Declined applications for New Zealand residence visas under the Skilled/Business stream

Year ended June 2006–2017, % of applications

The following information applies to all values in the table. New Zealand Residence Programme Stream: Skilled/Business, Decision: Decline rate
Year ended June	% of applications
2006	6.507784758263%
2007	6.489385812495%
2008	6.853775779191%
2009	7.181302071813%
2010	10.05887421022%
2011	11.01185506762%
2012	13.25613549948%
2013	14.96029005525%
2014	16.08215318455%
2015	14.58753965965%
2016	10.78401557083%
2017	13.0%

Data provided by

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

Dataset name

Migration Trends and Outlook: Residents 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 'Residents' from the box at the right-hand side of the page.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Migration Trends and Outlook: Residents 2016/17

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

Sheet: 3
Range: C5:N20
Provided: 192 data points

This data forms the table Migration - Approvals and declines of applications by stream 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.

Declined applications for New Zealand residence visas under the Skilled/Business stream

Year ended June 2006–2017, % of applications

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