Investor 1 annual physical-presence requirement reduced from 73 to 44 days

Policy effect

From July 25, 2011, BJ8.15 reduced the minimum annual time in New Zealand for the principal applicant under the Investor 1 Category from 20 percent (73 days) to 12 percent (44 days) during the required investment period. The Investor 2 annual requirement remained 40 percent (146 days).

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From July 25, 2011, BJ8.15 reduced the minimum annual time in New Zealand for the principal applicant under the Investor 1 Category from 20 percent (73 days) to 12 percent (44 days) during the required investment period.; The Investor 2 annual requirement remained 40 percent (146 days).

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

The time periods are: Investor 1 Category – 12 percent of each year (44 days per year). Investor 2 Category – 40 percent of each year (146 days per year). … Effective 25/07/2011 … the principal applicant under each category of the Migrant Investment Categories … As set out at BJ8.10(a) , the principal applicant under each category of the Migrant Investment Categories must spend a minimum period of time in New Zealand during the required investment period.

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

Other New Zealand changes operative in 2011

• 2011-04-04Visiting academics: specified short academic activities excluded from work requirements
• 2011-04-18SSE work visa applicants required to demonstrate genuine intention to work for an approved employer
• 2011-07-25Expansion of acceptable investments for migrant investor categories to include registered bank bonds/equities, residential property developments, and finance-company bonds
• 2011-07-25SMC job-search visa barred for onshore recent Study-to-Work visa holders
• 2011-07-25SMC New Zealand qualification bonus points tied to degree level and duration
• 2011-07-25SMC recognised-qualification points redistributed by qualification level