Forum Views - February 2024
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FORUM VIEWS - FEBRUARY 2024
orn and brought up in India, I migrated to New Zealand
in 2001 with my family in my early 30s. Based now in
BHamilton city, it has been one of the best decisions of
my life to relocate to this safe, secure and welcoming society.
In an increasingly global village, it has become easier than ever
before to relocate and start a new life, career or business
anywhere in the world. Inspired by my own journey and
experience, I set up a company to encourage more talented
people from India to migrate to New Zealand and work
towards a prosperous and well balanced life comprising a
good mix of personal and professional endeavors.
I personally look into the high value visa categories such as the
Investor Plus Category Visa and the Entrepreneur Work Visa.
My colleague and co-director Dr Anatole Bogatski who is a
former trade diplomat of the country, gives special attention
and advice to our investor and entrepreneur clients. It is in this
context I share details of how you can consider one of these
options called the Entrepreneur Work Visa (EWV) which is
relatively simple and straightforward if you have a good idea
and have enough capital to back it, sometimes as low as
NZ$100,000 (approximately INR 50 lacs) which can be waived
in certain instances. That’s all you need if you are looking at a
new start in one of the most peaceful and welcoming countries
on earth. I will not dwell too much upon the Investor Plus
Category as that involves an investment of NZ$15 million
(approximately INR 25 crores) or above. For those who are
keen to try this pathway, I am happy to talk more about it in a
subsequent article. For the time being, let us stick to the EWV.
New Zealand is open for business and welcomes your
experience, networks and energy to help grow the economy
and build great futures for all individuals and families, residents
of New Zealand. For several years in a row New Zealand has
ranked number one in the world for ease of doing business in
the World Bank Doing Business Report. This report covers the
following criteria:
• Starting a business - procedures, time, cost, and minimum
capital to open a new business
• Dealing with construction permits - procedures, time and
cost to build a warehouse
• Getting electricity - procedures, time and cost required for
a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for
a newly constructed warehouse
Overview of New Zealand Business Opportunities
NEW ZEALAND ENTREPRENEUR WORK VISA
Arun Jacob
Founder & Director
AJV Global
• Registering property - procedures, time and cost to
register commercial real estate
• Getting credit - strength of legal rights index, depth of
credit information index
• Protecting investors - indices on the extent of disclosure,
the extent of director liability, and ease of shareholder suits
• Paying taxes - number of taxes paid, hours per year spent
preparing tax returns, and total tax payable as a share of
gross profit
• Trading across borders - number of documents, cost and
time necessary to export and import
• Enforcing contracts - procedures, time and cost to enforce
a debt contract
• Resolving insolvency - the time, cost and recovery rate (%)
under a bankruptcy proceeding
You can start a business in New Zealand, receive an
Entrepreneur Work Visa (EWV), and apply for residence after a
New Zealand is open for business and
welcomes your experience, networks
and energy to help grow the economy
and build great futures for all
individuals and families, residents of
New Zealand. For several years in a
row New Zealand has ranked number
one in the world for ease of doing
business in the World Bank Doing
Business Report.
(Waikato, New Zealand)
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