
1.5 6
1.25 5
1 4
0.75 3
0.5 2