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Immigration Tips: How long does it take to get a permanent green card for a New Zealand start-up immigrant visa?

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Many people apply to immigrate to New Zealand, they are running to the "permanent return visa", that is, after getting the New Zealand PR status, it is not only valid for life, but also can go to other countries to live.

At present, New Zealand has a business visa, an investment visa, a technology visa, etc., and today we will share the business visa.

Immigration Tips: How long does it take to get a permanent green card for a New Zealand start-up immigrant visa?

Advantages of New Zealand immigration

New Zealand has a population of about 5.1 million (2021), predominantly white Europeans, 74% of British and 3% Chinese. The seasons are the opposite of China, with a difference of 4 hours between winter time and 5 hours in daylight saving time. It is about 17 to 30 °C in summer and 8 to 15 °C in winter, making it one of the top three in the world's habitable list.

Immigration Tips: How long does it take to get a permanent green card for a New Zealand start-up immigrant visa?

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Many people want to immigrate to New Zealand, and the key is that the New Zealand passport is really easy to use:

1. Permanent green card, no immigration supervision

New Zealand is the only country that, after obtaining a green card, can enter and leave New Zealand at any time, without a visa expiry date, and is permanently valid.

(On 31 May 2022, in a report on the environment of long-term immigration in New Zealand, it was explicitly recommended to cancel the permanent resident visa and require new immigrants to renew their visas every 6 years.) However, this is not affected by previous immigrants. )

2. Australia-Singapore interconnection, visa-free 171 countries

After obtaining New Zealand citizenship, you can enjoy the Australian permanent residence benefit.

3. The conditions are relaxed and the investment is risk-free

New Zealand's relevant laws clearly stipulate that there is no interview process, the investment environment is transparent and stable, and it ranks high in the world.

4. Worry-free taxation and high-quality benefits

There is no inheritance tax, capital value-added tax, investment and entrepreneurship are suitable for the two countries, the first to establish a national welfare system.

5. The policy is stable and suitable for development

New Zealand's overall policy is stable relative to other countries and is suitable for investment and economic development.

Immigration Tips: How long does it take to get a permanent green card for a New Zealand start-up immigrant visa?

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Immigration Tips: How long does it take to get a permanent green card for a New Zealand start-up immigrant visa?

New Zealand Entrepreneur Immigration Visa

This visa is divided into an ordinary entrepreneurial immigrant visa and a high-value entrepreneur immigration visa.

1. Ordinary entrepreneurial immigration visa

(1) Requirements for ordinary business signing:

3 years of shareholder or executive experience

The combined score meets 120 points

Invest from NZ$100,000

IELTS averaged 4 points

(2) Application process:

Step 1: Sign up for the evaluation materials, produce and submit them in full

Step 2: The Immigration Department reviews the documents and issues a 1-year work permit

Step 3: Start a business in New Zealand and apply for a 2-year extension of your work visa

Step 4: Successfully start a business for 2 years and apply for a residence permit

Step 5, after the 2-year residency visa, you can apply for permanent residence

Note: The comprehensive score includes your IELTS score, age, management experience, investment experience, investment amount, etc. Ordinary business visa, generally 9 to 12 months to get a work visa, 2.5 to 3.5 years to get a residence visa, 4.5 to 5 years to permanent residence.

Immigration Tips: How long does it take to get a permanent green card for a New Zealand start-up immigrant visa?

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2. High-value start-up visa

(1) Requirements for high-value start-up visas:

3 years of shareholder or executive experience

The combined score meets 120 points

Invest from $500,000

Employ 3 employees

IELTS averaged 4 points

(2) Application process:

Step 1: Sign up for the evaluation materials, produce and submit them in full

Step 2: The Immigration Department reviews the documents and issues a 1-year work permit

Step 3: Start a business in New Zealand, and after 6 months of entrepreneurship, apply for a residence permit

Step 4, you still need to start a business for 2 years

Step 5, after the 2-year residency visa, you can apply for permanent residence

Note: The comprehensive score includes your IELTS score, age, management experience, investment experience, investment amount, etc. High-value start-up visas are generally 9 to 12 months to get a work permit, 1 to 1.5 years to be granted a residence permit, and 3 to 3.5 years to permanent residence.

Immigration Tips: How long does it take to get a permanent green card for a New Zealand start-up immigrant visa?

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New Zealand's economy, education and social welfare are among the best in the world, so it's no wonder so many people are applying to immigrate to New Zealand.

In addition to the Start-up Visa, there are also Investment Visas in New Zealand, and we will tailor a solution for you according to your situation. In the later stage, Haibao will continue to share immigration strategies with you, remember to pay attention to the latest tweets.

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