Google co-founder Larry Page has been given residency in New Zealand under the category of wealthy investors. The current net worth of Page stands at $116.4 billion. The Applicants under this category should have invested at least NZ$10m in New Zealand over three years.
Mr. Page entered New Zealand in January when its borders were still closed because of Covid-19.
The US tech billionaire was allowed into New Zealand so his son could be evacuated from Fiji because of a medical emergency, the government confirmed on Thursday.
"We have got these GPs or nurses who are stuck in an interminable waiting room to get their residence, whereas Larry [Page] comes in and boom, straight away can become a resident," immigration adviser Katy Armstrong told Radio New Zealand.
Located more than 6,000 miles from the US mainland, New Zealand was recently identified as a country more resilient than most to the threat of climate change.
In a study released last month, researchers at the UK-based Global Sustainability Institute described New Zealand as "Best placed to survive the collapse of global civilisation".
