Hi. In order to go to the residency stage as an Entrepreneur you need to meet the various criteria - see
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migra...reneur/qas.htm (I guess you might have already done this.) I believe the cost of the visa will be $3200 minus $92.00 (because of LTBV). You will also have to pay the Migrant Levy if successful. You then stay on the Residence visa with conditions for 2 years after which the conditions can be removed and you can apply or Permanent Residence so long as you meet the time spent In NZ criteria etc. My suggestion would be that you contact the Business Migration Branch in Wellington, explain the situation to them and see what they say. If they don't think you're ready yet, you have another year on your current visa as I understand it and they would be able to tell you what goals you need to achieve to get your residence visa. I hope this helps. Karen