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New Faces, New Futures: New Zealand

Data table for Figure 3.9

Time migrants stayed with family, friends, or a sponsor on arrival by immigration approval category
Time stayed with family (offshore approvals) Less than 6 weeks 6 - 12 weeks More than 12 weeks
All Migrants 21.6 11.0 17.6
Skilled principal  26.0 8.8 4.6
Skilled secondary  19.2 6.0 4.5
Business category  16.1 S S
Family Partner 23.4 17.0 20.6
Family Parent  10.9 14.0 51.2
Pacific category 29.0 20.4 26.9
Other  22.3 14.6 35.0

 

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