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Investment visa
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What is an Active Investor Plus visa?

The New Zealand Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa permits you to live, work and study in New Zealand by making an investment into one of two categories; Growth category or Balanced category. Each category requires an investment into designated asset classes. It includes visas for your partner, and dependent children aged 24 and under, and allows application for permanent residence at the end of your investment period. Acclime’s Licensed Immigration Advisors will take you through the process.

Investment visa in numbers.

6-7 weeks

Application process

Indefinite

Length of stay

NZD 5M

Minimum investment under Growth category or 10M under Balanced category

Eligibility criteria

Who is eligible for an AIP visa.

You will be eligible to apply for an Active Investor Plus visa if you:

  • Provide photos and proof of identity
  • Have a chest x-ray and a medical examination as proof of your good health
  • Are of good character. If you, or anyone else included in your application, are aged 17 or older you must provide a police certificate from:
    • all the countries you are a citizen of, and
    • any other country you have stayed in for 12 months or more over the last 10 years, even if it was not all in the same stay.
  • Are a fit and proper person. All businesses you have influence over must have complied with all immigration, employment and taxation laws. You must also:
    • have never been investigated by the Serious Fraud Office or the New Zealand police for any offence resulting from business dealings
    • have no convictions for an offence involving dishonesty
    • have never been involved in business fraud or financial impropriety
  • Make the required investment

Taking care of the whole application process from start to finish.

Pre-application advice

Advice on acquiring an Active Investor Plus visa in New Zealand and requirements for a successful application.

Application tracking

Filing and tracking the status of applications.

Document issuance

Arranging for issuance of investment visa upon in-principle approval.

Administration

Handling of documents and other requirements to maintain the visa status.
Investment criteria

What you will need to apply.

What makes an investment acceptable?

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

An acceptable investment for the Active Investor Plus Visa means an investment of the funds that:

  • is not for the personal use of the applicant,
  • is invested in New Zealand in New Zealand Dollars (NZD), and
  • is on the list of acceptable investments for either the Growth or Balanced category.

The acceptable investment is determined at the time the investment is made and must continue to meet the requirements of an acceptable investment during the relevant investment period.

Summary of AIP categories

Key features Growth category Balanced category
Minimum investment amount NZ $5 million NZ $10 million
Acceptable investments Managed funds
Direct investments		 Listed equities, Philanthropy, Property development, Bonds
applicants under the Balanced category may also invest in the Growth category, being Managed Funds and Direct Investments
Time frame Six months from the date of Approval in Principle, with the option to apply for a six-month extension
Additional conditions Retain investment for 36 months
Spend a minimum of 21 days in New Zealand over the investment period		 Retain investment for 60 months
Spend a minimum of 100 days in New Zealand over the investment period, unless eligible for a reduction due to exceeding the minimum threshold in direct investments or managed funds
Investment retention checkpoints 24 months and 36 months 24 months and 60 months

More information on each investment type can be found on the New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) website.

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