Ref: 2021-0376

 

Dear Arun,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 18 August 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

I am an NZ Resident and would like to request information related to
Skilled Residency application as per below:-

 

1.            Can you please provide me data of allocation of Skilled
Residence application for priority and non-priority queue from 27 July
2020 to the date this request will be answered? Please provide information
on a weekly basis.

 

2.            What is the total number of non-priority skilled residence
application still waiting for allocation to CO between 3rd Jan 2019 to 5th
Feb 2019(Both dates inclusive)?

 

3.            What is the current backlog of priority and non-priority
skilled residence application as on the date this request will be
answered? Please also provide the date of oldest application waiting on CO
in both queues.

 

4.            How many applications from non-priority Skilled residency
queue has been escalated under EVE (Employment Visa Escalation) process
from 18 May 2020 to the date this request will be answered.

 

5.            How many priority applications do immigration New Zealand
received in the month of May 2020, June 2020, July 2020, Aug 2020 and Sep
2020 (If applicable)? Out of these applications, please provide data for
how many of these applications already assigned to CO as on date this
request been answered. Please provide data in a monthly format for this
request as per below table.

 

Month  "Total priority application lodged at INZ"               "Priority
Applications already assigned with a CO"

 

May 2020                            

June 2020                            

July 2020                             

August 2020                      

September 2020(if Applicable)   

 

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 Arun

 

Please kindly find attached an extension letter to your OIA request.

 

Regards

 

 

Dongrui Pang

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

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

[2]www.immigration.govt.nz

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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Hi Arun

 

Please find attached our 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

[2]www.immigration.govt.nz

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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