Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:22:47 +0000
Subject: RE: Official Information request - INZ Staff capacity on Skilled Migrant Category application [IN-CONFIDENCE:RELEASE EXTERNAL]
From: Junlong <[FYI request #13078 email]>
To: Ileini Taloa <[email address]>

Dear Ileini Taloa,

Thanks for your reply.

I am referring to number of approval of non prioritised SMC applications in each month between Aug 2019 and May or June(if available) 2020.

Yours sincerely,

Junlong

-----Original Message-----

Greetings Junlong



 I have been allocated this OIA for action.



 Before proceeding, are you able to clarify part three of your request?



 As noted below, you have requested numbers of non-prioritised applications
 each month since INZ started the priority criteria until May 2020. Are you
 referring to the latest priority criteria effective 24 February 2020?



 Kind Regards



 Ileini



 From: Junlong [mailto:[FOI #13078 email]]
 Sent: Thursday, 11 June 2020 10:09 p.m.
 To: *OIA
 Subject: Official Information request - INZ Staff capacity on Skilled
 Migrant Category application



 Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,



 I am residing in New Zealand at the moment, and I have provided the proof
 in other Requests a few days ago. In this request, I would like to request
 information about Skilled Migrant Category visa application as below:



 1. How many case officers are assigned to process SMC visa application,
 and how many out of them are assigned to look after the non-priority
 queue?



 2. As of the date this request is answered, how many applications waiting
 for allocation are tagged as prioritised?



 3. I am aware that INZ started the priority criteria for SMC, so how many
 non-prioritised applications get approved in each month since then until
 May 2020?



 4. As replied somewhere else, the allocation of priority queue is at Nov
 2019, could you please explain why I have heard quite a few applications
 got prioritised after Nov 2019 have been allocated and approved already?
 How is Nov 2019 calculated as the result for those replies?



 5. Since Aug 2019, non-priority queue almost stays still until now, based
 on this pace, it will take decades to get the current applications on hand
 (around 30,000) approved, is there any plan in discussion to mitigate this
 situation?



 Yours faithfully,



 Junlong



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