Ref: 1920-1648

 

Dear Tammy,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 24 May 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

Is there any plan this government has to allocate case officers to SMC
applications from non priority que?

 

Its been almost 17 months since tehre is no movement here  , is there any
consideration given to an applicant's mental health who has been in limbo
for a while now?

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

 

Please note, due to ongoing COVID-19 response work, requests are currently
being triaged and those relating to Covid-19 processed as a priority.
Remaining requests are being assessed as per the Ombudsman’s guidance
(which can be found here:
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/news/chief-ombudsmans-statement-official-information-response-times-during-covid-19-emergency)
and processed accordingly.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [2][MBIE request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

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

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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Dear Tammy

 

Thank you for your request. In order that I can determine your eligibility
to make a request under the Official Information Act 1982 (section 12,
copied below), please confirm and provide evidence that you fall into one
of the following categories:

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand;

 

If you do not wish to provide this information via the FYI website, you
can email it to me directly by entering my name into the following email
format: firstname[DOT]lastname@mbie[DOT]govt[DOT]nz

 

Please provide this information by 2 June 2020.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Anna McLachlan

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address]

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

 

Extract from the Official Information Act 1984:

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.

 

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Dear Tammy

Please see attached the response to your request made under the Official Information Act 1982.

Kind regards

Anna McLachlan
BUSINESS ADVISOR

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

[email address]
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

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