Temporary work visa holders living in New Zealand

By policy, as at 30 June 2017, number of people

The following information applies to all values in the table. Year as at June: 2017
Work visa policy	Number of temporary work visa holders
Essential Skills	36,671
Family	33,616
Working Holiday Schemes	32,756
Study to work	28,848
Recognised Seasonal Employer	5,132
Other	15,409

Notes

These figures represent the number (or "stock") of temporary work visa holders living in New Zealand as at 30 June 2009–2017.

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: 52
Range: B5:J11
Provided: 63 data points

This data forms the table Migration - Stock of temporary work visa holders in New Zealand by policy as at 30 June 2009–2017.

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.

Temporary work visa holders living in New Zealand

By policy, as at 30 June 2017, number of people

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