Key requirements
| Investor Plus | Investor |
Maximum age |
No requirement
|
65 or younger
|
Business experience |
No requirement
| Minimum of three years |
Investment funds | NZ$10 million invested in New Zealand for three years | NZ$1.5 million invested in New Zealand for four years |
Settlement funds |
No requirement
|
NZ$1 million (transfer not required)
|
Principal applicant's English language |
No requirement
|
- an English speaking background, or
- an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test report with an overall band score of three or more, or
- a competent user of English
|
Family member's English language |
No requirement
| Same as principal applicant or pre-purchase ESOL tuition |
Minimum time in New Zealand | 44 days in New Zealand in each of the last two years of the three-year investment period. | 146 days in New Zealand in each of the last three years of the four-year investment period. |
Health and character | Applicants under both categories must meethealth and character requirements. |