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essential worker border exemption Ref: DOIA 1920-1812

john luke made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

The request was successful.

From: john luke

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I have made a similar OIA request a month ago, I just like to know the updates number. You can find my previous OIA request here and the reference number is Ref: DOIA 1920-1812

"I would like to know since the new criteria for the essential worker exemption -"other critical worker category’ was issued on June 12, how many has applied under this other critical worker’ category and how many you have declined and how many you have approved."

https://fyi.org.nz/request/13154-essenti...

Yours faithfully,

john luke

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From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ref: 2021-0208

 

Dear John,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 27 July 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

I have made a similar OIA request a month ago, I just like to know the
updates number. You can find my previous OIA request here and the
reference number is Ref: DOIA 1920-1812

 

"I would like to know since the new criteria for the essential worker
exemption -"other critical worker category’ was issued on June 12, how
many has applied under this other critical worker’ category and how many
you have declined and how many you have approved."

 

[1]https://fyi.org.nz/request/13154-essenti...

 

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will be sent to you in due course.

 

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Nâku noa, nâ

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

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From: Cat Beach
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Attachment DOIA 2021 0208 John Luke Response letter.pdf
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Dear John,

 

Please find attached a response to your request made under the Official
Information Act on 27 July 2020.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Catherine Beach

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Border and Visa Operations Branch,Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address]  | Telephone: +64 4 901 3950

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

 

I work part-time, Monday – Thursday (Wednesdays from home)

 

 

 

 

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