Ref: 2021-1256

 

Dear Petrus,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 07 Janaury 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, I trust this request
finds you well in the new year?

I have been following some of the online requests and have seen that the
current EOI pool numbers are well into the thousands above 3000 if I am
not mistaken.

as per the ministers last response to a request on re opening the EOI pool
selection process that it would be reviewed in March 2021.

My request has three points.

-  if the minister meant during that response that the EOI pool will be
opened in March 2021 or only be decided when or if when it will resume
again?

- would the minister reconsider opening the EOI selection process earlier
than march 2021 now that vaccines have approved internationally and have
become available?

- How many expressions of interest are currently in the EOI pool awaiting
selection that are onshore and meet the necessary 160 points mark?

thank you so much for considering and reviewing my request. I wish you all
the best in this new year ahead.

Yours faithfully,

Petrus”

 

Please note that the days from 24 December 2020 to 17 January 2021
(inclusive) are defined as non- working days in the Act and are not
counted in the calculation for the response due date. This will affect the
time period for responding to your 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 feel free to contact us
via email [2][MBIE request email] or using the contact details below.

 

Yours sincerely,

Alan Witcombe

MANAGER, MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

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Dear Petrus Konya Venter,

 

Please find attached is INZ's response to your OIA request reference: DOIA
2021-1256.

 

 

Kind Regards,

Lautalie Leausa Vaa
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

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

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Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

 

 

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