Breakdown of approvals of Other Critical Worker("OCW") Border Exception Requests by sector, months of decision and
reasons for approval
Sector and approval reason
Month of approval
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February March
April May
June July
August September October Grand Total
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2021
2021
2021
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
2021
2021
Advisory/Consulting
3
2
4
5
5
3
3
6
4
4
1
2
5
5
52
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
1
2
4
5
1
3
2
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
36
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
12
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
2
2
4
economy
Construction
11
5
21
10
13
10
10
9
12
5
2
7
8
15
17
3
158
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skills that are not
6
5
14
8
8
5
6
5
8
2
1
2
4
4
7
1
86
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
5
7
2
5
5
4
4
3
2
1
5
4
8
8
2
65
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
1
2
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
2
economy
iii. meets the requirements of an approved class of worker listed at H5.30.20.
2
1
3
Education
3
3
5
7
12
10
10
18
6
19 18 15 17 13
24
3
183
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
3
3
4
7
12
10
10
18
6
18 17 14 16 13
21
3
175
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
1
2
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
1
3
economy
i i. meets the requirements of an approved class of worker listed at H5.30.20.
1
2
3
Energy
4
11
9
4
5
6
9
12
11
2
3
3
2
5
12
4
102
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
4
10
9
4
4
6
9
9
8
1
1
1
2
3
7
4
82
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
1
2
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
5
18
economy
Entertainment/Arts
6
4
4
6
7
10
13
13
12
3
3
4
3
5
4
97
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
6
3
4
6
7
8
10
12
8
1
2
2
2
4
3
78
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
1
1
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
2
3
1
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
18
economy
Film/Television
15
22
21
14
30
14
17
13
13
16 9
7
6
4
5
3
209
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
3
10
15
9
14
9
11
10
5
7
6
6
4
1
4
3
117
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
12
12
6
5
16
5
6
3
8
9
3
1
2
3
1
92
economy
Finance
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
25
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
2
21
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
1
1
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
1
1
3
approved programme
Government
8
8
10
4
9
12
9
7
15
4
10 10 8
13
6
1
134
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
6
6
8
4
5
6
5
4
5
1
4
2
3
10
2
71
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
1
1
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an government approved
1
1
event
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
3
5
3
3
10
2
6
8
5
3
4
1
54
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
2
economy
ii. time-critical role - in support of an approved government-to-government
2
1
1
1
5
agreement
Healthcare
3
6
5
3
3
4
5
3
7
2
3
5
49
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
3
6
5
3
3
4
5
3
6
2
2
3
45
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
1
1
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
1
3
economy
ICT/Digital
3
1
8
12
5
10
11
12
10
6
6
7
12 12
8
1
124
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
2
1
7
11
5
10
11
12
8
6
6
7
10 10
8
1
115
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
1
1
2
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
2
2
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
2
2
5
economy
Import/Export
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
1
21
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
18
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
1
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
economy
i i. meets the requirements of an approved class of worker listed at H5.30.20.
1
1
Infrastructure
6
2
2
5
10
8
3
4
9
3
13 5
4
7
8
4
93
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
2
1
2
5
3
5
2
2
7
1
5
4
3
6
5
2
55
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
4
1
6
3
1
1
2
1
6
1
1
2
2
31
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
2
1
3
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
1
1
4
economy
Manufacturing
11
14
24
12
16
17
5
24
42
28 27 20 14 19
14
3
290
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
11
13
22
11
14
14
5
24
38
25 20 16 14 14
12
3
256
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
1
1
2
1
1
6
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
4
1
1
6
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
2
1
1
2
4
1
3
2
3
2
22
economy
Marine
5
1
1
3
1
4
3
7
2
2
5
3
7
3
47
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
5
1
2
1
4
3
6
2
2
5
3
7
3
44
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
1
3
economy
Oil & Gas
3
3
2
3
12
14
9
1
2
4
7
6
5
5
10
1
87
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
3
3
2
3
10
12
9
1
2
4
7
5
4
5
10
1
81
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
2
2
1
1
6
economy
Primary - Agriculture
1
5
5
53
19
8
3
3
2
4
1
12 76
34
4
230
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skills that are not
1
5
4
7
5
3
3
3
2
4
1
2
1
41
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an government approved
1
1
event
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
2
economy
i i. meets the requirements of an approved class of worker listed at H5.30.20.
46
14
4
11 74
34
3
186
Primary - Fisheries
10
8
17
6
8
7
5
11
7
5
8
10 12
17
5
136
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skills that are not
10
7
4
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
8
5
46
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
2
1
16
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
1
1
2
1
7
economy
i i. meets the requirements of an approved class of worker listed at H5.30.20.
13
5
7
5
2
5
2
2
4
5
1
11
5
67
Primary - Food Processing
9
2
5
2
6
7
3
7
4
4
3
2
1
5
1
61
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
9
2
5
2
6
7
3
6
4
4
3
2
1
5
1
60
obtainable in NZ
i i. meets the requirements of an approved class of worker listed at H5.30.20.
1
1
Primary - Forestry
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
9
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
9
obtainable in NZ
Primary - Horticulture
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
4
6
2
2
27
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
17
obtainable in NZ
i i. meets the requirements of an approved class of worker listed at H5.30.20.
3
1
1
4
1
10
Primary - Mining
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
11
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skills that are not
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
9
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
2
economy
Primary - Veterinarians
1
2
2
9
7
6
4
3
5
7
4
11 12 7
5
2
87
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
7
3
10 5
5
2
1
50
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
2
economy
iii. meets the requirements of an approved class of worker listed at H5.30.20.
9
5
4
2
2
1
1
7
1
2
1
35
Research & Development
9
9
16
16
18
21
13
11
13
13 9
13 20 18
24
1
224
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
4
5
13
12
11
12
9
4
7
8
4
10 8
7
7
121
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an government approved
3
3
event
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
3
1
2
7
2
6
6
5
5
1
11 2
5
57
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
1
3
economy
ii. time-critical role - in support of an approved government-to-government
4
1
2
5
2
2
2
1
8
12
1
40
agreement
Retail
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
3
1
16
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
14
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
1
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
economy
Services
2
5
12
8
17
13
5
9
6
4
6
3
2
92
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
2
5
9
7
15
10
4
9
5
3
6
3
2
80
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
1
2
1
1
5
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
2
1
1
1
1
6
economy
i i. meets the requirements of an approved class of worker listed at H5.30.20.
1
1
Sport/Recreation
7
14
12
19
19
16
23
11
5
3
2
5
3
5
2
1
147
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
4
5
9
7
4
3
2
3
3
1
2
3
4
1
1
52
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
1
1
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an government approved
7
10
7
9
12
11
19
8
1
1
3
1
1
90
event
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
1
approved programme
ii. time-critical role - has significant wider benefit to the national or regional
1
1
2
economy
N/A
1
1
Tourism/Hospitality
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
1
3
1
1
20
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
1
3
1
1
20
obtainable in NZ
Transport
3
5
6
2
2
2
8
8
3
3
1
2
4
3
2
54
i. has unique experience and technical or specialist skil s that are not
2
5
3
2
2
2
5
5
1
3
1
2
3
3
2
41
obtainable in NZ
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an approved major
1
2
3
3
2
1
12
infrastructure project
ii. time-critical role - essential for the delivery of an major government-
1
1
approved programme
Grand Total
106 144
190
220
228
215
184
186
204
154 143 146 161 244 219
41
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