‘Every dollar is mobile’: California’s rich snap up New Zealand ‘golden visas’
Applications for indefinite right to work, live and study in the country have risen after rules were eased
Source: Financial Times
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DW NOTE
California's newly liquid wealth class is pricing in domestic instability as a permanent condition. New Zealand's investor visa isn't a hedge — it's an exit plan with a property portfolio attached. When rich Americans buy residency rights in jurisdictions 6,500 miles away, they're not diversifying. They're voting.