Consent fees
These fees are designed to align with the time spent on the different phases of the consent process. For some applications there is only one fee payable. For applications that involve significant assessment and monitoring of consent conditions several fees are payable.
Consent fee schedule
The following fees and charges are effective from 16 March 2026.
- Primary consent
- Production Forestry
- Benefit to New Zealand – General benefit test (including or excluding significant business assets)
- Benefit to New Zealand – General benefit test – Profit à prendre
- Benefit to New Zealand – Farm land benefit test (including or excluding significant business assets)
- Residential land
- Significant business assets (SBA) and sensitive land
- Apartment off the plans (increased housing test)
- Fishing quota
- National interest
- One home to live in
- $5 million plus house
- Intention to reside
All amounts shown include goods and services tax (GST).
Please note that if an application is rejected, a further lodgement fee is payable if the rejected application is resubmitted. This is in accordance with Regulation 34(2) of the Overseas Investment Regulations 2005.
Primary consent for significant business assets (SBA) and/or sensitive land
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary consent 1 | - | - | - | $22,800 |
Further information on Primary Consent
Production Forestry
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production forestry 1 | - | - | - | $22,800 |
| Notification of a transaction under a standing consent | - | - | - | $11,200 |
Further information on investing in forestry
Benefit to New Zealand – General benefit test (including or excluding significant business assets)
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General benefit test – Standard 2 | $13,300 | $45,900 | $9,000 | $68,200 |
| General benefit test – Complex 2 | $13,300 | $113,200 | $9,000 | $135,500 |
Further information on benefit to New Zealand test
Benefit to New Zealand – General benefit test – Profit à prendre
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit à prendre – Standard 3 | $13,300 | $17,300 | $3,000 | $33,600 |
| Profit à prendre – Complex 3 | $13,300 | $42,700 | $3,000 | $59,000 |
Benefit to New Zealand – Farm land benefit test (including or excluding significant business assets)
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm land benefit test – Standard 4 | $13,300 | $51,700 | $9,000 | $74,000 |
| Farm land benefit test – Complex 4 | $13,300 | $119,600 | $9,000 | $141,900 |
Further information on the farm land benefit test
Residential land
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-off consent 5 | $13,300 | $16,800 | $4,900 | $35,000 |
| Standing consent 6 | $13,300 | $40,700 | $3,500 | $57,500 |
| Notification of a transaction under a standing consent 6 | - | - | - | $16,800 |
Further information on investing in residential land to develop
Significant business assets (SBA) and sensitive land
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBA and special forestry test | $13,300 | $27,900 | $4,400 | $45,600 |
| SBA and residential land 7 | $13,300 | $27,900 | $4,400 | $45,600 |
| SBA and profit à prendre – Standard 8 | $13,300 | $27,900 | $4,400 | $45,600 |
| SBA and profit à prendre – Complex 8 | $13,300 | $67,900 | $4,400 | $85,600 |
Further information on sensitive land
Apartment off the plans (the increased housing test)
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments off the plans 9 | - | - | - | $2,040 |
Further information on investing in residential land to develop
Fishing quota
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing quota 10 | $13,300 | $119,600 | $3,400 | $136,300 |
Further information on investing in fishing quota
National interest fee
This fee is additional to the pathway assessment fee. It will be payable if your application requires a national interest assessment under s20A or s20B of the Act.
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| National interest assessment 11 | $83,700 |
| Repeat investor discount for subsequent applications* 12 | $12,500 |
*For applications which require a national interest assessment under s 19B
Further information on national interest
One home to live in
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual 13 | - | - | - | $2,040 |
| Entity (company, limited partnership or trust) 13 | - | - | - | $5,800 |
| Residential land that is otherwise sensitive 14 | - | $8,100 | $8,800 | $16,900 |
| Waiver application – failing to fulfil conditions 15 | - | - | - | $3,400 |
| Variation of conditions 16 | - | - | - | $3,400 |
Further information on buying residential property to live in
$5 million plus house
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase price over $5 million 17 | - | - | - | $2,040 |
| Building a dwelling | - | - | - | $3,500 |
Further information on investing in residential land over $5 million
Intention to reside
| Application type | Lodgement fee | Assessment fee | Monitoring compliance fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitive land – intention to reside 18 | $13,300 | $29,100 | $4,900 | $47,300 |
Further information on investing in land if you are planning to live in New Zealand
Exemption fees
These only require a single payment.
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Exemption certificate – Large apartment 19 | $14,200 |
| Discretionary exemption (s61D) 20 | $37,100 |
| Discretionary exemption for residential land (s61D) 21 | $11,800 |
| Exemption from farm land advertising criteria* 22 | $13,000 |
| National interest – Exemption from definition of non-New Zealand government investor (s20AA) 23 | $25,500 |
| Exemption – Schedule 3 (portfolio investors) or Schedule 4 (New Zealand controlled persons) 24 | $560 per hour spent considering the application or monitoring compliance |
* This fee is additional to the pathway assessment fee. It is payable where an application for an exemption from the farm land advertising criteria is made.
Further information on exemptions
Variation fees
These only require a single payment.
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Variation – Time extension only 25 | $10,400 |
| Variation (commitment to reside or residential land commitment to reside standing consents) 26 | $3,400 |
| All other variations 27 | $23,000 |
Further information on variations
Investor test fees
These only require a single payment.
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standalone investor test 28 | $25,500 |
| Reassessment of investor test 29 | $13,000 |
| Repeat investor discount for subsequent applications* 30 | $12,500 |
* For applications where the investor test is one of the relevant tests.
Further information on the investor test
Information and services
| Information and services | Fee |
|---|---|
| For each request of provision of information or services 31 | $337 per hour |
Administrative penalties
| Category | Penalty where the one home to live in test applies | Penalty in all other cases |
|---|---|---|
| Late filing of documents 32 | $500 | $500 |
| Retrospective consent or exemption, less than $2 million 33 | $5,000 | $20,000 |
| Retrospective consent or exemption, between $2 and $10 million 33 | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| Retrospective consent or exemption, over $10 million 33 | $10,000 | $40,000 |
How to pay
Fee and penalty payments are made by direct credit. Credit card payments are only accepted for the One home to live in pathway and are made via the webform portal.
How to pay overseas investment fees and penalties
Relevant legislation
Footnotes
1: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 4A, 19A
2: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 3, 13 (a)–(f)
3: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 2, 8 (a)–(f)
4: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 3, 15 (a)–(f)
5: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 1, 6 (a), (b) and (c)
6: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 1, 7 (a)–(d)
7: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 3, 16 (c), (e) and (f)
8: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 3, 16 (c), (d) and (f)
9: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 1, (3)
10: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 4, 19 (a), (b) and (c)
11: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 5, 20 (a) and (b)
12: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 5, 20A
13: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 1, 1 (a) and (b)
14: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 1, 2 (a), (b) and (c)
15: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 2, 4
16: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 6, 24
17: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 1, 6A(a) and (b)
18: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 3, 11 (a), (b) and (c)
19: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 1, 5
20: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 6, 23
21: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 6, 22A
22: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 7, 27
23: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 6, 21
24: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 6, 22
25: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 6, 25
26: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 6, 24
27: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 6, 26
28: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 7, 29
29: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 7, 28
30: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 7, 30
31: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 8, 31
32: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Schedule 2, Part 1, 35
33: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005, Regulations 35 and 36