Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playControversial tech billionaire Peter Thiel has been a citizen since 2011. Filings to the Companies Office, requiring directors to provide their residential address, have Thiel only list United States addresses. Thiel's ties to New Zealand are mainly financial, having invested around $50 million over the last decade in accountancy software company Xero and the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund. The Ministry of Immigration, which handles residency applications - usually a precursor for citizenship - declined to provide any information about the Thiel case. "Immigration New Zealand said that for privacy reasons it could make no comment," a spokeswoman said.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2017 04:07 UTC