Support for visa requests
George Morrison made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The request was successful.
From: George Morrison
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
Please provide me with all communications and information from 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 or essential service wavers.
Yours faithfully,
George Morrison
From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ref: 2021-0081
Dear George,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 7 July 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
Please provide me with all communications and information from 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 or essential service
wavers.
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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From: Lester Deane-Royce
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Dear George Morrison,
Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act Request.
Kind Regards,
Lester Deane-Royce
BUSINESS ADVISOR
Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 (0)4 896 5079
[2]www.immigration.govt.nz
NZBN 9429000106078
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