Approval rates for New Zealand work visas

By policy, year ended June 2017, % of applications

The following information applies to all values in the table. Year ended June: 2017, Decision: Approved (%)
Work Visa Policy	% of work visa applications
Essential skills	87.90221199882%
Family	93.64991862236%
Horticulture and Viticulture seasonal work	98.72062487375%
Other	89.74275125354%
Specific purposes	96.97036344642%
Study to work	95.62605142994%
Working Holiday Schemes	96.89296449696%
Work to Residence	91.46167920309%

Notes

Numbers are higher than the number of applicants as applicants can have more than one visa approved in the same financial year

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: 26
Range: C5:N40
Provided: 432 data points

This data forms the table Migration - Approvals and declines of work visa applications by policy 2006–2017.

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.

Approval rates for New Zealand work visas

By policy, year ended June 2017, % of applications

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