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Total number of applicants onshore awaiting allocation

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From: Nithin Ouseph

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

1.Could you please let me know, total number of SMC and RFW applications awaiting allocation onshore only (all pending)
2.How long will it take INZ to clear backlogs for SMC and RFW onshore only (estimated time)

Yours faithfully,

Nithin Ouseph

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From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ref: 2021-0925

 

Dear Nithin,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 31^st October 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

1.Could you please let me know, total number of SMC and RFW applications
awaiting allocation onshore only (all pending) 2.How long will it take INZ
to clear backlogs for SMC and RFW onshore only (estimated time)

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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From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear Nithin Ouseph

 

I’m writing in regards to your request under the Official Information Act
(OIA) dated 31 October 2020.

 

Eligibility of request under OIA

Under the Official Information Act 1982  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, I would
need to consider closing off your 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

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NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

 

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From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment


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Dear Nithin Ouseph

 

Please find attached our response 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

 

 

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