Ref: 2021-0729

 

Dear S. Islam,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 2^nd October 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“I am writing to request a fortnightly breakdown of the number of onshore
applications that were submitted,

lodged and are currently in the non-priority queue under the SMC between
the following dates and periods:

15.03.2019 - 31.03.2019 (inclusive)

01.04.2019 - 14.04.2019 (inclusive)

15.04.2019 - 30.04.2019 (inclusive)

01.05.2019 - 15.05.2019 (inclusive)

I also would like to request a weekly breakdown of the number of
applications in the non-priority queue under

the SMC that has been allocated to a case officer from 1.09.2020, up until
the date you respond to this request.”

 

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 Sir/Madam

Thank you for your email.

You can send your evidence of NZ citizenship (NZ Passport) to m. I understand that the FYI website strips away email addresses so I have added in words where the symbols should be - penny(dot)hazlett(at)mbie(dot)govt(dot)nz

Regards

Penny Hazlett
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR, OPERATIONS SUPPORT
Border & Visa Operations, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

-----Original Message-----
From: S. Islam <[FOI #13900 email]>
Sent: Friday, 2 October 2020 9:35 AM
To: *OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Total number of onshore applications in the Non-priority queue of SMC dating15.03.2019 to 15.05.2019

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I am writing to request a fortnightly breakdown of the number of onshore applications that were submitted, lodged and are currently in the non-priority queue under the SMC between the following dates and periods:

15.03.2019 - 31.03.2019 (inclusive)
01.04.2019 - 14.04.2019 (inclusive)
15.04.2019 - 30.04.2019 (inclusive)
01.05.2019 - 15.05.2019 (inclusive)

I also would like to request a weekly breakdown of the number of applications in the non-priority queue under the SMC that has been allocated to a case officer from 1.09.2020, up until the date you respond to this request.

I can confirm that I am a New Zealand citizen and living in New Zealand. If I can get an email address, then I can email through proof of my citizenship.

Yours faithfully,
S. Islam

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Dear Ms Islam

Please find the response to your request

Regards

Penny Hazlett
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Border & Visa Operations, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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