Differences between New Zealand Entrepreneur Immigrants and Investment Immigrants

1. New Zealand entrepreneur work visa: Business investment in New Zealand is at least S $654.38 million (about 500,000 RMB), excluding working capital.

2. New Zealand entrepreneur residence visa (2 years) Funding requirements: There is no fixed investment, and the funding requirements for the visa must be met.

3. New Zealand entrepreneur residence visa (6 months) Financial requirements: the investment capital is not less than NZ $500,000;

4. Capital requirements for investment immigrants in New Zealand: having family assets of over NZ $2.5 million; Invest NZD 6,543,800+5,000 in New Zealand, and explain its legal source; The investment needs to last for 4 years.

5. Capital requirements for high-investment immigrants in New Zealand: having family assets of more than NZ $6,543,800+million; Invest NZ $6,543,800,000 in New Zealand, and explain its legal source; The investment needs to last for 3 years.

Second, immigration supervision.

1. High-investment immigrant applicants: they need to live for 44 days every year in the last 2 years of investment;

2. Ordinary investment immigrant applicants: they need to live every year for the last three years 146 days; Entrepreneurial immigrants need to live 183 days every year during the two years of starting a business.

The above immigration supervision means that you have to live for 183 days every year for two years from the right of abode to permanent residence before obtaining the right of abode.

However, compared with other countries, New Zealand's immigration supervision is still relatively loose. New Zealand's permanent visa immigration supervision only needs to sit for the first time, while Canada and other countries need to sit all the time, such as "sitting for 2 years every 5 years".

Third, the overall cycle.

1, New Zealand entrepreneurial immigrants (entrepreneur work visa): get a work visa in 4-7 months, get the residency in 2.5 -3 years, and get the permanent residency in 4.5 -5 years.

2. Entrepreneurial immigrants in New Zealand (residence visa for entrepreneurs): get a work visa in 4-7 months, get residency in 12- 16 months, and get permanent residency in 2.5 -3 years.

3. Ordinary investment immigrants: 10- 18 months to obtain residency, and 5-6 years to obtain permanent residency.

4. High-investment immigrants: get the right of abode in 9- 16 months and get the permanent right of abode in 4 -5 years.

Fourth, the handling process

1, New Zealand entrepreneurial immigrants (work visa) processing process:

After the materials are made, they will be submitted to the New Zealand Immigration Bureau, which will review the customer information and issue a 12-month work visa. Holders of work visas can apply for a 24-month work visa within two months of starting a business in New Zealand 12, apply for the right of abode two years after starting a business successfully, and apply for permanent residence two years after holding the right of abode.

2, New Zealand entrepreneurial immigrants (residence visa) processing process:

After the materials are made, they will be submitted to the New Zealand Immigration Bureau, which will review the customer information and issue a 12-month work visa. The applicant applies for the right of abode after six months of investment and entrepreneurship in New Zealand with a work visa, and applies for permanent residence after two years of successful entrepreneurship.

3, New Zealand ordinary investment immigration process:

After the materials are made, they are submitted to Immigration New Zealand, which will review the customer information, issue an invitation letter, prepare a complete set of materials and submit them to Immigration New Zealand, which will review the materials and issue a reply in principle. Applicants can transfer their investment funds to New Zealand within 12 months to complete their investment. During this period, they can apply for a work visa, apply for the right of abode after completing their investment, and apply for permanent residence after obtaining the right of abode.

4, New Zealand high investment immigration process:

These materials were produced and submitted to Immigration New Zealand, which reviewed them and responded in principle. Applicants can transfer their investment funds to New Zealand within 12 months to complete their investment. During this period, they can apply for a work visa, apply for the right of abode after completing their investment, and apply for permanent residency after obtaining the right of abode.

To sum up, the requirements of investment immigrants in New Zealand are relatively lower than those of entrepreneurial immigrants, especially those with high investment. There are no age and language requirements, and entry and exit supervision is relatively loose. Entrepreneurial immigrants need a business plan and need EOI 120 points. However, compared with Australia's immigration policy, the conditions for New Zealand immigrants are much simpler.