Changes coming for migrant investor visas

Changes coming for migrant investor visas
The government is weighing up changes to the investor class visas for wealthy people like Google's Larry Page who gain residency in NZ. (Image: Getty).
Oliver Lewis
The government is considering changes to how much wealthy investors need to invest in New Zealand to qualify for residency visas.Immigration experts have been waiting for an update on the investor class visas since mid-last year, BusinessDesk understands. An announcement is expected soon.Immigration NZ (INZ) currently offers the investor 1 visa for people who invest at least $10 million in the country over three years, and the investor 2 visa, for people who invest $3m over four years.Overseas investors like Google co-founder and billionaire La...

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