BK2.2 General (Active) Investor Category (26/11/2007)

1. A person who is interested in applying for residence under the General (Active) Investor Category may complete an Expression of Interest (EOI) form in the prescribed manner.
2. Expressions of Interest which meet prerequisites for health, character, English language, age, business experience, investment funds and settlement funds, and have a minimum point score of 95, are entered into the General (Active) Investor Category EOI Pool.
3. Expressions of Interest in the General (Active) Investor Category EOI Pool are selected from that Pool periodically on the Government's behalf by Immigration New Zealand.
4. Points for age, business experience and investment funds are claimed by a person expressing interest in accordance with the requirements set out in General (Active) Investor Category (see BK4).
5. Expressions of Interest will be selected from the Pool according to their points ranking in sufficient numbers to meet the requirements of the Active Investor Migrant Policy (AIMP) at the time of selection (subject to any adjustment to the number or distribution of places available for the AIMP in the New Zealand Residence Programme as determined by the Government).
6. A selected EOI may result in an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for residence under the General (Active) Investor Category, subject to:
   1. an assessment of the credibility of the information provided in the EOI; and
   2. whether the EOI indicates the presence of any health or character issues that may adversely affect the ability of the person expressing interest to be granted residence under the General (Active) Investor Category; and
   3. whether the EOI indicates that the person expressing interest will not meet the General (Active) Investor Category criteria.
7. Only a person invited to apply may apply for residence under the General (Active) Investor Category.
8. If a person is invited to apply, information provided in the EOI, and any further evidence, information and submissions will form the basis for determination of a subsequent application for residence under the General (Active) Investor Category.
9. Applications for residence, resulting from an ITA, must include:
   1. information and evidence to support the claims made in the EOI; and
   2. information concerning any relevant fact (including any material change in circumstances that occurs after the EOI was submitted) if that fact or change in circumstances could affect the decision on the application. Such a relevant fact or change in circumstances may relate to the principal applicant or another person included in the application, and may relate to any matter relevant to the General (Active) Investor Category.
10. To be approved under the General (Active) Investor Category a principal applicant must:
    1. meet requirements for health, character, English language, age, business experience and nominated investment; and
    2. qualify for the points for business experience and nominated investment funds on the basis of which their Expression of Interest was selected from the Pool; and
    3. invest NZ$2.5 million in New Zealand for a four year period.

Effective 26/11/2007