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FM WELLINGTON TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 199
OF 31194OZ MAY
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING, ATTC TAIPEI
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FCO TELNO 337 TO HONG KONG: FOREIGN RIGHT OF ABODE SCHEMES
SUMMARY
1. NO SPECIAL PROVISIONS OR QUOTAS FOR HONG KONG IMMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND. OUTLINE OF PRESENT REQUIREMENTS. BREAK DOWN OF RECENT IMMIGRATION FROM HONG KONG.
DETAIL
2.
NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION RULES MAKE NO SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR HONG KONG CITIZENS. ALL RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR CATEGORIES (SUBJECT TO HEALTH, CHARACTER AND LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS):
A) GENERAL
A POINTS SYSTEM BASED ON AGE, EDUCATION, RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE,
A FIRM JOB OFFER, SETTLEMENT FUNDS, INVESTMENT FUNDS, AND
SPONSORSHIP BY AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OR APPROVED COMMUNITY ORGANISATION:
B) BUSINESS INVESTMENT
RESIDENCE MAY BE GRANTED ON PROOF OF TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO NEW ZEALAND THROUGH THE TRADING BANK SYSTEM FOR INVESTMENT FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AS FOLLOWS:
-INVESTMENT OF A MINIMUM OF NZ 750,000 (POUNDS 250,000 APPROX) INTO A PASSIVE INVESTMENT, SUCH AS BANK ACCOUNTS, TRUST FUNDS, OR LISTED STOCKS:
-INVESTMENT OF A MINIMUM OF NZ 625,000 (POUNDS 208,333 APPROX)
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HKCD 391/1
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