Visa application support
George Morrison made this Official Information request to Poto Williams
The request was successful.
      From: George Morrison
      
    
    Dear Poto WIlliams,
Please provide me with all communications and information relating to any requests by members of parliament in support of visa applications for Mr Andy Wigmore and/or Mr Arron Banks and/or their associates. Please also provide me with any information relating to applications to grant Mr Wigmore and/or Mr Banks and/or their associates with special entry visas.
Yours faithfully,
George Morrison
        From: Craig Chambers
      
    
    Dear Mr Morrison
 
We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated 7
 July 2020 for:
 
Please provide me with all communications and information relating to any
 requests by members of parliament in support of visa applications for Mr
 Andy Wigmore and/or Mr Arron Banks and/or their associates. Please also
 provide me with any information relating to applications to grant Mr
 Wigmore and/or Mr Banks and/or their associates with special entry visas.
 
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.
 
 
Kind Regards
 
 
Craig
 
 
[1]Crest Craig Chambers | Private Secretary – Associate Immigration
Office of Hon Poto Williams
Associate Minister of Immigration |Associate Minister for Social
 Development |
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector |
Associate Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration
Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New
 Zealand
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        From: P Williams (MIN)
        Poto Williams
      
    
    Dear Mr Morrison
 
Please find attached the response from the Associate Minister of
 Immigration to your OIA request.
 
 
Kind Regards
 
 
Craig
 
 
[1]Crest Craig Chambers | Private Secretary – Associate Immigration
Office of Hon Poto Williams
Associate Minister of Immigration |Associate Minister for Social
 Development |
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector |
Associate Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration
Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New
 Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
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        From: Immigration
      
    
    Dear George
 
Please find attached a response to your request.
We apologize for the delay in providing this response.
 
Ngâ mihi
 
Office of Hon Kris Faafoi MP
Minister of Broadcasting, Minister of Justice, Minister of Immigration.
Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
 
Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011
 
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