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27 October 2023
Saska Hayes
[FYI request #24406 email]
DOIA 2324-0795
Tēnā koe Saska
Thank you for your email of 11 October 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the following information:
Can I please have the statistics for the amount of asylum seeker applications received each year from
1997-2010.
Our Response
The table below shows the total number of refugee and protection claims received each year,
between 1997 and 2010. Please note that the data provided is in financial years not calendar years.
Financial year of
Total applications
submitted applications
1996-97
1534
1997-98
1783
1998-99
2020
1999-00
1393
2000-01
1669
2001-02
1394
2002-03
949
2003-04
711
2004-05
394
2005-06
317
2006-07
244
2007-08
267
2008-09
246
2009-10
382
2010-11
333
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If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please contact
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Nāku noa, nā
Fiona Whiteridge
General Manager, Refugee and Migrant Services
Immigration New Zealand
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