Ref: 2021-0213

 

Dear Julie,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 28 July 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

1. How many applications from the priority queue and the non-priority
queue were allocated in May, June and July respectively?

 

2. What is the lodgement date for the oldest SMC application in the non
priority queue?

 

3. What is the lodgement date for the oldest SMC application in the
priority queue?

 

4. What is the lodgement date for the oldest RFW application in the non
priority queue?

 

5. What is the lodgement date for the oldest RFW application in the
priority queue?

 

6. What is the proportion of RFW/SMC applications in each queue?

 

7. How many residence applications are there in each queue?

 

8. How many EOIs are there in the pool awaiting selection?

 

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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Dear Julie

 

Please find attached response to your request under the Official
Information Act 1982.

 

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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