Policy Before	New Zealand Immigration Programme
Approvals
38,000 (+/- 10%)	45,000 for 2001/02 and maintained for three years. (+/-10%)
New Residence Streams
Ten separate categories. General Skills migrants have potential to be displaced by migrants in family categories.	Three new streams operating independently of each other with separate sub-approvals for each. Skilled/Business Stream 60% of approvals Family Sponsored Stream 32% of approvals International/Humanitarian Stream 8% of approvals
Skilled/Business Stream
Approvals in General Skills Category act as the residual to make up approval numbers. Family sponsored approvals are demand-driven.	Approvals for Skilled/Business Stream are set at least at 60% of approvals or to around 27,000 per annum.
Passmark currently floats on a weekly basis in response to demand for residence.	Passmark confirmed quarterly by Minister of Immigration, providing more certainty.
The obligations of persons providing sponsorship to applicants under the General Skills Category are not enforced.	Sponsor to make a declaration of undertaking under the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. Sponsorship undertaking will be enforced so that, when appropriate, legal action will be taken to recover costs from sponsors who fail to honour their obligations.
Family Sponsored Stream
A dependent child includes those aged up to 19 years.	Definition of dependent child expanded to recognise financially dependent children up to and including 24 years.
"Centre of gravity" and "alone in their home country" principles used to manage demand for residence from parents of New Zealanders.	"Centre of gravity" and "alone in their home country" principles remain. Definition of parent expanded to include grandparents where parents are deceased and legal guardians where parents are deceased.
Siblings and adult children who are single and with no children who have no siblings or parents living in the same country as them, are currently able to be sponsored under the Family Category.	Siblings and adult children who are single with no children who have no siblings or parents living in the same country as them, are now required to obtain an offer of employment in New Zealand in order to be sponsored.
Siblings who are married and adult children who are married (and their dependants) who have no siblings or parents living in the same country as them, are not eligible for sponsorship and have to apply under other categories.	Siblings who are married and adult children who are married (and their dependants) who have no siblings or parents living in the same country as them, are eligible to be sponsored if they have an offer of employment in New Zealand.
The number of spouses/partners that can be sponsored is not limited to any time period between applications.	The number of spouses/partners that can be sponsored will be limited to two applications with at least five years between them in cases involving separation/divorce.
Family Category applicants include: Spouses Partners Dependent children: 16 and younger who are single Single 17-19 year olds with no children Parents Siblings & adult children who are single & with no children.	Family Sponsored Stream now also includes: Dependent children aged up to and including 24 years. Grandparents/legal guardians where parents are deceased. Married siblings/adult children and their dependents (if principal applicant has a job offer).
New Zealanders wishing to sponsor their parents, adult children or siblings must be responsible for providing accommodation and financial support for the first two years of the sponsored relative's residence in New Zealand.	Sponsors must be responsible for providing accommodation and financial support for the first two years of the sponsored relative's residence in New Zealand. However, the sponsorship undertaking will be enforced so that, when appropriate, legal action will be taken to recover costs from sponsors who fail to honour their obligations.
No residence time requirement for sponsors.	Sponsors will need to be resident in New Zealand for at least three years before they are eligible to sponsor less dependent relatives. This is consistent with eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the General Skills Category.
International/Humanitarian stream
Humanitarian Category for family members of New Zealanders to be granted residence where there are circumstances of serious physical or emotional harm. Category has operated as a family reunion category. Requires applicants who are related to New Zealand residents to submit a psychiatric report showing they fit predetermined physical or emotional hardship criteria.	Humanitarian Category closed and replaced by the Family Quota in the Family Sponsored Stream, and various categories in the International/Humanitarian Stream.
	Family Quota established in Family Sponsored stream with no psychiatric or specialist medical report required. Family Quota is for parents, grandparents, siblings and adult children of New Zealanders who do not qualify under any other residence category.Quota size announced each year depending on number of approvals made under Family Sponsored immigration policy overall.250 places available in 2001/02.
	New Domestic Violence Policy in International/Humanitarian Stream.Enables ex-partners of New Zealanders to apply for residence when their relationship has ended due to domestic violence, and they cannot return home for cultural and social reasons.
	New Refugee Family Sponsored Policy in International/Humanitarian Stream.Three hundred places for family members of New Zealand residents who are former refugees who are unable to gain entry though any other category.Effective 1 July 2002.
- Refugee Quota (750)- Refugee Status (demand driven, estimate 700)- Samoan Quota (1,100)	No change to these categories in the International/Humanitarian Stream