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  •   Home > News > Business

    No changes to the Golden Visa scheme's capital rules - as the Minister says it's had a roaring start

    No changes to the Golden Visa scheme's capital rules - as the Minister says it's had a roaring start


    A billion dollars has been invested since the scheme launched in April - and another two billion's expected in the next six months.

    It grants indefinite visas for overseas investors putting 5-million dollars into high-risk Kiwi investments - or 10 million in lower-risk ones.

    Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says they won't change those thresholds - because it's already popular.

    She says the problem isn't money coming in - it's where it can go to be productive and grow jobs for Kiwis.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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