In 2001, there were no restrictions on the countries from which people may come. In 2001, persons came from over 120 countries, with the top five countries of origin being Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Philippines and South Africa. They were not all high-skilled staff. The majority were in the low-skilled areas such as catering, agriculture and services. This trend has continued in 2002, with the top five countries of origin being Latvia, Lithuania, the Philippines, Poland and Romania. In 2001 a further 3,753 persons came through the working visa work authorisation scheme which covers high skilled areas such as nursing, information and communications technology and building professionals. During January 2002 a total of 1,996 persons came through the scheme.