What is the application process for immigrating to New Zealand? Residents, permanent residents and citizens.

Types of New Zealand immigrants: New Zealand investment immigrants, New Zealand entrepreneurial immigrants and New Zealand skilled immigrants. Among them, New Zealand investment immigrants are subdivided into New Zealand investment immigrants I and New Zealand investment immigrants II. Entrepreneurial immigrants are divided into ordinary entrepreneurial immigrants and high-value entrepreneurial immigrants.

New Zealand investment immigrants

New Zealand is the only developed country that does not levy capital gains tax, stamp duty and deed tax on New Zealand real estate sales, and it is a real investment paradise. New Zealand has a beautiful environment and a sound social welfare system.

New Zealand investment immigrant class I requires the applicant to invest NZ $6.5438+million for three years and live in New Zealand for 44 days in the last two years of the three years. No enterprise management experience is required, and the age and language are not limited.

New Zealand's second-class new policy for investment immigrants was promulgated in July, 20 1 1. Compared with the original policy, the New Deal is much more relaxed, mainly manifested in the reduction of IELTS from the original 5 points to 3 points and the reduction of investment from 2.5 million New Zealand dollars.

It is 6.5438+0.5 million New Zealand dollars, and the age is relaxed from 54 to 65. Get a green card in one step, there is no requirement for doing business. The probation period is about 6 months, and the investment is risk-free.

1. Application conditions for investment immigration

New Zealand Investment Immigrants Class I (High Investment Immigrants)

No English, business or age requirements.

Family assets exceed100000 New Zealand dollars, and explain its legal source.

Invest in New Zealand100000 NZD for 3 years, and live in New Zealand for 44 days every year for the next two years.

New Zealand Investment Immigrants Category II (Ordinary Investment Immigrants)

Under the age of 65, with more than 3 years of business management experience.

Family assets exceed NZD 654.38 +0.5 million, indicating the legal source of NZD 654.38 +0.5 million.

English IELTS 3 points.

Invest in New Zealand10.50 million NZD for 4 years, and then live in New Zealand every year for 3 years10.46 days.

2. Flow chart of investment immigration

New Zealand entrepreneurial immigrants

Entrepreneurial immigrants are another type of business immigrants in New Zealand. Applicants get a work visa for 65,438+02 months, which can be extended to 3 years after establishing business in New Zealand. You can apply for permanent residence after doing business in New Zealand for two years, which is similar to Australia's 163( 188 visa), and the requirements are lower than those of investment immigrants. Since the end of 2009, the New Zealand government has relaxed the entrepreneurial immigration policy, including lowering the English requirement from the original IELTS score of 5 to 4, investing more than S $500,000 and adding three full-time employees, and immediately converting to a green card. Therefore, entrepreneurial immigrants from New Zealand are increasingly favored by customers in China.

1. Application conditions for entrepreneurial immigrants

Ordinary entrepreneurial immigrants

Have sufficient management experience (five years of senior management experience or three years of shareholder experience with more than 25% of shares).

Comprehensive score 120, submit business plan related to management experience.

To start a business locally in New Zealand, the investment in fixed assets should be at least 654.38 million+NZD, and its legal source should be explained. If you invest in an existing enterprise, the shareholding shall not be less than 25%.

Meet the basic English requirements (IELTS average 4 points).

High entrepreneurial immigrants

Have sufficient management experience (five years of senior management experience or three years of shareholder experience with more than 25% of shares).

Comprehensive score 120, submit business plan related to management experience.

Start a business in New Zealand, invest at least 500,000 New Zealand dollars in fixed assets, explain its legal source, and employ 3 local full-time employees. If it is a shareholder of an existing enterprise, the shareholding is not less than 25%.

Meet the basic English requirements (IELTS average score 4).

2. Entrepreneurial immigration application process

The applicant fills in the Evaluation Form for Business Migration, and after the evaluation is passed, the contract is signed.

Professional consultants work with applicants to design the application plan.

New Zealand Investment specializes in designing business plans to help customers prepare visa application materials and submit them to the New Zealand Immigration Bureau.

The Immigration Bureau conducts general material investigation and mails the application file number.

The Immigration Bureau may request supplementary materials and answer questions, and supplement materials and answer questions as required.

The applicant was approved by the Immigration Bureau, and the applicant's family was granted a temporary work visa of 12 months.

The applicant will transfer the investment funds to New Zealand to start a business within 12 months, and the work visa can be extended to 3 years. ? You can apply for permanent residence after two years of business. If the applicant has invested more than S $500,000 in the enterprise and added 3 employees, he can apply for a permanent green card immediately without completing 2 years.

(3) Application process of skilled immigrants

Applicants must meet the basic requirements of skilled immigrants in New Zealand, and then sign an entrustment agreement with the company to pay the fees and deposit in advance.

Customers submit relevant background materials such as academic qualifications and work experience to the company. Some clients' academic qualifications may need to be certified in New Zealand.

If the score exceeds 160, you can directly submit an EOI application: you can get an invitation letter after 2-3 weeks, and you must submit a visa application within 4 months.

It may take 3-6 months to formally submit a visa application. After approval, the customer must log in within the validity period of the visa. The Immigration Bureau gives priority to skilled immigrants who have employment letters from employers. During the trial, the Immigration Bureau may conduct telephone surveys or interviews.

Customers can apply for a permanent return visa after landing in New Zealand for 2 years. In the past two years, customers must live 183 days every year; Or become a New Zealand tax resident, living 4 1 day every year. With a permanent return visa, the client's whole family will never have an immigration supervisor.

Customers who have obtained a green card for five years and lived in New Zealand for 1350 days can apply for New Zealand citizenship. After naturalization, you can freely settle in Australia and enjoy basically the same treatment as the Australian green card. New Zealand passport holders can be exempted from visas1more than 50 countries.