{"id":56858,"date":"2026-05-26T12:27:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/?p=56858"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:39:17","slug":"active-investor-plus-philanthropy-options-expanded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/news\/active-investor-plus-philanthropy-options-expanded\/","title":{"rendered":"Active Investor Plus philanthropy options expanded"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Author:<\/strong> Anita Alletson \u2013 Immigration Manager<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

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New Zealand\u00a0expands Active Investor Plus philanthropy investments<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

New philanthropy investment settings under the Active Investor Plus Visa<\/a><\/span><\/span> will take effect from 1 June 2026. Under the updated settings, migrant investors applying through the Growth category<\/span><\/span><\/a> will be permitted to invest up to 20 per cent of their total investment funds into philanthropy.<\/p>

Immigration New Zealand<\/a><\/span><\/span> (INZ) has also introduced new eligibility requirements for acceptable philanthropic investments, which will apply to both the Growth and Balanced categories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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New requirements<\/span> for philanthropic investments<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

From 1 June 2026, philanthropic investments<\/a><\/span><\/span> must be made to eligible New Zealand charities that:<\/p>