Migration Trends 2005/06
Migration Trends 05/06 report - december 2006
Family Sponsored Stream
Demand for residence through the Family Sponsored Stream remains high, but overall inflows were slightly lower than in 2004/05.
Partners and dependent children meeting specific criteria were prioritised in 2005/06, reducing the backlog of applications in these categories and in this stream overall.
The UK and China were the largest source countries of approvals through the Family Sponsored Stream (18 percent each). From July 2007, partners and dependent children will be approved through a new, separate residence stream with no cap on the number of places.