Ref: 2021-1545

Dear Kush,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 18 February 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“I would request you to help me with the information of how many Resident
Visas approved to the Retail Managers who are working in a Franchise
Retail Store in the year 2020 who applied under Skilled Migrant Category
of Retail Manager(142111).”

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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services

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Kia ora Kush

Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). I am writing to let you know that while we can identify how many resident visas were granted in 2020 to individuals who applied under the Skilled Migrant Category and held the position of Retail Manager (ANZSCO 142111), we are having difficulty determining how many of those individuals were working in Franchise Retail Stores.

It is not a requirement for the structure of the business to be recorded in a reportable format during the visa assessment. As a result we may need to refuse your request.

I am therefore writing to consult with you to see whether there were any particular Franchise Retail Stores you are interested in? If you are able to identify a particular Franchise Retail Store (or stores), I may be able to provide the number of resident visas that were granted in 2020 to individuals who applied under the Skilled Migrant Category and held the position of Retail Manager (ANZSCO 142111) in that/those particular store/s.

Alternatively I can provide the number of resident visas were granted in 2020 to individuals who applied under the Skilled Migrant Category and held the position of Retail Manager (ANZSCO 142111) without the Franchise Retail Store breakdown.

Please respond by Thursday 11 March. If I do not receive a response I will proceed with the request and may need to refuse it.

Kind regards

Ngā mihi

Anna McLachlan (she/her)
BUSINESS ADVISOR

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

[email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 897 5133
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

My working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm

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Dear P Verma

Please see attached a letter outlining that we require more time to respond to your request.

We will provide the response as soon as we are able to.

Ngā mihi

Anna McLachlan (she/her)
BUSINESS ADVISOR

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

[email address]
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

My working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm

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Dear P Verma

Please see attached the response to your recent information request.

Ngā mihi

Anna McLachlan (she/her)
BUSINESS ADVISOR

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

[email address]
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

My working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm

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