People granted work visas for New Zealand under the Work to Residence policy

Year ended June 1998–2017

The following information applies to all values in the table. Work visa policy: Work to Residence
Year ended June	Number of people granted work visas
1998	0
1999	0
2000	80
2001	851
2002	2,729
2003	2,132
2004	1,472
2005	2,208
2006	3,251
2007	3,668
2008	3,650
2009	3,440
2010	2,556
2011	2,662
2012	2,510
2013	2,526
2014	2,475
2015	2,861
2016	3,172
2017	4,502

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 Work to Residence policy

Year ended June 1998–2017

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