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Find out about our work investigating possible breaches of the overseas investment rules.

Find out when an exemption from the requirements for consent may be available.

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.

Find out about investing in sensitive land when you are intending to live in New Zealand indefinitely.

Find out what information you need to provide to show you have met the conditions of your consent.

If you are an overseas person investing in a New Zealand business that is considered strategically important, find out whether you need to notify us about the transaction.

Find out how the government assesses certain overseas investments to ensure New Zealand’s national interest is protected.

Find out about investing in apartments in New Zealand, and whether you need consent to do so.

Find out about investing in New Zealand securities, assets or businesses, or establishing a business valued at over $100 million.

Find out about the pathways for investing in and developing residential land.

Find out about the enforcement action taken by the Overseas Investment Office since 2015.

Find out about the way we check that investors are meeting their obligations.

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.

Find out how to structure benefit claims.

Find out how to contact us.

Find out what is involved if you are selling a sensitive New Zealand asset to an overseas person.

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

Find information and resources to help you apply for consent online

Find out about making a claim under the protection of historic heritage factor.

Find out about making a claim under the economic benefits factor.

Find out about making a claim under the benefits to the natural environment factor.

Find out about the farm land benefit test and when and how it is applied.

Find out how the Overseas Investment Office fee schedule is structured.

Find out about investing in New Zealand’s fishing quota.

Find out if you need to provide a Vendor Information Form when selling to an overseas person.

Find out what the investor test is, who needs to meet it and how it is assessed.

Find out about fresh or seawater areas and your responsibilities.

Find out how long it will take us to assess your application and the factors that may slow this down.