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.

Thank you for taking the time to write and please be assured that your
comments will be read by the Minister. However, there may be no further
response to you.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

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Good Afternoon

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 19 February 2020 for the following information:

What are the number of approved resident visas applied under Talent (Accredited Employer) and Skilled Migrant Visa categories respectively since 1 January 2020 to 19 February 2020?

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.

Regards

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: [Iain Lees-Galloway request email]
Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

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Afternoon

I refer to your official information request dated 19 February 2020 for the following information:

* What are the number of approved resident visas applied under Talent (Accredited Employer) and Skilled Migrant Visa categories respectively since 1 January 2020 to 19 February 2020?

We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment as the information to which your request relates to is not held by us but is believed to be held by them.

We are required by section 14 of the Official Information Act to transfer your request.

You will hear further from Immigration New Zealand concerning that part of your request.

Yours sincerely

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: [Iain Lees-Galloway request email]
Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

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Ref: 1920-1282

 

Dear K Tang,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 19 February 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“What are the number of approved resident visas applied under Talent
(Accredited Employer) and Skilled Migrant Visa categories respectively
since 1 January 2020 to 19 February 2020?”

 

Your request has been transferred to the Ministry from Office Hon Iain
Lees-Galloway on 20 February 2020 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,

 

 

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

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

[2]mbie-logo

 

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

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3. http://www.govt.nz/

Dear Sir/Madam

 

I have been allocated your OIA request to respond to. 

 

Firstly, I need to ensure that you are able to make such a request as per
Section 12 of the Official Information Act (OIA), i.e. you are a New
Zealand citizen, permanent resident or in New Zealand.  I have pasted the
relevant section of the Act as well as the relevant web link at the bottom
of this email.

 

Action

I need you to provide confirmation that you meet this section of the Act. 
This can be in the form of:

·         NZ citizen or permanent resident - a copy of your passport (non
New Zealand passport holders include a copy of your residence visa), or

·         In New Zealand - evidence of your New Zealand residential
address ( e.g. rental agreements, etc. ) and a copy of your passport.  

 

If you do not wish to provide this  information via the fyi website, then
please email me directly.    It would be appreciated if you could provide
this as soon as possible or by 5pm Wednesday 24 February 2019 (NZ time).

 

 

Regards

 

Penny Hazlett
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR, OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Border and Visa Operations, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1][email address] |
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand 

 

 

Section 12

[2]http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publi...

 

Requests for access to official information

 

12 Requests

 

(1) Any person, being—

 

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

 

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

 

(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or

 

(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

 

(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which 
has a place of business in New Zealand,—

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make
 available to him or it any specified official information.

 

 

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

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Sir/Madam

 

As you have not replied to my below email with the confirmation that you
are able to make this request  as per Section 12 of the Official
Information Act, this request has been closed.

 

Please also note that you can obtain data information from the MBIE and
INZ websites.

[1]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us...

[2]https://mbienz.shinyapps.io/migration_da...

 

 

Regards

 

Penny Hazlett
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR, OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Border and Visa Operations, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[3][email address] | Telephone: +64 4 896 5378|
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand 

 

From: Penny Hazlett
Sent: Monday, 24 February 2020 12:54 p.m.
To: [FOI #12272 email]
Subject: DOIA 1920-1282 [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Sir/Madam

 

I have been allocated your OIA request to respond to. 

 

Firstly, I need to ensure that you are able to make such a request as per
Section 12 of the Official Information Act (OIA), i.e. you are a New
Zealand citizen, permanent resident or in New Zealand.  I have pasted the
relevant section of the Act as well as the relevant web link at the bottom
of this email.

 

Action

I need you to provide confirmation that you meet this section of the Act. 
This can be in the form of:

·         NZ citizen or permanent resident - a copy of your passport (non
New Zealand passport holders include a copy of your residence visa), or

·         In New Zealand - evidence of your New Zealand residential
address ( e.g. rental agreements, etc. ) and a copy of your passport.  

 

If you do not wish to provide this  information via the fyi website, then
please email me directly.    It would be appreciated if you could provide
this as soon as possible or by 5pm Wednesday 24 February 2019 (NZ time).

 

 

Regards

 

Penny Hazlett
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR, OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Border and Visa Operations, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[4][email address] |
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand 

 

 

Section 12

[5]http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publi...

 

Requests for access to official information

 

12 Requests

 

(1) Any person, being—

 

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

 

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

 

(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or

 

(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

 

(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which 
has a place of business in New Zealand,—

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make
 available to him or it any specified official information.

 

 

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

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1. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us...
2. https://mbienz.shinyapps.io/migration_da...
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[email address]
5. http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publi...
6. http://www.govt.nz/