Figure 2. Samoa’s participation in the New Zealand and Australian Pacific labour schemes, 2013-2022

The year for visa grants/arrivals runs from 1 July to 30 June. * The 2019-20 year was disrupted by the closure of the Australian and New Zealand borders in March 2020.

Source: RSE arrivals data, MBIE (as for Figure 1); SWP visa grants, unpublished data Department of Home Affairs, 2021 and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 2022; PLS visa grants, unpublished data PLF, 2022 Get the data