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Dear Drew Broadly

 

On 24 June 2025 Minister Willis’ office received your request under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) for the following information:

 

I would like to know the following figures around the visa for investors
(aka “Gold Visa”):
* How many of these have been requested
* How many of these have been approved
* Of those approved, what regions of the country do the approved visa
holders intend to reside/invest in
* Of those approved, how many have successfully invested funds into a
local organisation and what type of organisations are they
* Of those investments how many of those have international
shareholders/directors as direct or indirect relations through the
companies register 

 

This is to notify you that Minister Willis’ office is transferring the
request to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) in
accordance with section 14(b)(ii) of the Act, which allows transfer or any
request that is believed to be more closely aligned with the functions of
another department, organisation or Minister of the Crown.

 

You will hear from MBIE in due course.

 

Kind regards

 

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Minister of Finance | Minister for Economic Growth | Minister for Social
Investment

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-----Original Message-----
From: Drew Broadley <[3][FOI #31377 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 24 June 2025 1:20 PM
To: Nicola Willis (MIN) <[4][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Figures on “Gold Visa”

Dear Nicola Willis,

I would like to know the following figures around the visa for investors
(aka “Gold Visa”):

* How many of these have been requested
* How many of these have been approved
* Of those approved, what regions of the country do the approved visa
holders intend to reside/invest in
* Of those approved, how many have successfully invested funds into a
local organisation and what type of organisations are they
* Of those investments how many of those have international
shareholders/directors as direct or indirect relations through the
companies register 

Yours faithfully,
Drew Broadley

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Kia ora Drew Broadley,
 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your request of 24 June 2025 sent to the Office of Hon Nicola
Willis requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the
following:

 

‘I would like to know the following figures around the visa for investors
(aka “Gold Visa”):

* How many of these have been requested

* How many of these have been approved

* Of those approved, what regions of the country do the approved visa
holders intend to reside/invest in

* Of those approved, how many have successfully invested funds into a
local organisation and what type of organisations are they

* Of those investments how many of those have international
shareholders/directors as direct or indirect relations through the
companies register ‘

 

Your request has been transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment from the Office of Hon Nicola Willis on 27 June 2025 and is
being processed in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. 

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 25/07/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][email address].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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Please “REPLY ALL” while responding to this email.

 

Kia ora Drew,

 

Thank you for your email of 27 June 2025 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

I would like to know the following figures around the visa for investors
(aka “Gold Visa”):
* How many of these have been requested
* How many of these have been approved
* Of those approved, what regions of the country do the approved visa
holders intend to reside/invest in
* Of those approved, how many have successfully invested funds into a
local organisation and what type of organisations are they
* Of those investments how many of those have international
shareholders/directors as direct or indirect relations through the
companies register 

 

Before we proceed with your request, we ask that you please clarify the
following –

We have interpreted “Gold Visa” as the new Active Investor Plus Visa
starting from 1 April 2025. If this, correct? If yes, then we will provide
you the data from 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025.

We have interpreted applications requested as applications received by
INZ.

Please clarify what do you mean by “local organisation” ?

Please respond to this email by Monday, 7 July 2025.

Please note any clarification or amendment of a request may be considered
to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response (see section [15(1AA) of the Act).

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Miny

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

Please “REPLY ALL” when responding to this email.
 
Kia ora Drew,

 

We are still waiting to hear from you regarding the email sent to you on 3
July 2025.

 

Before we proceed with your request, we ask that you please clarify the
following –

We have interpreted “Gold Visa” as the new Active Investor Plus Visa
starting from 1 April 2025. If this, correct? If yes, then we will provide
you the data from 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025.

We have interpreted applications requested as applications received by
INZ.

Please clarify what do you mean by “local organisation” ?

 

Please respond to this email by Thursday, 10 July 2025.

 

Please note any clarification or amendment of a request may be considered
to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response (see section [15(1AA) of the Act).

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Miny

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: INZ OIAs <[email address]>; 
Received: Thu Jul 03 2025 09:51:23 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: Drew Broadley <[FOI #31377 email]>; 
Cc: MBIE Ministerials <[email address]>; 
Subject: (Clarification requested) DOIA-REQ-0016851-Drew
Broadley-CRM:0264186 [IN-CONFIDENCE: RELEASE-EXTERNAL]

Please “REPLY ALL” while responding to this email.

 

Kia ora Drew,

 

Thank you for your email of 27 June 2025 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

I would like to know the following figures around the visa for investors
(aka “Gold Visa”):
* How many of these have been requested
* How many of these have been approved
* Of those approved, what regions of the country do the approved visa
holders intend to reside/invest in
* Of those approved, how many have successfully invested funds into a
local organisation and what type of organisations are they
* Of those investments how many of those have international
shareholders/directors as direct or indirect relations through the
companies register 

 

Before we proceed with your request, we ask that you please clarify the
following –

We have interpreted “Gold Visa” as the new Active Investor Plus Visa
starting from 1 April 2025. If this, correct? If yes, then we will provide
you the data from 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025.

We have interpreted applications requested as applications received by
INZ.

Please clarify what do you mean by “local organisation” ?

Please respond to this email by Monday, 7 July 2025.

Please note any clarification or amendment of a request may be considered
to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response (see section [15(1AA) of the Act).

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Miny

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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