SMC non priority processing
Ranjit made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The request was successful.
From: Ranjit
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I am writing to request following information,
1. Please provide weekly number of allocated applications as you answered to my previous request Ref: DOIA 2021 -0135
2. Number of applications that are currently held in the non-priority queue by Immigration New Zealand under the SMC?
3. Also from this how many applications are held that the date of lodgement falls on or before the 24th May 2019.
4. Again from this number of non-priority cases lodged on or before the 24th May 2019, how many of these applications are noted as onshore applications?
5. What is the oldest date of lodged application within the non-priority queue?
6. Please provide number of decisions made/applications completed across SMC residence priority and non- priority queue work stream.
I can confirm that I both work and live in NZ currently.
Yours faithfully,
Ranjit
From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ref: 2021-0481
Dear Ranjit,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 1^st September 2020 requesting under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
“1. Please provide weekly number of allocated applications as you answered
to my previous request Ref: DOIA 2021 -0135
2. Number of applications that are currently held in the non-priority
queue by Immigration New Zealand under the SMC?
3. Also from this how many applications are held that the date of
lodgement falls on or before the 24th May 2019.
4. Again from this number of non-priority cases lodged on or before the
24th May 2019, how many of these applications are noted as onshore
applications?
5. What is the oldest date of lodged application within the non-priority
queue?
6. Please provide number of decisions made/applications completed across
SMC residence priority and non- priority queue work stream.”
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Nâku noa, nâ
MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Corporate, Governance and Information
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
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NZBN 9429000106078
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From: Penny Hazlett
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Dear Mr Toor
Please find attached the response to your request.
Regards
Penny Hazlett
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR, OPERATIONS SUPPORT
Border & Visa Operations, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[email address]
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