R6.5 Allocation of places within the New Zealand Immigration Programme (15/12/2003)

1. There are three streams within the New Zealand Immigration Programme:
   1. The Skilled/Business stream;
   2. The Family Sponsored stream; and
   3. The International /Humanitarian stream.
2. The annual allocation of places within the New Zealand Immigration Programme for the Skilled/Business stream is 60% of the number of places available within the New Zealand Immigration Programme (60% of 45,000 = 27,000 places) + 3,000 places.
3. The annual allocation of places within the New Zealand Immigration Programme for the Family Sponsored stream is 30% of the number of places available within the New Zealand Immigration Programme (30% of 45,000 = 13,500 places) + 1,500 places.
4. The annual allocation of places within the New Zealand Immigration Programme for the International /Humanitarian stream is 10% of the number of places available within the New Zealand Immigration Programme (10% of 45,000 = 4,500 places) + 500 places.

Effective 15/12/2003