Ref: 2021-0246

 

Dear Renoh,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 31 July 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

1. It was replied to many previous OIA requests on SMS visa processing
that many applications from the general queue are able to get CO assigned
quickly, by jumping the queue who are given priority status by the MBIE
through the Visa escalation process. I want to know if there are any
official criteria or conditions available using which MBIE/Immigration NZ
decides which all applications to be escalated to priority queue from the
general queue. Or is it only depending on the person evaluating such
requests? If so how it is expected to be a standardized process?

 

2. If there are any such criteria laid out that is currently being used
for the escalation, why the Immigration NZ is not making it public?

 

3. What is/are the process/documents that one has to provide to the visa
escalation team to consider the case?

 

4. What is the email ID/contact number of the respective visa escalation
team from MBIE/Immigration NZ?

 

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 Dr Renoh Chalakkal,

 

Please find our response to your OIA request attached.

 

Kind regards,

Margaret Huang

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

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Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

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