Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Significant Investor Visa (SIV) & Premium Investor Visa (PIV) - Complying Investment Framework (CIF) (1 July 2015 onwards)

Elements that apply to all investments for SIV & PIV


  • SIV and PIV will be distinct visa products with the Complying Investment Framework (CIF) articulated separately.
  • Existing requirements for who may make the investment will remain the same as will the requirement that funds be unencumbered and lawfully acquired.
  • Investors will also still be required to reinvest funds within 30 days of withdrawing them from a complying investment or cancelling the investment in order for the investment to continue to be complying.
  • Direct investment into residential real estate is excluded and indirect exposure through investment vehivles is to be restricted to less than 10% of a vehicle's net assets.
  • Exclude 'loan back' arrangement where the investment is used as collateral by applicants.

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