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Migration Trends and Outlook 2007/08
In This Section
Overview
Foreward
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Executive summary
Introduction and background to this report
Special feature: Economic Impact of Immigration – summary of findings
Global outlook
Migration flows
Temporary migration
Permanent residence approvals
Skilled/Business Stream
Uncapped Family Sponsored and Parent Sibling Adult Child Streams (family-sponsored migrants)
International/Humanitarian Stream
Conclusions
Appendix A: Timeline of Immigration Policy Changes
Appendix B: Methodology
Appendix C: Description of temporary and permanent residence categories
Appendix D: People issued with one or more work or student permits in 2007/08
Appendix E: Work permit criteria
Appendix F: Nationality of people approved a work permit from 1998/99 to 2007/08
Appendix G: Ratio of females to males by age and nationality for work permit holders approved in 2007/08
Appendix H: People approved a student permit by nationality in 1998/99–2007/08
Appendix I: Ratio of females to males by age and nationality for students approved in 2007/08
Appendix J: Residence approvals by category in 2007/08
Appendix K: People granted permanent residence in 2007/08 by nationality and stream
Appendix L: Ratio of females to males granted permanent residence by age and nationality in 2007/08
Appendix M: Expression of interest pool selections in 2007/08
References
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Data table for Figure 3.3
Short-term overseas visitors to New Zealand, 1998-2008
Year ended October
Short-term overseas visitors(1)
SVAZA
1998
1,464
1999
1,578
2000
1,738
2001
1,931
2002
1,985
2003
2,062
2004
2,323
2005
2,395
2006
2,394
2007
2,469
2008
2,463
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