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Culturally Arranged Marriage Visa

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From: Philip

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I am writing to kindly request copies of the most recent assessment templates and guidance notes for Immigration Officers and National Managers to follow when applying the partnership criteria for granting Culturally Arranged Marriage Visa to partners of New Zealanders from non-visa waiver countries.

Yours faithfully,

Philip

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From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ref: 2021-2188

 

Dear Philip,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 30/04/2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“I am writing to kindly request copies of the most recent assessment
templates and guidance notes for Immigration Officers and National
Managers to follow when applying the partnership criteria for granting
Culturally Arranged Marriage Visa to partners of New Zealanders from
non-visa waiver countries.”

 

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
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From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Kia ora!

 

 

Thanks for your email on 30 April 2021 requesting information.

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982  requests can only be made by;

 

Any person, being

a New Zealand citizen; or

 a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

 a person who is in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but  which
has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that 
you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

 Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide
evidence  that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting
information can  be provided confidentially to me via email.

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days, we will 
close this request.

 

Regards

 

 

Dongrui Pang

Business Advisor

Operations Support, Border & Visa Operations
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320

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NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

 

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From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Good morning,

 

On 5 May we requested evidence of eligibility for OIA requests however we
have not heard from you. As such we’ve closed this request.

 

Regards

 

 

Dongrui Pang

Business Advisor

Operations Support, Border & Visa Operations
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320

[2]www.immigration.govt.nz

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

From: Dongrui Pang
Sent: Wednesday, 5 May 2021 3:00 pm
To: [FOI #15308 email]
Subject: DOIA 2021-2188 [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora!

 

 

Thanks for your email on 30 April 2021 requesting information.

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982  requests can only be made by;

 

Any person, being

a New Zealand citizen; or

 a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

 a person who is in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but  which
has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that 
you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

 Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide
evidence  that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting
information can  be provided confidentially to me via email.

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days, we will 
close this request.

 

Regards

 

 

Dongrui Pang

Business Advisor

Operations Support, Border & Visa Operations
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[3][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320

[4]www.immigration.govt.nz

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

 

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