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New Zealand's 'golden Visa' Scheme Lures US Investors
New Zealand said on Monday there has been a rush in applications for its new foreign investor migrant visa as the centre-right government looks to lure more high net-worth individuals to the country to stimulate economic growth.
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... The government in April relaxed rules for the visa, including lowering the minimum required funds for the category that focuses on higher-risk investments to NZ$5 million ($3 million) from NZ$15 million, and removing the English language requirement. "(There has been) a flood of formal interest in the new 'golden' visa," Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said. "New applications under the scheme represent a potential NZ$845 million ($503 million) of new investment in New Zealand business." In a statement, Stanford said the government had received 189 applications in less than three months for the Active Investor Plus visa, compared with 116 submissions over more than two-and-a-half years under the previous settings. Eighty-five of those applications, or just under half of the total, were submitted by U.S. citizens, followed by China with 26 and Hong Kong with 24. ...
"(There has been) a flood of formal interest in the new 'golden' visa," Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said. "New applications under the scheme represent a potential NZ$845 million ($503 million) of new investment in New Zealand business."
In a statement, Stanford said the government had received 189 applications in less than three months for the Active Investor Plus visa, compared with 116 submissions over more than two-and-a-half years under the previous settings.
Eighty-five of those applications, or just under half of the total, were submitted by U.S. citizens, followed by China with 26 and Hong Kong with 24. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-23 12:35 AM | Reply
... "New applications under the scheme represent a potential NZ$845 million ($503 million) of new investment in New Zealand business." ...
So, Pres Trump's policies seem to be pushing investors who had formerly invested in US business to now invest in New Zealand business?
I may have missed it, but did Pres Trump have a press conference extolling this accomplishment of his?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-24 10:00 PM | Reply
I don't count on the patriotism of billionaires. They make a mess they relocate.
#3 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-06-25 03:17 AM | Reply
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