New Zealand is easing its investor visa rules to attract more wealthy individuals, dropping English language requirements and reducing the minimum residency period. Applicants can now qualify for residency by investing over $2 million in local businesses and spending twenty-one days in the country over three years.

Well-heeled Indians are increasingly seeking residency rights in developed countries by buying property or investing in financial assets or businesses. Will New Zealand's revised norms open up yet another avenue for HNIs?

Active Investor Plus is New Zealand's Golden Visa. The Golden Visa is a special visa program offered to foreigners making investments above a certain amount. Investors can receive a visa or permanent residency in return for contributing to the country's economy, typically investing in real estate, corporations, bonds, or stocks.

The investor visa is set to become "simpler and more flexible," New Zealand's Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said.

New Zealand is revamping its investor visa policies, aiming to attract global investment by introducing simpler and more flexible visa categories for mixed and high-risk investments. This move is expected to drive economic growth,