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the resident visa application. The visa processing time will
vary depending upon the circumstances and processing
office workload; a time-frame of five to 10 months is typical.
Upon completion of the visa processing, a letter indicating an
“approval in principle” is issued.
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The second stage starts with the “approval in principle”
advice. The applicant can now proceed with transferring
funds to New Zealand and moving the funds into acceptable
investments. The applicant can proceed with confidence
knowing that his or her eligibility for the resident visa has
been confirmed, subject to the compliant transfer and
investment of funds in New Zealand. It is expected that the
funds will be transferred and invested in New Zealand within
12 months, with extensions to that possible for a maximum
of 24 months for the investor 1 visa and 18 months for the
investor 2 visa.
The third stage is the resident visa. It is granted following
the acceptable investments being made in New Zealand.
This is a period of three years for investor 1 or four
years for investor 2. As the holder of a resident visa,
the applicant and included family members are eligible
for benefits in New Zealand. The principal applicant is
obligated to stay in New Zealand for the required time
over the investment period: 88 days for investor 1 and
438 days for investor 2. Measured time periods are
accumulative and do not need to be consecutive stays.
Following the completion of the investment period, with
the required stay requirements met and investments
held in acceptable investments throughout the period,
the applicant and included family will be able to apply
for permanent residency. Citizenship is an option after
five years of residency, including qualifying stay periods
in New Zealand, although it is less of a necessity when
considering that the permanent residency is for life
without any ongoing obligations. No limitations are
placed upon holding dual citizenship.
Upon reaching 65 years of age, subject to qualifying
requirements, which generally include at least 10 years of
living in New Zealand, residents are eligible for a pension.
For a single person, this is currently $801 per fortnight. A
pension is made available to all eligible residents with no
assessment of income or assets required.
With a minimum stay required in New Zealand of under
three months, attractive and flexible investment options,
and no further ongoing commitments after the issuance
of the permanent resident visa, New Zealand should be
high on any list of countries for investors, whether they’re
seeking to move now or just to have the option to relocate
at any time in the future.
Welcome to New Zealand: Kia ora!
JAMES ALAN HALL
James Alan Hall is the principal agent and managing director
of ANZ Migration, established in Singapore in 2003. Hall has
15 years of industry experience and is an Australian registered
migration agent (#0428740) and New Zealand licensed
immigration adviser (#200800600). He specializes in investor
and business immigration, is regularly invited to speak at
international conferences, and provides mentorship. Hall has
represented clients before the Australian Migration Review
Tribunal and Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Prior to the
immigration industry, Hall was a PMP certified project manager
with IBM working across the Asia-Pacific region.