14/07/2020
MPOL 369
Tammy
[FYI request #13099 email] Dear Tammy
Thank you for contacting me about the New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP) and Skilled
Migrant Category (SMC) visa applications.
Immigration New Zealand continues to process residency applications at the same rate as they
did under the previous NZRP planning range. We are planning to replace the planning range with
a more targeted approach that focuses on the management of specific resident visa types, but the
COVID-19 Pandemic has meant we have needed to prioritise other urgent matters.
Announcements will be made in due course.
Meanwhile I have ensured that both the priority and non-priority queues are being processed.
Thank you again for taking the time to write.
Yours sincerely
Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
Minister of Immigration