| Visa categories | Healthcare entitlement | Health screening and systematic support | Annual intake | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota refugee | Granted permanent residence status in New Zealand. | Eligible for fully funded health services. | Offshore health screening.Six-week residential orientation and additional health screening at Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre.22Settlement and social care support in community. | 750 per annum during the period of this research, since raised to 1000 per annum in July 2018, and planned to increase further to 1500 per annum in July 2020.23Countries of origin have varied over time according to government priorities.24 |
| Refugee-like migrant | Heterogenous group with variety of New Zealand visa categories; for example, refugee family support category,23 visitor visa, or work visa categories. | Variable, some are granted New Zealand permanent residence status and have access to fully funded health services, others on visitor visa or work visa for less than 2 years have no funded health or social care support. | Variable offshore health screening depending on visa category.Arrive to family members in community.Additional health screening not systematically offered. | Limited information. |
| Asylum seeker (convention refugee)23 | May apply for New Zealand Permanent Residence status if granted ‘refugee or protected person’ status at conclusion of asylum seeker application process. | Fully funded health services while application being processed. | Variable offshore health screening depending on initial visa category.Optional additional health screening funded on arrival once asylum seeker application lodged.No systematic social care or settlement support. | Variation in applications, from 333 people in 2010–2011 to 510 people in 2018–2019.25 |