{"id":54228,"date":"2025-02-10T15:23:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T04:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/?p=54228"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T05:37:10","slug":"changes-to-the-active-investor-plus-visa-to-attract-high-value-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/news\/changes-to-the-active-investor-plus-visa-to-attract-high-value-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to the Active Investor Plus visa to Attract High-Value Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54228\" class=\"elementor elementor-54228\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20767a4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20767a4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db2069a\" data-id=\"db2069a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ea38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75ea38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo credit: Tourism NZ Visual Library<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0621dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d0621dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The New Zealand Government has announced key changes to the<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.immigration.govt.nz\/about-us\/media-centre\/news-notifications\/investor-category-update-provides-attractive-investment-options?utm_source=Immigration%20New%20Zealand&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=C0313_ActiveInvestorPlusChanges_9Feb25&amp;utm_content=Investor%20category%20update%20provides%20attractive%20investment%20options%20%7C%20Immigration%20New%20Zealand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Active Investor Plus Visa<\/a><\/span>, making it more attractive for high-value investors. These changes, effective from 1 April 2025, aim to encourage economic growth by simplifying the investment structure and reducing restrictions for eligible investors.<\/p><h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">Key changes to the Active Investor Plus Visa<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><strong>Introduction of two investment categories:<\/strong> Growth and Balanced, replacing the existing weighting system.<\/li><li><strong>Lower investment thresholds:<\/strong> the minimum investment is reduced to NZD$5 million for Growth and NZD$10 million for Balanced category investors, making it more accessible.<\/li><li><strong>Expanded investment opportunities:<\/strong> Balanced category investments will now include bonds and property (new residential, new\/existing commercial or industrial developments).<\/li><li><strong>Reduced immigration requirements:<\/strong> migrants choosing more active investments will have fewer residency requirements, such as time spent in New Zealand.<\/li><li><strong>Shorter investment timeframe:<\/strong> investors in both categories must finalise their investments within six months of their Approval in Principle (AIP), with an option for a six-month extension.<\/li><li><strong>Removal of English language requirement:<\/strong> making the visa more accessible to a wider pool of international investors.<\/li><\/ul><h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><br \/>Why these changes matter<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><p>These updates align with feedback from investors and industry stakeholders, ensuring a more competitive and attractive investment landscape. By simplifying requirements and reducing barriers, the Government aims to incentivise active investments, drive economic growth, and create more opportunities for Kiwi businesses.<\/p><p>The online application process will remain the same, with the form updated to reflect these changes. More details will be available in early March.<\/p><h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">Looking to invest in New Zealand?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><p>If you are considering applying for the Active Investor Plus Visa, our team can assist in assessing your eligibility and navigating the investment requirements.<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Contact us at <span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><strong>aisupport@absoluteimmigration.com<\/strong><\/span> for personalised advice and tailored solutions to ensure a smooth process and make the most of your experience in New Zealand.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1808561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1808561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/\">.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 1 April 2025, changes to the Active Investor Plus Visa will simplify investment categories, expand options, and reduce barriers for investors contributing to New Zealand&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":54229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[63,203,564,566,29],"class_list":["post-54228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-zealand","tag-active-investor-plus-visa","tag-business","tag-economic-growth","tag-investment","tag-new-zealand-immigration"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54228"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54325,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54228\/revisions\/54325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}