Ref: 2021-1924

 

Dear Saab,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 29^th March 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘data on a monthly basis the no. of onshore resident visa applications
lodged up to 27.11.2019 that are yet to be allocated to case officers. I
also would like to request a data on the no. of applications that were
allocated weekly to case officers from 1 March to the date you respond to
this request showing the lodgement date of each application, categorised
as to priority and non-priority queue’

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [1][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

 

 

[2]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services

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Dear Saab

Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).

I am writing to clarify your request.

In relation to the first point of your request, can you confirm that you would be satisfied if we provided the number of skilled residence applications (Skilled Migrant Category and Residence from Work) accepted up to and including 27 November 2019, that are currently queued awaiting allocation to an Immigration Officer, with a breakdown of the month the application was accepted by Immigration New Zealand?

In relation to the second point of your request, we can provide the number of skilled residence applications allocated to Immigration Officers from 1 March 2021 onwards with a breakdown of their priority status, however we may not be able to provide a breakdown of the date the applications were accepted by Immigration New Zealand, as this information is not stored in a reportable format. Can you confirm that your request would be satisfied if we provide the number of skilled residence applications allocated to Immigration Officers from 1 March 2021 onwards with a breakdown of their priority status?

If I have misunderstood your request please let me know.

Please note that any clarification or amendment of an OIA request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response in line with section 15(1AA) of the OIA.

If you have any questions please contact me.

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 Sahib

Thank you for clarifying your request as follows:

1. The number of skilled residence applications (Skilled Migrant Category and Residence from Work) accepted up to and including 27 November 2019, that are currently queued awaiting allocation to an Immigration Officer, with a breakdown of the month the application was accepted by Immigration New Zealand.

2. The number of skilled residence applications allocated to Immigration Officers from 1 March 2021 onwards with a breakdown of their priority status.

I will provide the most up to date data possible at the time of response.

The maximum statutory time-frame for response is now Monday 10 May 2021, in line with section 15(1AA) of the Official Information Act.

I will respond to your request sooner than this deadline if I am 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

Kind regards

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Dear Sahib

Please see attached the response to your request for information.

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

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