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font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-GB"> Investors are encouraged to invest in New Zealand and gain New Zealand residency. Migrant Investment Policy has two categories which offers great flexibility in terms of investment, Investor 1 Category and Investor 2 Category. The minimum capital required is 1.5 million New Zealand dollars for Investor 1 and 10 million for Investor 2.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-GB"> For entrepreneurial migrants, Entrepreneur Plus offers a faster path to residence for applicants who create at least 3 fulltime jobs and invest $500,000 in their business.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-gb"> <font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="3"> C<span style>ontact us now at <a href="mailto:info@asky.co.nz">info@asky.co.nz</a> for enquiries.</span></font></span>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#54917F"> Migrant Investment Policy</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b> <font face="Arial" color="#54917F">Key requirements for Investor I Category</font></b><p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Principal applicant s English language</strong>: No requirement</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Age: </strong> No requirement</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Business experience: </strong>No requirement</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Investment funds: </strong> NZ$10 million</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Settlement funds: </strong> No requirement</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Health and character: </strong> Healthy and of good character</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Section 18A requirement on residence</strong>: Maintain the investment funds in New Zealand for a minimum of three years; and</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2">spend 73 days in New Zealand in each of the last two years of the three-year investment period.</font><p> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b> <font face="Arial" color="#54917F">Key requirements for Investor 2 Category</font></b><p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Principal applicant s English language</strong>: IELTS* test report with an overall band score of <strong>3 or more</strong>; or<br> Evidence of an English speaking background.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Age: </strong>65 or younger</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Business experience: </strong>Minimum of three years</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Investment funds: </strong>NZ$1.5 million</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Settlement funds: </strong>NZ$1 million (transfer not required)</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Health and character: </strong> Healthy and of good character</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Section 18A requirement on residence</strong>: Maintain the investment funds in New Zealand for a minimum of four years; and spend 146 days in New Zealand in each of the last three years of the four-year investment period; and, (if required) complete 20 hours of English language tuition.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#54917F"> <span lang="zh-cn">Business experience</span></font></b><p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Business experience is recognised if it is experience in planning, organisation, control, senior change-management, direction-setting and mentoring acquired through ownership of, or management level experience in, a lawful business enterprise that has at least five full-time employees and an annual turn-over of NZ$1 million.</font></p> <p><b> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#54917F"> Acceptable investment</font></b></p> <form id="NewsItem" name="NewsItem" method="post" action="http://www.immigration.govt.nz/templates/content/newsitem.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7b8F10328C-87F6-4DB6-88D9-F6ACABBF0293%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fmigrant%2fstream%2finvest%2fmigrantinvestment%2fMigrantInvestmentPolicyQAs%2ehtm&NRCACHEHINT=Guest"> <table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%" border="0" id="table24"> <tr vAlign="top"> <td class="bodycontent"> <div class="content"> <div class="textblock"> <ul> <li> <font face="Arial" size="2"> bonds issued by the New Zealand government or local authorities, or </font> </li> <li> <font face="Arial" size="2"> bonds issued by New Zealand firms traded on the New Zealand Debt Securities Market (NZDX), or </font> </li> <li> <font face="Arial" size="2"> bonds issued by New Zealand firms with at least a BBB- or equivalent rating from internationally recognised credit rating agencies (for example, Standard and Poor s), or </font> </li> <li> <font face="Arial" size="2"> equity in New Zealand firms (public or private), including managed funds&nbsp;and:</font></li> </ul> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p><b> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#54917F"> Application procedure</font></b></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Investor 1 Category: lodge your residence application directly.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Investor 2 Category:&nbsp; </font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 1. Submit Expression Of Interest (EOI) first. </font> </p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 2. Be selected from the Pool.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 3. Receive invitation for residence from Immigration New Zealand.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 4. Lodge residence application with all required documents.</font></p> </form> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#54917F"> Entrepreneur Plus Policy </font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <b> <font face="Arial" color="#54917F"> <font size="2">Key requirements</font> </font> </b> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2"> <b>Investment capital: </b>$0.5M</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2"><b>Job creation:</b> Minimum 3 Full time employees</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Min. settlement funds: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">Enough to support self</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Min. English language: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">IELTS 4</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Max. age: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">No requirement.</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Min. business experience: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">Business experience relevant to business plan</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Min. time required in NZ: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">Enough to support business</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Length of time to residence: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2"> Conditional residence available once requirements met.</font></span></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">*New Entrepreneur policy will become effective from November 2009</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#54917F"> Entrepreneur Policy (current)</font></b><p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2"> <b>Investment capital: </b>None.</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2"><b>Job creation:</b> No minimum requirement.</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Min. settlement funds: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">Enough to support self</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Min. English language: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">IELTS 4</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Max. age: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">No requirement.</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Min. business experience: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">Business experience relevant to business plan</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Min. time required in NZ: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">Enough to support business</font></span></p> <p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight:700"> <font size="2">Length of time to residence: </font></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <font size="2">Residence available after 24 months.</font></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> Copyright Asky International Ltd 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="Disclaimer.htm"> <font color="#000000"> <span style="text-decoration: none"> Disclaimer</span></font></a></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</td> <td width="1%" height="319" align="right" valign="top"> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>