Australia and New Zealand have jointly agreed that New Zealand will resettle up to 150 refugees per year for three years from Australia¡¦s existing regional processing cohort. The resettlement arrangement will be implemented under New Zealand¡¦s existing Refugee Quota Programme and will initially be considered for those refugees who:
- are in Nauru or are temporarily in Australia under regional processing arrangements;
- meet New Zealand's Refugee Quota Programme requirements;
-are referred to New Zealand by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); and
-are not engaged in other third country resettlement pathways, such as the United States resettlement arrangement.