Hon KRIS FAAFOI (Minister of Immigration): The 2021 resident visa (R21) provides a one-off and streamlined pathway to residence for over 165,000 migrants. To meet the very simple and straightforward eligibility criteria, applicants must be on an eligible work visa and then either be settled, working in a scarce role, or be highly skilled. We did this to provide certainty to a large number of workers and their employers. It's almost certain that there are migrants in New Zealand working in health who may fall outside the criteria due to their being on either a student or working holiday visa. The focus of the 2021 resident visa was to secure those already working in New Zealand on a work visa. I'm pleased to say that of the 90,000 applications that we have already received, over 2,500 applications have come from people working in health and aged care; this includes 775 registered nurses, 946 personal care assistants, 83 pharmacy technicians, 69 aged or disability carers, and 21 general practitioners—all people working in health who will have certainty of residency very soon.