Wealthy investors from US, China and Hong Kong top applications for New Zealand’s ‘golden visa’ scheme

<p>Since new rules for the Active Investor Plus visa came into effect in April, applicant numbers have almost tripled</p><p>Wealthy investors from the US, China and Hong Kong are the leaders in applications for New Zealand’s “golden visas” after the government relaxed the scheme’s requirements in a bid to boost the flagging economy.</p><p>The new rules for the Active Investor Plus visa came into effect in April and lowered investment thresholds, removed English-language requirements and cut the amount of time applicants must spend in the country to establish residency from three years to three weeks.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/25/new-zealand-golden-visa-scheme-active-investor-plus-applications-usa-china-hong-kong">Continue reading...</a>