New Zealand’s Golden Visa: an update
New Zealand’s Golden Investment Visa Active Investor Plus August 2025 26 August 2025 D J Ryken Ryken and Associates Barristers and Solicitors Email: david@rykenlaw.co.nz
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Parent Retirement: The annual income requirement and problems of interpretation.
PROBLEMS OF INTERPRETATION: ADDING A GLOSS TO IMMIGRATION INSTRUCTIONS: PARENT RETIREMENT AND THE ANNUAL INCOME REQUIREMENT OF $60K The Immigration and Protection Tribunal (the Tribunal) has in two decisions issued in 2023 incorrectly interpreted F3.5 Parent Retirement Category requirements. At F3.5.a(v) the Immigration Instructions require the principal applicant to “demonstrate an annual income of at … Read more
Investor 1 New Zealand
Golden Visa New Zealand: Investor 1 PROGRAM OVERVIEW New Zealand’s Investor 1 visa program offers permanent residence (for life) with, in some circumstances, as little as 88 days presence in New Zealand over the 3 year investment period. The whole family can be included (see below). INVESTMENT An investment of NZ$10 million is required. It … Read more
Immigration Policies and their Impact on New Zealand Society
Immigration Policies and their Impact on New Zealand Society 1.0 THE COLONIAL PAST 1.1 New Zealand was undoubtedly the last country in the world to be settled by humanity. The Maori people, the tangata whenua arrived from the central South Pacific, probably during the 13th and 14th centuries (see King (see below at 2.5): pages … Read more