Google co-founder and billionaire Larry Page has obtained the right to live in New Zealand and also gained entry to the country in the midst of CCP virus border restrictions, officials confirmed on Friday, raising questions whether extremely wealthy people can essentially buy access to the country. The 48-year-old internet entrepreneur, who promised to invest millions of dollars in the South Pacific country, applied for residency in New Zealand last year under a special visa open to people with at least 10 million New Zealand dollars ($7 million) to invest, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said. “As he was offshore at the time, his application was not able to be processed because of COVID-19 restrictions,” the agency said in a statement. “Once Mr. Page entered New Zealand, his application was able to be processed and it was approved on 4 February 2021.” The confirmation also came as news broke earlier this week that Page visited …
Google Founder Larry Page Obtains New Zealand Residency Right, Stoking Controversy
August 6, 2021
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