New Zealand is changing its golden-visa program to attract wealthy foreigners. The changes include no language test and more investment options.

New Zealand is simplifying its so-called “golden visa” program, including removing an English language requirement, to attract wealthy immigrants and help spark an economic recovery.

The changes, to take effect from April 1, follow the government’s recent relaxation of visa rules allowing holidaymakers to work remotely while visiting the country, aimed at boosting its tourism sector. The new conditions allow visitors to work from New Zealand for an employer or client that is in another country.

Active Investor Plus is New Zealand's Golden Visa. The Golden Visa is a special visa program offered to foreigners making investments above a certain amount. Investors can receive a visa or permanent residency in return for contributing to the country's economy, typically investing in real estate, corporations, bonds, or stocks.

Investors will have to remain in New Zealand for only 21 days to gain residency under changes to the so-called “golden visa” to attract wealthy investors to New Zealand, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says.

New Zealand will relax visa rules to attract more foreign investors, in efforts to stimulate economic growth, its centre-right government said on Sunday.

The investor visa is set to become "simpler and more flexible," New Zealand's Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said.

The changes are expected to create more local jobs and give the country’s sluggish residential property market a shot in the arm.