Ref: 2021-0722

 

Dear Aman,

 

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 30^th September 2020 requesting under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

                              “I just want to know how many applications
Onshore SMC been waiting for allocation of immi officer.

 from 15th September 2019 to 5th june 2019”

 

 

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:
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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].

 

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Dear Aman Singh

 

I’m writing in regards to your request under the Official Information Act
1982.

 

Under the Act  requests can only be made by;

 

Any person, being

a New Zealand citizen; or

 a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

 a person who is in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but  which
has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make 
available to him or it any specified official information.

 

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that 
you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide evidence 
that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting information can 
be provided confidentially to me via email.

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days, we will 
close this request.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Dongrui Pang

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

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Thank you Aman,

 

Could you please also clarify your question:

 

I just want to know how many applications Onshore SMC been waiting for
allocation of immi officer. from 15th September 2019 to 5th june 2019

 

Do you mean how many onshore SMC applications lodged between 15/09/2019
and 5/6/2020 are waiting to be allocated?

 

If we don’t hear from you within 3 working days we’ll respond your
question based on our interpretation.

 

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

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Aman Singh [mailto:[FOI #13893 email]]
Sent: Monday, 5 October 2020 6:07 p.m.
To: Dongrui Pang
Subject: Re: OIA 2021 -0722 [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Dongrui Pang,

 

I confirm that I live in Newzealand. And work in Tauranga.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Aman Singh

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Aman Singh

 

 

 

I’m writing in regards to your request under the Official Information Act

1982.

 

 

 

Under the Act  requests can only be made by;

 

 

 

Any person, being

 

a New Zealand citizen; or

 

 a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

 

 a person who is in New Zealand; or

 

a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

 

a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but  which

has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

 

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make 

available to him or it any specified official information.

 

 

 

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that 

you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

 

 

Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide evidence 

that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting information can 

be provided confidentially to me via email.

 

 

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days, we will 

close this request.

 

 

 

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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Thanks Aman. But I'm still a little confused.

Please confirm, that you want to know:

How many onshore SMC applications lodged between 5/6/2019 and xxx (response date) are waiting to be allocated?

If not, please clarify.

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

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-----Original Message-----
From: Aman Singh [mailto:[FYI request #13893 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 6 October 2020 9:35 a.m.
To: Dongrui Pang
Subject: RE: OIA 2021 -0722 [UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Dongrui Pang,

Hi Dongrui.
Yeah sorry its my bad.

I mean to say i need the information from the day u would reply to 5 june 2019.

Yours sincerely,

Aman Singh

-----Original Message-----

Thank you Aman,

 

Could you please also clarify your question:

 

I just want to know how many applications Onshore SMC been waiting for
allocation of immi officer. from 15th September 2019 to 5th june 2019

 

Do you mean how many onshore SMC applications lodged between 15/09/2019
and 5/6/2020 are waiting to be allocated?

 

If we don’t hear from you within 3 working days we’ll respond your
question based on our interpretation.

 

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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Dear Aman Singh

 

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

 

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