22 March 2021 
 
 
Rachel 
[FYI request #14765 email] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ref: DOIA 2021-1629 
 
Dear Rachel, 
 
Thank you for your email of 26 February 2021 requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the 
OIA), the following information: 
 
“Could I please request the fol owing in regards to the culturally arranged Marriage visitor 
visa: Totals per year over the last six years including so far 2021 (i.e. 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 
2017, 2016 & 2015) or in periods of time as recorded in stats (i.e. 1/7/2020 - 01/2/2021) 
 
Please break down the results by Nationality. 
 
1.  Total number of Culturally arranged Marriage visitor visa applications submitted to 
Immigration New Zealand in the above years. 
 
2.  Total number of Culturally arranged Marriage visitor visa applications granted as 
Culturally arranged Marriage visitor visa in the above years. 
 
3.  Total number of Culturally arranged Marriage visitor visa applications granted as an 
alternative visa in the above years. 
 
4.  Total number of Culturally arranged Marriage visitor visa applications declined in the 
above years.” 
 
Our Response 
 
Please refer to Appendix One attached which provides the fol owing tables: 
 
•  Table One: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications accepted for 
processing  between 01 July 2015 and 01 February 2021, broken down by financial year 
accepted and principal applicant’s nationality. 
 
•  Table Two: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications decided 
between 01 July 2015 and 01 February 2021, broken down by financial year decided, decision 
type and principal applicant’s nationality. 
 
•  Table Three: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications granted as an 
alternative visa, broken down by financial year decided and principal applicant’s nationality. 
 
 
 
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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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Appendix One 
 
Table One: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications accepted for processing 
between 01 July 2015 and 01 February 2021, broken down by financial year accepted and principal 
applicant’s nationality. 
 
Financial Year (Jul-Jun) Accepted
Nationality
Total
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Afghanistan
49
36
47
30
29
16
207
Bangladesh
2
1
0
0
0
1
4
Cambodia
10
15
10
16
8
1
60
Canada
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
China
7
3
3
0
1
1
15
Egypt
1
0
2
1
1
0
5
Eritrea
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Ethiopia
9
6
4
2
1
0
22
Fiji
28
25
22
16
19
4
114
India
75
55
62
43
121
28
384
Indonesia
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
Iran
8
10
8
5
5
2
38
Iraq
16
13
9
6
3
1
48
Japan
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Jordan
3
0
0
2
1
0
6
Laos
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Lebanon
0
1
0
1
1
0
3
Morocco
3
2
0
1
0
0
6
Myanmar
0
2
1
2
1
0
6
Nauru
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Nepal
4
3
1
0
1
0
9
Nigeria
0
3
1
1
0
2
7
Pakistan
16
18
11
14
12
5
76
Palestine
1
2
2
1
0
1
7
Peru
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Philippines
0
0
1
0
2
0
3
Russia
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Saudi Arabia
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Somalia
3
3
1
0
2
1
10
South Korea
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
South Sudan
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
Sri Lanka
11
9
4
9
6
3
42
Stateless
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Sudan
4
0
0
1
0
0
5
Syria
2
2
0
4
2
0
10
Thailand
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Tonga
0
2
1
1
1
0
5
United States of America
1
0
0
2
0
0
3
Unknown
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Vietnam
2
0
2
0
0
0
4
Yemen
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Zimbabwe
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Total
260
212
196
164
219
67
1118  
 
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Table Two: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications decided between 01 July 
2015 and 01 February 2021, broken down by financial year  decided, decision type and principal 
applicant’s nationality. 
 
Decision Type
Nationality
Approved
Declined
Total
Financial Year (Jul-Jun) Decided
Financial Year (Jul-Jun) Decided
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Afghanistan
17
11
18
2
6
4
30
18
30
30
10
6
182
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Bangladesh
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
Cambodia
1
0
5
0
0
2
7
8
7
13
6
0
49
China
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
1
7
Egypt
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
Eritrea
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Ethiopia
0
2
0
0
0
0
7
3
4
1
1
0
18
Fiji
9
8
8
5
10
3
4
6
8
3
3
2
69
India
18
18
16
8
18
20
49
30
41
32
26
31
307
Indonesia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Iran
1
4
3
0
1
0
7
6
4
6
2
0
34
Iraq
2
3
3
3
0
0
9
7
5
2
1
0
35
Jordan
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
6
Laos
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Lebanon
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
3
Morocco
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
6
Myanmar
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
3
Nauru
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Nepal
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
8
Nigeria
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
3
Pakistan
3
3
2
4
2
2
13
13
10
10
2
4
68
Palestine
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
6
Philippines
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
Russia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Somalia
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
3
10
South Sudan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
Sri Lanka
4
1
0
1
1
1
6
6
4
2
3
0
29
Sudan
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
5
Syria
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
1
0
7
Thailand
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
United States of America
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
Unknown
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Vietnam
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
Yemen
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Zimbabwe
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Total
60
52
57
23
38
34
153
112
125
118
58
51
881  
 
Table Three:  Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications granted as an 
alternative visa broken down by financial year decided and principal applicant’s nationality. 
 
Decision
Nationality
Approved
Total
Financial Year (Jul-Jun) Decided
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Afghanistan
3
1
3
1
3
1
12
China
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Egypt
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Fiji
2
0
0
0
1
4
7
India
2
1
0
1
1
2
7
Iraq
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Pakistan
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
Total
8
2
5
4
5
7
31  
 
 
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Document Outline

•  Table Two: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications decided between 01 July 2015 and 01 February 2021, broken down by financial year decided, decision type and principal applicant’s nationality.
•  Table Three: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications granted as an alternative visa, broken down by financial year decided and principal applicant’s nationality.
• Nicola Hogg General Manager - Border and Visa Operations
• Immigration New Zealand
• Appendix One
• Table One: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications accepted for processing between 01 July 2015 and 01 February 2021, broken down by financial year accepted and principal applicant’s nationality.
• Table Two: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications decided between 01 July 2015 and 01 February 2021, broken down by financial year decided, decision type and principal applicant’s nationality.
• Table Three: Number of Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa applications granted as an alternative visa broken down by financial year decided and principal applicant’s nationality.

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