Years from first temporary visa to resident visa for principal skilled migrants to New Zealand

Skilled migrants: People granted residence through the Skilled Migrant category.
Principal applicant: the person Immigration NZ assess against the criteria for a Resident Visa first.

This data only includes those source countries with more than 100 approved skilled principal migrants

At URL provided, select 'Transitions and retention' from the box at the right-hand side of the page.

This annual report is the 16th in a series that examines trends in temporary and permanent migration to and from New Zealand. The report updates trends to 2015/16 and compares recent immigration patterns with patterns identified in previous years.