New Faces, New Futures: New Zealand

Motives and Processes of Migration

Table 3.2: Type of help migrants received from an immigration adviser by immigration approval category

Received help/Type of help	Immigration approval category (%)							Total (%)
	Skilled principal	Skilled secondary	Business category	Family Partner	Family Parent	Pacific category	Other
Total weighted	12,490	8,470	2,190	7,020	2,300	1,620	2,140	36,220
Received help from an immigration adviser
Yes	32.7	36.0	69.4	20.7	17.8	32.1	38.8	32.8
No	67.3	64.0	30.6	79.3	82.2	67.9	61.2	67.2
Type of help received from an immigration adviser1
Application for residence	25.9	28.7	64.4	16.7	17.4	30.9	36.9	27.4
Travel arrangements	3.1	1.4	1.4	1.4	S	6.8	1.4	2.3
Business contacts	1.7	4.0	6.4	S	S	S	0.9	2.1
Finding a place to live	2.4	2.6	5.0	1.1	S	S	S	2.0
Other	6.6	6.3	2.7	3.1	S	S	2.3	4.7

Note: ¹ Migrants could give multiple responses, so percentages may not add to the percentage who reported receiving help from an immigration adviser.

Symbol: S = suppressed for confidentiality reasons.

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