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UGLOBAL IMMIGRATION MAGAZINE
“ New Zealand allows the
applicant to choose his or
her own investment options
with only a few limitations. ”
apartments currently under construction, they are nowhere
near addressing the level of demand that currently exists.
Acceptable investments in residential real estate must meet
specific conditions. These conditions require that the real
estate is a new development, is purchased for commercial
return purposes (rental return and capital growth), and is not
for personal use during the investment period.
When a residential property is completed and no longer a
new development, it may still be retained as an acceptable
investment, provided that the residential property is rented.
If not, it will need to be sold and the proceeds further
invested in other acceptable investments that could
include additional residential property development. Such
changes in investments are permitted, provided that the
sales proceeds from any liquidated investments are fully
reinvested into additional acceptable investments within a
reasonable time frame.
THE INVESTOR PROGRAM BASICS
The investor program has three key stages.
The first stage is the visa application process. For the
investor 2 program, that includes an additional preliminary
step of submitting an “expression of interest” that precedes