13 November 2020
Ada Cheung
[FYI request #14036 email]
Ref: DOIA 2021-0876
Dear Ada Cheung,
Thank you for your email of 26 October 2020 requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
OIA), the following information:
“I am writing to request the number of onshore applications that are currently to be allocated
in the non-priority queue under the SMC, of which lodgement dates are before (include) 18th
October 2019, broken down by month.”
Our Response
The table below provides the number of Skil ed Migrant Category applications on hand in the onshore
non-priority queue as at 29 October 2020 that were accepted for processing, on or before 18 October
2019, broken down by month:
Application type
Month accepted
Number of applications
April 2019
129
May 2019
382
June 2019
484
Skilled Migrant Category
July 2019
805
August 2019
710
September 2019
642
October 2019
397
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please contact Lautalie Leausa Vaa,
Senior Business Advisor, Operations Support, Immigration New Zealand at
[email address].
Yours sincerely,
Nicola Hogg
General Manager - Border and Visa Operations
Immigration New Zealand
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