Appendix 
Table 1: The number of work visas approved for individuals whose occupation is classified as ‘Nurse’ 
in the last 1
  0 years, from 3 October 2014 to 3 October 2024, as at 4 October 2024.
Year
 
Number of approved work visas 
2014
205
2015
815
2016
947
2017
1,063
2018
1,370
2019
1,532
2020
1,203
2021
1,939
2022
1,950
2023
3,592
2024
2,007
Total
16,623
Table 2: The number of resident visas approved for individuals whose occupation is classified as 
‘Nurse’ in the last 10 years, from 3 October 2014 to 3 October 2024, as at 4 October 2024.
Year
Number of approved resident visas 
2014
209
2015
1,000
2016
949
2017
871
2018
858
2019
1,241
2020
989
2021
131
2022
587
2023
2,179
2024
2,810
Total
11,824

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Table 3: The number of work visas approved for individuals whose occupation is classified as ‘Doctor’ 
in the last years, from 3 October 2014 to 3 October 2024, as at 4 October 2024.
Year
Number of approved work visas 
2014
356
2015
920
2016
1,096
2017
1,127
2018
1,102
2019
1,097
2020
802
2021
854
2022
1,041
2023
1,155
2024
861
Total
10,411
Table 4: The number of resident visas approved for individuals whose occupation is classified as 
‘Doctor’ in the last 10 years, from 3 October 2014 to 3 October 2024, as at 4 October 2024.
Year
Number of approved resident visas 
2014
66
2015
314
2016
308
2017
315
2018
339
2019
289
2020
254
2021
45
2022
181
2023
405
2024
350
Total
2,866

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