People granted work visas for New Zealand under the Essential Skills policy

Year ended June 1998–2017

The following information applies to all values in the table. Work visa policy: Essential Skills
Year ended June	Number of people granted work visas
1998	14,373
1999	9,587
2000	11,294
2001	13,451
2002	16,608
2003	23,407
2004	27,161
2005	27,827
2006	28,745
2007	31,015
2008	36,333
2009	29,626
2010	22,947
2011	22,341
2012	22,065
2013	22,406
2014	26,497
2015	28,548
2016	31,766
2017	32,976

Data provided by

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

Dataset name

Migration Trends and Outlook: Temporary visa holders 2016/17

Webpage:

https://www.mbie.govt.nz/immigration-and-tourism/immigration/migration-research-and-evaluation/migration-trends-report

How to find the data

At URL provided, select 'Temporary visa holders' from the box at the right-hand side of the page.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Migration Trends and Outlook: Temporary visa holders 2016/17

From the dataset Migration Trends and Outlook: Temporary visa holders 2016/17, this data was extracted:

Sheet: 21
Range: B5:U13
Provided: 180 data points

This data forms the table Migration - People granted work visas by policy 1998–2017.

Dataset originally released on:

March 29, 2018

About this dataset

This annual report is the 17th in a series that examines trends in temporary and permanent migration to and from New Zealand. The report updates trends to 2016/17 and compares recent immigration patterns with patterns identified in previous years.

People granted work visas for New Zealand under the Essential Skills policy

Year ended June 1998–2017

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