Ref: 2021-0916

 

Dear Ranjit,

 

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

 

“1. 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:

 

15.04.2019 - 30.04.2019 (inclusive)

01.05.2019 - 15.05.2019 (inclusive)

16.05.2019- 23.05.2019  (inclusive)

 

2. 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 19.10.2020, up until the date you respond
to this request. Please also answer how many appplications were approved
for EVE and how many priority applications were allocated since
19.10.2020, up until the date you respond to this request (Weekly numbers
please).

 

3. What time period during Christmas and New year Immigration New
Zealand's Manukau branch will be closed for processing SMC?

 

4. How many Immigration officers are currently working on SMC category and
what is there case load? Is there any more officers getting trained to
counter this backlog?”

 

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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Ranjit

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

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