On behalf of Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister of Immigration, Minister for
ACC and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety thank you for your
email. Please consider this email as an acknowledgement.

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Office of Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

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Good Afternoon

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 31
January 2020, for the following information:

 

1.There are thousands of Skilled Migrant Category applications that are
waiting to be assessed and I am requesting to know if these applications
will be assessed after new Quota for NZRP is announced.

 

2.Please advise when the new quota is going to be announced.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was
received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within the appropriate
timeframe, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.  If your
OIA request requires full or part transfer, we will contact you within the
required timeframe.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

[1]Crest Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Minister of Immigration

Minister for ACC

Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North

P: 64 (4) 817 8713 | E: [2][Iain Lees-Galloway request email]  

                        Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

 

 

 

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Good afternoon,

 

Please see attached a response from Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister of
Immigration.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

[1]Crest Private Secretary Ministerial Servicing

Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Minister of Immigration

Minister for ACC

Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North

P: 64 (4) 817 8713

                       Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

 

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From: I Lees-Galloway (MIN)
Sent: Friday, 31 January 2020 3:37 PM
To: [3][FOI #12130 email]
Subject: OIA Ack | Tammy -
[4][FOI #12130 email] | 31 January 2020

 

Good Afternoon

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 31
January 2020, for the following information:

 

1.There are thousands of Skilled Migrant Category applications that are
waiting to be assessed and I am requesting to know if these applications
will be assessed after new Quota for NZRP is announced.

 

2.Please advise when the new quota is going to be announced.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was
received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within the appropriate
timeframe, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.  If your
OIA request requires full or part transfer, we will contact you within the
required timeframe.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

[5]Crest Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Minister of Immigration

Minister for ACC

Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North

P: 64 (4) 817 8713 | E: [6][Iain Lees-Galloway request email]  

                        Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

 

 

 

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