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How many, if any, people have held a temporary work visa and been ordinarily resident in New Zealand for at least the previous 5 years?

Answered Question 7293 (2026)
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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • How many, if any, people have held a temporary work visa and been ordinarily resident in New Zealand for at least the previous 5 years?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

Answer

I am advised that as at 9 March 2026, the number of people who currently hold a work visa and have held a work visa in the preceding five years, that have been ordinarily resident in New Zealand for at least five years is 10,021.