Global Investor

Global Investor category requirements
All applicants – you, your partner, and your dependent children (if applicable) must meet our health, and character requirements. You – the principal applicant must also have at least four years' business experience. The other requirements are set out below.

Age
There is no age requirement for the Global Investor category.

Investment funds and/or assets
You must nominate funds and/or assets equivalent to at least NZ$20 million. You will have to provide evidence that to show that these funds and/or assets:

• are owned by you or jointly by you, your partner and/or dependent children
• are unencumbered, ie not subject to any mortgage, lien, charge and/or encumbrance (whether equitable or otherwise) or any other creditor claims
• have been earned or acquired legally
• are transferable through the banking system (we will not be able to approve your application if you are unable to transfer funds to New Zealand through the banking system).

If your application is approved in principle you will need to provide verifiable documents to show that the funds you transfer to New Zealand came from the funds and/or assets that you nominate. You will need to invest a minimum of NZ$20 million in an acceptable investment(s) in New Zealand, and NZ$5 million of that must be actively invested.

You cannot nominate investment funds or assets you intend to bring to New Zealand for your personal use – for example a personal residence, car, or boat.

English language requirements
There are no minimum English language requirements for the Global Investor category.

After residence is approved
If your residence application is approved you (the principal applicant) will have to retain your investment funds in an acceptable investment(s) for four years. You will have to spend at least 73 days in New Zealand each year in years 2, 3 and 4 of your four-year investment period.