Adjustment of Immigration Levy for Business Investor Work Visa

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryNew Zealand

Operative dateNovember 21, 2025

CategoryInvestor / business migration; levies & fees

Policy toolSecondary legislation (order in council)

Affected groupApplicant for business investor work visa

Policy effect

Amends the Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Amendment Regulations 2025 to require that the immigration levy to be paid by an applicant for a Business Investor work visa is $1,060, replacing the figure of $3,570.

Official source excerpt

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In regulation 6(2), item relating to Applicant for Business Investor work visa, replace “3,570” with “1,060”. … These regulations come into force on 21 November 2025. … These regulations amend the Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Amendment Regulations 2025.

New Zealand LegislationImmigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Amendment Regulations 2025 Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/257), regs 2, 4.Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.legislation.govt.nz/secondary-legislation/pco-drafted/2025/257/en/latest

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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Adjustment of Immigration Levy for Business Investor Work Visa

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other New Zealand changes operative in 2025