Culturally Arranged Marriage Visa - Update for 2021
Philip made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: Philip
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I would like to get information on :
1. How many Culturally Arranged Marriage visa application are currently pending for allocation and also when they were lodged ? Request list with Month and year they were lodged.
2. Average timeframe for Case officer allocation since 2019.
3. Average time for decision on the application from the time of lodgement. Please list out for 2019, 2020 and 2021
Yours faithfully,
Philip
From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ref: 2021-1829
Dear Philip,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 17 March 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
“1. How many Culturally Arranged Marriage visa application are currently
pending for allocation and also when they were lodged ? Request list with
Month and year they were lodged.
2. Average timeframe for Case officer allocation since 2019.
3. Average time for decision on the application from the time of
lodgement. Please list out for 2019, 2020 and 2021”
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Nâku noa, nâ
MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Corporate, Governance and Information
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
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NZBN 9429000106078
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From: Lautalie Leausa Vaa
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Dear Philip,
Please find attached a letter from Immigration New Zealand in regards to
your request under the Official Information Act, reference number DOIA
2021-1829.
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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From: Lautalie Leausa Vaa
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Dear Philip,
Please find attached is INZ’s response to your Official Information Act
request, reference: DOIA 2021-1829.
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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From: Philip
Dear Lautalie Leausa Vaa,
Thank you for the information.
Is there any explanation why the timeframes have jumped to 3 times longer during the period 1Jul20 - 31Dec20 ( 50% completed within 274 days) and 1Jan21- 23Mar21 ( 50% completed within 274 days ).
INZ website still indicates : 90% of applications are currently completed within 5 months.
Please advise.
Yours sincerely,
Philip
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