Can you apply? Check yourself in 30 seconds
To apply for the Business Investor Work Visa you must meet these requirements. Tap your answer for each one.
- 1
Show us you can invest at least NZD $1 million in an acceptable established New Zealand business you intend to actively run
- 2
Show you have at least NZD $500,000 to support yourself (and your family if you are including them in your application) while running and growing your business
- 3
Be aged 55 years or younger when you apply
- 4
Meet business experience requirements
- 5
Show you can speak and understand English
- 6
Be a fit and proper person
Your answers stay on this device. A licensed adviser confirms the details with you.
What this visa lets you do
Your rights and conditions once the visa is granted.
Live and work in New Zealand
Invest in and run an established business
Study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period
Include your partner and dependent children in your visa application
Including your family
If you include your partner and children in your application, you must have a genuine relationship with them.
Family & partner visasDocuments you’ll usually need
Tick what you already have — we’ll remember it on this device.
Your adviser gives you the exact list for your situation.
What it costs
Two separate fees, paid to two different organisations — no surprises.
The visa application fee you pay to INZ when the application is lodged. Set by the government and can change.
Our professional fee for advice and preparing your application, agreed in writing before any work starts. Your first consultation request is free.
Other costs you might have if your visa needs them
- Medical certificates and chest X-rays, if required
- Police certificates from each country you’ve lived in, if required
- Certified translations of documents not in English
- Qualification assessments (NZQA IQA), if required
How we help you apply
From your first question to INZ’s decision — one licensed adviser stays with your file.
- 1Free first consultationTell us your situation online or in person.
- 2Eligibility & strategyA licensed adviser confirms this is the right visa — or a better one.
- 3DocumentsYour personal checklist and a review of every document.
- 4LodgementWe submit to Immigration New Zealand on your behalf.
- 5DecisionWe answer INZ’s questions and stay with you to the decision.
Requirements summarised from immigration.govt.nz (© Crown, CC BY 3.0 NZ), checked 14 Oct 2026. Rules change often — we confirm the current requirements with you before you apply.