US investors dominate golden visa applications, $305m minimum new investment

US investors dominate golden visa applications, $305m minimum new investment
Icehouse Ventures' Robbie Paul says there are push and pull factors in countries such as the US motivating wealthy investors’ interest in the golden visas. (Image: Getty)
Rebecca Stevenson
Investors from the US dominate applications made under New Zealand’s new-look golden visa regime.Two new investor residency visa categories, balanced and growth, replaced the existing active investor plus visa on April 1 and aim to attract foreign investment to NZ in exchange for residency. The two new visa categories reduce the number of days required to be spent in NZ to gain residency, and the minimum investment required.English language requirements have been removed, and the range of approved investments broadened.Immigration NZ...

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