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Before you apply

Find out where to seek expert New Zealand legal and land advice before applying, what information you will need to gather to support your application, and how to arrange a pre-application meeting with us.

In this section I roto i tēnei wāhanga

  • Seek expert advice

    New Zealand’s overseas investment regime is a specialist area of law. Overseas investors should seek local expert legal and land advice before investing in New Zealand.
  • Arrange a pre-application meeting

    You and your advisors can meet with us before you submit your application for consent.
  • Prepare a statutory declaration

    How to prepare a statutory declaration as part of your application to the Overseas Investment Office.
  • Sensitive land certificate

    What a sensitive land certificate is and how to get one.
  • Privacy, confidentiality, and sharing of information

    What information may be shared or publicly released, and what information may be withheld by the Overseas Investment Office.
  • Fresh or seawater areas

    Find out about fresh or seawater areas and your responsibilities.
  • Tax information

    Find out if you need to provide tax information with your application for consent and what use is made of this data.
  • Notify us of a transaction made under a standing consent

    Find out how to notify us of a transaction made under a residential or forestry standing consent.
  • Buying residential property to live in
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    • Before you apply
      • Seek expert advice
      • Arrange a pre-application meeting
      • Prepare a statutory declaration
      • Sensitive land certificate
      • Privacy, confidentiality, and sharing of information
      • Fresh or seawater areas
      • Tax information
      • Notify us of a transaction made under a standing consent
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