SMC waiting for allocation data
Arthur made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: Arthur
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
Good afternoon, I am writing this letter to enquire the SMC visa progress; I am a work visa holder working in New Zealand now, and I have applied for the resident visa, I am fully aware that currently, INZ is facing great pressure due to huge amount of applications. I do also appreciate all the work INZ has been doing on solving the backlog of SMC visa. However, I was wondering if I could have your assistance in about the data of SMC as follows.
1 What is the oldest application still waiting for allocating a case officer?
2 On average, how many applications are assigned to a case officer each week, from August?
3 From the oldest application to 11 June 2019. How many applications are still waiting for allocating? Could you list the data by onshore and offshore respectively?
4 How many priority applications and non-priority applications are processed every week?
Looking forward to hearing from you and thank you for your time and help.
Yours faithfully,
Arthur
From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ref: 2021-0647
Dear Arthur,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 18 September 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
1 What is the oldest application still waiting for allocating a case
officer?
2 On average, how many applications are assigned to a case officer each
week, from August?
3 From the oldest application to 11 June 2019. How many applications are
still waiting for allocating? Could you list the data by onshore and
offshore respectively?
4 How many priority applications and non-priority applications are
processed every week?
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From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Dear Arthur
I’m writing in regard to your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the OIA):
4. How many priority applications and non-priority applications are
processed every week?
Please clarify what you mean by ‘processed’, do you mean ‘allocated’ or
‘decision made’?
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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From: Arthur
Dear Dongrui Pang,
I am so sorry for the misleading. I want to get the information about the decision made. I can find the decision made data from data explorer, but it can't be divided by priority applications and non-priority applications. If you could give me the information I would be so appreciated for your help.
Yours sincerely,
Arthur
From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Thanks Arthur, could you also please define the data range for this question? For example: from 1/1/2020 to 'as of today'?
Regards
Dongrui Pang
BUSINESS ADVISOR
Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320
www.immigration.govt.nz
NZBN 9429000106078
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From: Arthur
Dear Dongrui Pang,
Could you please assort the data from 1st June to today, 24th Sep? Thank you so much.
Yours sincerely,
Arthur
From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Dear Arthur
Please find attached extension letter to your request under the OIA.
Kind regards
Dongrui Pang
BUSINESS ADVISOR
Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320
www.immigration.govt.nz
NZBN 9429000106078
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From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Dear Arthur
Please find attached our response 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
[3]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services
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2. http://www.immigration.govt.nz/
3. http://www.govt.nz/
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