Parents Residency EOI selection resumption

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Respected Hon.Iain Lees-Galloway,

This is regarding the Parents Resident Visa EOI selection which was due to resume in May 2020.
Could you please advice what are the plans to start the EOI selection for the same.
At the moment it is suspended but still new EOI applications are being accepted which will add to the existing backlog if the previous queue is not processed. This visa has been in limbo partially due to the last Government and then delays in the re-opening and it is affecting a lot of families who have been anxiously waiting for last 4-5 years.

Kindly update on the status.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

A KS

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Good afternoon

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information requested dated 13
July 2020, for information regarding the resumption of the Parents
Resident Visa EOI selection.

 

We received your request on 13 July. We will endeavour to respond to your
request as soon as possible and in any event no later than Monday 10
August, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, 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.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Minister of Immigration

Minister for ACC

Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North

P: 64 (4) 817 8713 | E: [1][Iain Lees-Galloway request email]  

                        Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

 

 

 

 

 

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From: A KS [mailto:[FOI #13296 email]]
Sent: Monday, 13 July 2020 3:35 PM
To: I Lees-Galloway (MIN) <[Iain Lees-Galloway request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Parents Residency EOI selection
resumption

 

Respected Hon.Iain Lees-Galloway,

 

This is regarding the Parents Resident Visa EOI selection which was due to
resume in May 2020.

Could you please advice what are the plans to start the EOI selection for
the same.

At the moment it is suspended but still new EOI applications are being
accepted which will add to the existing backlog if the previous queue is
not processed. This visa has been in limbo partially due to the last
Government and then delays in the re-opening and it is affecting a lot of
families who have been anxiously waiting for last 4-5 years.

 

Kindly update on the status.

 

Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

A KS

 

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Dear I Lees-Galloway (MIN),

Can this OIA be assigned to the new Minister of a immigration

Yours sincerely,

A KS

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Iain Lees-Galloway



Thank you for your email.

If this is a Workplace Relations and Safety question please contact the
Office of Hon Andrew Little;

[email address]

 

If this is an ACC question please contact the Office of  Hon Carmel
Sepuloni;

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