Ref: 2021-0135

 

Dear Ranjit,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of  15 July 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

1. As per OIA, Ref DOIA1920-1684 by Kuljinder Singh you provided data for
allocation of priority and non priority applicaitons from 18 May 2020 to
22 June 2020.

Can you please provide data of allocation in same form (as per above OIA)
regarding allocation of both queues after 22nd June 2020 to current date
(date you reply to my OIA)

 

2. What is the current backlog of priority applications? Please provide
total number of applications waiting for allocation from priority queue
and date of oldest application.

 

3. What is the normal current case load of Immigration officers. I mean
whats is the maximum number of applications can be given to an Immigration
officer for assesment?

 

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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Hi Ranjit

 

Thank you for your email of 15 July 2020.

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982  requests can only be made by;

 

Any person, being

a New Zealand citizen; or

 a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

 a person who is in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but  which
has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make 
available to him or it any specified official information.

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that 
you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

 Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide
evidence  that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting
information can  be provided confidentially to me via email.

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days, we will 
treat your request as general correspondence and will respond accordingly.

 

 

Dongrui Pang

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

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[2]www.immigration.govt.nz

 

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Hi Ranjit,

 

Please find attached our response to your OIA request.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Dongrui Pang

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320

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