Life in New Zealand: Settlement Experiences of Skilled Migrants Results from the 2007 SurveyAuthor: Juthika Badkar This report details the findings from the 2007 Settlement Experience Feedback Survey (SEFS) of migrants who took up residence in New Zealand through the Skilled/Business Stream from January 2006 to June 2006. The survey is sent out to these migrants 12 months after residence approval or arrival into New Zealand. Therefore, these migrants were surveyed from 1 January 2007 to 31 June 2007. This report also contains information on trends (from 2005 to 2007) on the key settlement outcomes of principal applicants. This report details the findings from the 2007 Settlement Experience Feedback Survey (SEFS) of migrants who took up residence in New Zealand through the Skilled/Business Stream from January 2006 to June 2006. The survey is sent out to these migrants 12 months after residence approval or arrival into New Zealand. Therefore, these migrants were surveyed from 1 January 2007 to 31 June 2007. This report also contains information on trends (from 2005 to 2007) on the key settlement outcomes of principal applicants. The Settlement Experiences Feedback Survey (SEFS) was designed to monitor and provide a detailed picture of early settlement outcomes (i.e. the first year of settlement) for Skilled/Business Stream migrants who took up residence in New Zealand. In its current form, the SEFS collects information regarding specific aspects of migrants’ settlement outcomes in New Zealand, including employment and personal income, satisfaction with housing and children’s schooling, and access to core services, as well as likes, dislikes and satisfaction with living in New Zealand. The SEFS questionnaire was successfully sent out to 1,054 addresses, of which 601 responded to the survey, generating a 57 percent response rate. Skilled migrants in New Zealand are a diverse group. This report shows that the early settlement outcomes of skilled migrants are positive. Employment is a key determinant for positive settlement, and this report shows that over 90 percent of skilled principal applicants were employed at the time of the survey. Despite a few areas of dissatisfaction, skilled migrants were mainly pleased with living in New Zealand, their jobs, their children’s schools and their homes, and planned to live in New Zealand for at least five or more years. Life in New Zealand: Settlement Experiences of Skilled Migrants Results from the 2007 Survey is available as a PDF document. The document is 3753KB, and 112 pages. 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