29 January 2021
Ana
[FYI request #14413 email]
Ref: DOIA 2021-1259
Dear Ana,
Thank you for your email of 07 January 2021 requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA),
the following information:
“Please as for my first question, provide the number of EOIs Parent Resident category that
are in the pool (queue) and the number of people included in.
As for my second question, how many parents are currently in New Zealand that have
submitted their EOI and it is a part of the pool (queue).Please provide the number of the
submitters and the number of people included in the EOIs who are currently onshore”
Our Response
In October 2020 the selection of Expressions of Interest (EOI) for residence under the Parent Category and
Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) was deferred for a further 6 months. The continued deferral of these EOI
selections allows Immigration New Zealand (INZ) to focus on processing applications from people who are
in New Zealand or those eligible to travel here while border restrictions are in place. The Government will
review this decision in March 2021 and INZ will continue to reassess when EOI selections can take place
as the COVID-19 situation develops.
As at 11 January 2021, there were a total of 5,318 EOIs in the Parent Category pool, this relates to a total
of 8,565 primary and secondary applicants. Of those EOIs in the Parent Category pool, 797 EOIs were
submitted by applicants who were onshore as at 11 January 2021. This relates to a total of 1,188 primary
and secondary applicants.
The best place to find updated information on the EOI selections is the INZ website which is being updated
regularly as decisions are made:
www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/covid-19
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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