22 March 2021
Kwanjira Chanthawas
By email: [FYI request #14731 email]
File No: DOIA 2021-1591
Dear Kwanjira Chanthawas
Thank you for your email of 23 February 2021, requesting the fol owing information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA):
Can you please provide me the number of SMC and RFW onshore applications remaining in
the queue which are submitted before 30th Aug 2019 (Monthly Break up like June, July, Aug)
in the queue waiting for allocation to a case officer?
Our response
As at 6 March 2021 there were 429 skilled residence applications in the onshore non-priority queue
that were accepted before 30 August 2019 (excluding 30 August 2019), and were awaiting allocation
to an Immigration Officer for assessment.
All 429 of these applications were accepted by Immigration New Zealand in August 2019, so there is
no monthly breakdown to provide.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please contact Anna McLachlan,
Business Advisor, Operations Support, Immigration New Zealand
at [email address]. Yours sincerely
Nicola Hogg
General Manager
Border and Visa Operations
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment