New Zealand Business Visa categories have been designed to contribute to economic growth in New Zealand by attracting business owners, investors and entrepreneurs.

Visa categories can be either for permanent residence, or temporary entry with the option to lead to residence after several years subject to meeting conditions of policy.

Long Term Business

This is temporary entry category that offers a special Work to Residence option for people interested in establishing business opportunities in New Zealand, and would like to explore their options before applying for permanent residency.

Migrant Investor

The Migrant Investment Policy aims to attract financial capital to local firms or government by providing residence to people who wish to make a significant financial contribution to New Zealand's economy.

Entrepreneur

This category aims to attract applicants who can demonstrate they have been or have the ability to actively participate in business, contributing to New Zealand's economic development.

Business Visitors

Visits to New Zealand for the purpose of business meetings, conferences and research should generally be made with a visitor visa. It is possible to obtain long term multiple entry visitor visas if business visits are a regular and ongoing occurrence although this is not necessary for visitors from visa free countries. For those visits where a key employee or manager is seconded or otherwise required to undertake a period of extended work within an organisation operating in New Zealand a work visa it is required.

Self Employed

Holders of permanent residence visas are free to work or be self employed in their own business as any other New Zealander. Similarly the holders of “open” work permits are able to be self employed for the period of their permit. Open work visas are issued under Family Policy to the partners of long term work visas holders and New Zealand citizens and residents, and the partners of some postgraduate tertiary student visa holders.

To make an enquiry email or call +64 (0)7 834 9222 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +64 (0)7 834 9222      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

This page was last updated on 25 September 2009