To apply for a New Zealand Business Visa, you must demonstrate:

1. You either operate your own business or hold a management position wherein you are responsible for all the aspects of the business operations.
2. You are of good health and character
3.Any accompanying family member meets the English language requirements
4. You have a genuine business plan
5. You furnish sufficient capital to setup up a business
6. You have not been involved in any kind of business fraud or have not experienced a business failure within the last five years of operation
7. You have sufficient funds to sustain a living Your business will prove to be beneficial for the economy of New Zealand
8. You have researched the business market of New Zealand beforehand and made contacts

As you must be on a valid visa at all times while your stay in New Zealand, you must either obtain a further temporary entry visa to remain in New Zealand, or you may depart New Zealand and wait for your residence decision offshore. To obtain a visa further, you must meet the current requirements as specified in the immigration instructions for the visa type you wish to apply for.

Yes, New Zealand has strict immigration regulations. An application is subject to refusal in case the applicant has not furnished all the desired information or submitted wrong supporting documents. It is advised to double check the application and supporting document check list in order to avoid refusal of the application

Yes, applicants applying for a visa under visitor, student or work category can submit their application online.

To be eligible for a permanent resident visa, the principal applicant in their original residence application must:
1. Hold a resident visa, or must have held one for at least two years continuously.
2. Have met any conditions that the resident visa was subject to under section 49(1) of the Immigration Act.
3. Meet relevant character requirements, and
3. Have met one of the five commitments to New Zealand criteria as mentioned by the Government of New Zealand.
In case you were not the principal applicant in the original residence application, you generally cannot apply for a permanent resident visa unless the principal application applies at the same time or later.

Police clearance certificates can be obtained from the Regional Passport Office. It can also be obtained from the Office of Deputy Commissioner of Police/Superintendent of Police for the area of the applicant’s residence. To get a police clearance certificate from the Office of Deputy Commissioner of Police/Superintendent of Police, the applicant must obtain a letter for such a certificate from the INZ office. The police clearance certificate submitted with the application must be in original and must bear the official seal.

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