INVESTOR CATEGORY 2 POINTS

Principal applicants must score a minimum of 20 points; points can be claimed for:

Age

The points you can claim in your EOI for your age are:

Age	Points	Age	Points	Age	Points
60-65	0	48	12	36	24
59	1	47	13	35	25
58	2	46	14	34	26
57	3	45	15	33	27
56	4	44	16	32	28
55	5	43	17	31	29
54	6	42	18	30	30
53	7	41	19	29	31
52	8	40	20	28	32
51	9	39	21	27	33
50	10	38	22	26	34
49	11	37	23	25 or below	35

Business experience
You must have a minimum of three years business experience. The points you can claim in your EOI for business experience are:
Business experience years	Points
3	9
4	12
5	15
6	18
7	21
8	24
9	27
10+	30


English language

You must claim at least one point for English language ability. The points you can claim in your EOI for English language ability are:

IELTS overall band score	Points
3	1
4	4
5+	10

Investment funds

You must have minimum investment funds of NZ$1.5 million. The points you can claim in your EOI for investment funds are:

Investment amount (NZ)	Points	Investment amount (NZ)	Points	Investment amount (NZ)	Points
1.5	10	4.5	70	7.25	125
1.75	15	4.75	75	7.5	130
2	20	5	80	7.75	135
2.25	25	5.25	85	8	140
2.75	35	5.5	90	8.25	145
3	40	5.75	95	8.5	150
3.25	45	6	100	8.75	155
3.5	50	6.25	105	9	160
3.75	55	6.5	110	9.25	165
4	60	6.75	115	9.5	170
4.25	65	7	120	9.75	175

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