Google Founder Larry Page Obtains New Zealand Residency Right, Stoking Controversy

Google Founder Larry Page Obtains New Zealand Residency Right, Stoking Controversy
CEO of Alphabet Larry Page (R) and his wife, Dr. Lucinda Southworth, attend the 2017 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Dec. 4, 2016. Kimberly White/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize
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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.

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