• 2 recent passport-sized photos
• a passport or certificate of identity

ACCEPTABLE PHOTOS

IDENTITY DOCUMENTS

Please also provide a copy of:

• your Hukou (household registration book)

• your Chinese identity card.

You must have a chest x-ray and a medical examination as proof of your good health.

GETTING AN X-RAY OR MEDICAL EXAMINATION

If you’re 17 or over, you must provide a Police Certificate from:    17岁（含）必须提供无犯罪证明

• your country of citizenship
• any other country where you’ve spent 12 months or more over the last 10 years, even if you didn’t spend that 12 months all in one visit. 十年内在任何国家累计待满1年时间，需要提供这个国家的无犯罪证明

GOOD CHARACTER

POLICE CERTIFICATES

Police Certificates must be less than 6 months old when you apply. 无犯罪证明申请时间距离你提交申请的时间 必须少于6个月

You can show us you speak English by either providing:

• an International English Language Testing System (IELTS)certificate showing an overall score of 4
• evidence you have an English-speaking background
• evidence you're a competent user of English for other reasons.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

IELTS certificates must be no more than 2 years old. 雅思成绩2年内有效

You must provide evidence:

• of your relationship with your partner and dependent children, like a marriage certificate and birth certificates 结婚证明和出生证明
• that your partner and dependent children meet the health, character and identity requirements for this visa, if necessary. 

PARTNERSHIP

DEPENDENT CHILDREN

Your partner and any dependent children don’t have to meet the English language requirement at this stage. But if you later apply for residence, they’ll either need to meet the requirement or pay us for English language classes before we can grant a resident visa. 初期不需要提供英语能力证明，但是以后申请居留的时候还是要提供

You must provide evidence you have:

• the funds and/or assets to make the capital investment outlined in your business plan 需要提供证明你有这笔钱
• you have enough money to support yourself and any family who are coming to New Zealand with you, on top of your capital investment. 需要提供证明有其他金钱支持你们在新西兰生活

You must provide evidence that the funds and/or assets you intend to use for your capital investment are:

• owned by you (or you and your partner) 投资款要提供资金来源证明
• earned or acquired lawfully. 要求是合法的

Evidence you own the funds and/or assets to invest may include:

• bank statements
• title deeds
• property valuations
• share certificates
• business ownership documents
• asset valuations.

Evidence you earned or acquired the funds and/or assets lawfully, may include:

• tax returns or certificates
• pay slips
• business financial statements
• business shareholdings
• dividends
• receipts for property sales
• bank certificates
• share trading profits
• evidence of gifted money
• probate and other evidence of inherited money.

We may waive this requirement for businesses in science, ICT, or other high-value export industries that show a high level of innovation or high growth prospects in the short-term.

Your funds and/or assets can’t be borrowed or have a loan or bond against them.

It’s OK if you invested funds that were gifted to you, as long as they were gifted unconditionally and earned or acquired lawfully.

If you own an investment jointly with someone who isn’t your partner or dependent child, you can nominate the value of your share for your capital investment.

Capital investments exclude:

• passive or speculative investments, like reserve funds or term deposits
• items for your own use, like your car, boat or home
• any salary or wages paid to you or your immediate family
• residential property investments, unless they’re part of the business plan.

We’ll only consider waiving the minimum capital investment requirement , if both:

• your business is in science, ICT or another high-value export sector
• your business shows a high level of innovation or short-term growth prospects.

For us to consider your business high-value export business, it would need to aim to:

• create 5 or more jobs for New Zealanders
• turnover NZ $500,000 in annual exports.

For us to consider your business has an high level of innovation, you would need show us:

• you’ve discovered new ways to produce more goods or services without increasing the production costs
• your business is likely to succeed because of your innovation.

If we agree to waive this requirement, you won’t be eligible for any points for capital investment on our points scale.

We may award points for:

• your age
• your capital investment
• your business experience
• the benefits of your business to New Zealand
• the location of your business.

You can use our points scale to get an idea of how many points you may be able to claim.

