Advice on whether or not to grant a visa to Boy George (George Alan O'Dowd)

Ben Moore made this Official Information request to Minister of Immigration

The request was refused by Minister of Immigration.

From: Ben Moore

Dear Minister of Immigration,

I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

"All advice, communications, documentation and other relevant information on the visa application (or a possible visa application) by Boy George (George Alan O'Dowd)"

Without limiting this request in any way, I understand it may be useful to provide some context for this request. Immigration New Zealand has previously made seemingly arbitrary decisions under Section 16 of the Immigration Act to disallow entry to New Zealand for recording artists, e.g. the case of Odd Future in 2014. I seek this information to better understand the way this power is applied.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Moore

Link to this

From: M Woodhouse

On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, thank you for your email.

 

Please be assured that all correspondence is read by this office. If your
email falls outside of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities, or
expresses a personal view, your opinion will be noted and your
correspondence may be transferred to another office or there may be no
further response.

 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibilities for the issues raised, a
response will be sent to you in due course.

 

Thank you for taking the time to write.

 

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse 
Parliament Buildings, Wellington | Tel 04 817 6836 |

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Link to this

From: Temp1 Woodhouse

Dear Mr Ben Moore,

On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, Minister of Immigration, thank you for your Official Information Act request received on the 6th November 2016.

"All advice, communications, documentation and other relevant information on the visa application (or a possible visa application) by Boy George (George Alan O'Dowd)"

You can expect a response to your request within the statutory timeframes under the Act.

Kind regards,

Alvina Robati
Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Moore [mailto:[FOI #4904 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2016 1:51 p.m.
To: M Woodhouse
Subject: Official Information request - Advice on whether or not to grant a visa to Boy George (George Alan O'Dowd)

Dear Minister of Immigration,

I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

"All advice, communications, documentation and other relevant information on the visa application (or a possible visa application) by Boy George (George Alan O'Dowd)"

Without limiting this request in any way, I understand it may be useful to provide some context for this request. Immigration New Zealand has previously made seemingly arbitrary decisions under Section 16 of the Immigration Act to disallow entry to New Zealand for recording artists, e.g. the case of Odd Future in 2014. I seek this information to better understand the way this power is applied.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Moore

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #4904 email]

Is [Minister of Immigration request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Minister of Immigration? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

________________________________

hide quoted sections

Link to this

From: Ben Moore

Dear Alvina Robati,

My records indicate this request is now overdue. Could you kindly provide an update on its status?

Yours sincerely,

Ben Moore

Link to this

From: Ben Moore

Dear Temp1 Woodhouse,

I did not receive a response to my previous query so I am again following up. Could you kindly update me as to this request's status?

Yours sincerely,

Ben Moore

Link to this

From: Ben Moore

Dear Alvina Robati,

Another week has passed and I am still awaiting a response to this request. I was told to expect a response within the statutory timeframes of the OIA, which have long since passed.

Could you kindly provide me with an update to the status of this request?

Yours sincerely,

Ben Moore

Link to this

From: Ben Moore

Dear Temp1 Woodhouse,

Could you kindly update me as to the status of this information?

Yours sincerely,

Ben Moore

Link to this

From: M Woodhouse


Attachment 20170329 Ben Moore.pdf
93K Download View as HTML


Dear Mr Moore

 

Please find attached correspondence regarding your Official Information
Act Request of 7 November 2016.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse

Parliament Buildings  | Wellington

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Link to this

From: Ben Moore

Thank you Andrew,

I appreciate your followup, and look forward to a response from MBIE.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Moore

Link to this

From: M Woodhouse

On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, thank you for your email.

 

Please be assured that all correspondence is read by this office. If your
email falls outside of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities, or
expresses a personal view, your opinion will be noted and your
correspondence may be transferred to another office or there may be no
further response.

 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibilities for the issues raised, a
response will be sent to you in due course.

 

Thank you for taking the time to write.

 

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse 
Parliament Buildings, Wellington | Tel 04 817 6836 |

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Link to this

From: *OIA


Attachment image001.jpg
33K Download


Ref: DOIA 1617-1193

 

Dear Mr Moore

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 7 November 2016 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

"All advice, communications, documentation and other relevant information
on the visa application (or a possible visa application) by Boy George
(George Alan O'Dowd)" Without limiting this request in any way, I
understand it may be useful to provide some context for this request.

 

Immigration New Zealand has previously made seemingly arbitrary decisions
under Section 16 of the Immigration Act to disallow entry to New Zealand
for recording artists, e.g. the case of Odd Future in 2014. I seek this
information to better understand the way this power is applied.

 

Your request has been transferred to the Ministry from Minister of
Immigration on 29 March 2017 and is being processed in accordance with the
Official Information Act 1982. A response will be sent to you in due
course. If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to
contact us via email [1][email address] or using the contact details
below.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Alan Witcombe

MANAGER, MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

[2]cid:image004.jpg@01D10666.447C6950

 

[3]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Any opinions expressed in this message are not necessarily those of the
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This message and any
files transmitted with it are confidential and solely for the use of the
intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or the person
responsible for delivery to the intended recipient, be advised that you
have received this message in error and that any use is strictly
prohibited. Please contact the sender and delete the message and any
attachment from your computer.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.govt.nz/

hide quoted sections

Link to this

From: Karen Sionzon


Attachment Ben Moore OIA response.pdf
44K Download View as HTML


Dear Mr Moore

 

Please find attached the response to your information request.

 

Thank you for your patience, and again, please accept our apologies for
the delay in responding to you.

 

Regards,

 

 

 

Karen Sionzon

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 4 901 2116

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

 

[2]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Any opinions expressed in this message are not necessarily those of the
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This message and any
files transmitted with it are confidential and solely for the use of the
intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or the person
responsible for delivery to the intended recipient, be advised that you
have received this message in error and that any use is strictly
prohibited. Please contact the sender and delete the message and any
attachment from your computer.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.govt.nz/

hide quoted sections

Link to this

Things to do with this request

Anyone:
Minister of Immigration only: