Visa Watch! New Zealand: week of 17 August 2026

New Zealand changes Active Investor Plus visa rules on what counts as an investment and how funds must be proved

Immigration New Zealand has updated the requirements for the Active Investor Plus investor residence visa, changing the rules on acceptable investments, on showing where the money came from, and on what must be sent with an application. The update was reported on about 21 August 2026 and affects people applying from outside New Zealand under the investor route.

Reported by a news outlet. We could not find this on the government's own pages, so treat it as news rather than as a rule you can rely on. Check the official source before you act.

Reported by envoyglobal.com: https://www.envoyglobal.com/news-alert/new-zealand-updates-active-investor-plus-visa-requirements/