You can also use it to check the evidence you’ll need to provide to support your claims.

You must provide a detailed business plan for the business you intend to run in New Zealand, which must include: 创业：

• the industry your business will be in  行业
• where your business will be located 地点、城市
• evidence that supports any claims you made about your business in the points scale 和打分表里面的经商经验一致的证明
• evidence you have enough money to finance your business, and support any family who come to New Zealand with you 有资金证明
• details about whether you’ll be setting up a new business or buying an existing one 创业的详情
• evidence you have the right business experience to run the business 证明有足够经验
• details of any occupational registration you have, if it’s needed to run your business in New Zealand 如果需要一些特别证明才能创业，需要提供
• financial forecasts 财务预算
• information about your business track record and character, including details of any past bankruptcy, business failure, fraud or financial wrongdoing 详细的经商历史说明
• information about the business environment and market you’ll be working in, as you understand it 详细描述你理解的创业环境和市场
• information about how your business will contribute to New Zealand’s economic growth. 介绍你的创业对新西兰的经济有什么帮助

If you’re buying an existing business, you’ll also need to include: 购买现有的公司：

• evidence of the value and profitability of the business 现有公司的价值证明
• comments on the business’ past performance and trends 评价公司的历史和未来趋势
• independently audited accounts for the business for the last 2 years 过去2年的财务审计
• any sale and purchase agreement 销售合同
• an independent valuation of the business or other evidence that supports its value 证明公司的价值
• profit and loss statements for at least the last 2 years immediately before applying for your visa. 

Read our ‘Entrepreneur Work Visa Guide’ for helpful suggestions about how to set out your business plan. 

Entrepreneur Work Visa Guide (INZ 1221) PDF 289KB详细的商业计划书要求

Your business plan should be no more than 3 months old when you apply. 必须在提交申请前3个月以内的商业计划书

Our assessment of your business plan may include an interview with you. 可能会面试

If you later want to make a minor change to your business plan, you’ll need to submit a request to us for our approval 任何小的修改都需要申请.

We won’t be able to approve your application, if the purpose of your business is to help people who aren’t New Zealanders enter New Zealand. 如果你的公司并不是帮助新西兰人，那么不会被批准

If registration is required, you must provide us with a certified copy of your New Zealand occupational registration.

OCCUPATIONAL REGISTRATION

Once you’ve been granted an Entrepreneur Work Visa, you must start up your business within the first 12 months of your visa.

Towards the end of the 12 months or your ‘start-up’ stage, you’ll need to show us that you’ve:

• made the capital investment detailed in your business plan 必须证明已经按照商业计划书里写的内容把初期投资款用完
• taken reasonable steps to set-up or invest in the business detailed in your business plan.按商业计划书里面的写的，进行下一步

Evidence you’ve invested your capital can include: 下面证据可以证明初期投资款已经使用：

• telegraphic transfers  汇款单
• bank statements 银行证明
• other documents showing it was transferred to New Zealand through the banking system.

Evidence you’ve taken steps to set-up or invest can include:

• a certificate of incorporation 公司成立证明
• audited accounts 审计帐号
• GST records 商品购买记录
• other tax records 税务记录
• documents showing you’ve purchased or leased the business site  购买或租用办公场所文档
• invoices for business equipment and supplies 设备发票
• any other documents that show you’re in business, eg employment agreements, bank statements, power bills for your business, sales agreements, contracts to provide products or services. 员工合同，银行流水，电费，销售合同，其他合同

We may be able to extend the start-up period if you can show us you can set up your business within a specified time. 如果能证明可以在精确的时间内开始运作，可以申请延期

You must sign a declaration in the ‘Entrepreneur Work Visa Application’ agreeing that you’ll take part in an evaluation of the Entrepreneur Work Visa Category, if we approve your application.

You must also agree to keep us up-to-date with any changes to your contact details for 5 years after we approve your application. This is so we can get in touch about the evaluation.

Entrepreneur Work Visa Application (INZ 1222) PDF 448KB